CONTRACTING AGREEMENT THIS CONTRACTING AGREEMENT is made on this 20 day of August 2008 by and between Zhejiang Panan Tenglong Import & Export Co.,Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Contractor), and Touchless Concepts, LLC (Rick Hartbrodt and Brett Hemphill) (hereinafter referred to as Touchless Concepts). IN CONSIDERATION of Touchless Concepts retaining the Contractor for independent consulting and design services it is hereby agreed as follows. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Touchless Concepts hereby retains Contractor and Contractor hereby agrees to perform the services specified in this Agreement, and further described on a per project basis. Contractor further agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. (a) Design. Contractor will be contracted to develop, manufacture and design products for Touchless Concepts as specified. 2. TERM AND TERMINATION . This Agreement shall commence on the date above and shall continue in force until terminated by either party, with or without cause, upon written notice to the other. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall be released from all obligations and liabilities to the other or arising after the date of such termination, except that any termination shall not relieve either party of any obligation relating to their breach of this agreement nor shall either party be released from any obligation arising from the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 3. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is mutually agreed and understood that Contractor is an independent contractor to Touchless Concepts and that Contractor is not, nor shall become, an employee of Touchless Concepts. Contractor agrees to assume full responsibility for the payment of any and all contributions, taxes, or withholdings applicable to any payments made by Touchless Concepts to Contractor and for compliance with any and all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations applicable in performing contractors obligations under this Agreement. As Contractor is not an employee of Touchless Concepts Contractor may not make any claim against Touchless Concepts for Worker’s Compensation or unemployment benefits. Contractor shall have no authority and shall not attempt, in any way, to obligate or create any liability on behalf of Touchless Concepts. 4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Contractor recognizes that his work will involve research and development leading to improvements, discoveries, designs or inventions (collectively referred to as “Designs”) and that all such Designs shall become the sole property of Touchless Concepts and/or Touchless Concepts’ client or assignee as designated by Touchless Concepts. 5. NON-DISCLOSURE. Contractor understands that in the performance of his obligations he will have access to and acquire knowledge of confidential information belonging to Touchless Concepts LLC. Confidential Information shall be defined as that information or data, whether written, oral or available through any other medium, regarding Touchless Concepts’ methods of doing business, special “know how”, trade secrets, special or secret processes, research and development, inventions, designs, computer programs, testing results, customers, strategies or other information relating to Touchless Concepts’ or method of doing business which may be of interest to Touchless Concepts’ competitors, except for (i) information which is currently or hereafter in the public domain through no breach of this Agreement; (ii) information that Contractor can show by competent proof was already in his possession at the time of this Agreement; (iii) information which Contractor obtains from a third party not subject to the terms of this Agreement or other Confidentiality agreements with Touchless Concepts. Contractor agrees to hold all such information confidential for a period of three years unless other agreements such as Touchless Concepts’ contractual agreements with its clients call for other conditions. In such a case Touchless Concepts agrees to provide contractor with copies of any such agreements and Contractor agrees to abide by the terms and condition therein. 7. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications required under the terms of this agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered: (1) on the date of receipt if by personal delivery; (2) on the date of transmission with confirmed receipt by facsimile copy; (3) on the date on which return receipt is signed or delivery is refused if dispatched by certified or registered first class mail, Fed Ex or similar service, postage prepaid, to the party to whom the same is given or made. 8. BINDING EFFECT OF AGREEMENT. All of the provisions of this agreement shall extend to and bind the parties hereto and their respective successors, executors, administrators, guardians, assigns or heirs. Such provisions shall be enforceable notwithstanding the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Contractor against Touchless Concepts, whether predicated on this agreement or otherwise. 9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements written or oral. No change shall be binding on either party unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of both parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement in multiple originals as of the day and year above.
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