1. The Client's Situation
When the client concluded a website and system maintenance contract with an outside developer, there was a concern that important technical information - such as source code, server information, and database access credentials - could be exposed externally. The previous contract did not specifically set out matters such as the scope of confidential information or the obligation to return it, leaving the client in a state where a legal response would be difficult should a dispute arise in the future.
2. Your Legal Team's Advice
Your Legal Team comprehensively reviewed the draft non-disclosure agreement, expanding the definition of confidential information and adding effective protective clauses such as return and deletion procedures, penalties, and the right to seek a provisional injunction. In particular, by clarifying the attribution of rights to modified code and functions created during development, the team designed a structure so that the client could stably secure ownership of the deliverables.
3. Result
The client minimized the risk of leakage of technical and business information in the contracting process with the outside developer, and built a management system enabling an immediate legal response in the event of a dispute. In addition, by applying the standard form of the contract across its internal development and collaboration projects as a whole, the client was able to systematically strengthen its level of information protection.