Benson Confidants

I accept the the obligations to other confidants to adhere to the =this.Current-MNDA by joining one more of the Consent Channels below, effective the date of joining. The members of the Confidants’ Channel shall be called hereafter Benson Confidants or “Confidants”.

Benson Confidants accept the Duties of Confidentiality.

Duties of Confidentiality

Upon the receipt of Confidential Information under any MNDA, which may be marked as follows:

Required To Proceed

Please call or message the Administrator of [Confidants Group] if you have questions or observe breaches of confidentiality under this MNDA or related MNDAs. This document may contain confidential information that is privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the Administrator of [Confidants Group] and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner.

The Receiving Party is obligated to adhere to the following duties and responsibilities to ensure the protection and secure handling of such information:

1. Maintenance of Confidentiality The Receiving Party shall:

   • Restrict Disclosure: Keep the Confidential Information strictly confidential and not disclose it to any third party without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party.
   • Limit Access: Ensure that access to the Confidential Information is limited to those employees, agents, or consultants who have a need to know such information for the purpose of this MNDA and who are bound by similar obligations of confidentiality.
   • Secure Handling: Exercise due diligence in selecting platforms handling data to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information and to prevent any unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication of the Confidential Information similar to those it takes to protect its own confidential information, but in no case less than reasonable care.
   • Encrypted Disclosures: Utilize EncryptedByDefault platforms such as Share.Note.sx with reasonable care for disclosures, especially about sensitive disputes, or as requested in notice of insecurity or as required in the license footer for secure handling of the disclosures and authorized dissemination of Confidential Information.

2. Use of Confidential Information The Receiving Party agrees to:

   • Purpose Limitation: Use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of evaluating, engaging in, and conducting the specific business transaction or relationship for which the information was disclosed, and not for any other purpose.
   • Protection of Intellectual Property: Acknowledge that the Confidential Information is the proprietary and valuable property of the Disclosing Party and ensure that all intellectual property rights are respected and preserved.

3. Exclusions from Confidential Obligations The obligations of confidentiality outlined herein shall not apply to any information that:

   • Public Domain: Becomes publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party.
   • Prior Knowledge: Was in the possession of the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party, as evidenced by written records.
   • Independent Development: Is independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.
   • Legal Requirement: Is required to be disclosed by law, regulation, or a valid and reasonable search warrant of a court or other governmental body; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall first have given notice to the Disclosing Party and made a reasonable effort to obtain a protective order.

4. Return or Destruction of Confidential Information Upon the termination of this MNDA or upon the Disclosing Party’s written request, the Receiving Party shall:

   • Return or Destroy: Promptly return or destroy all copies of the Confidential Information received under this agreement, at the choice of the Disclosing Party.
   • Certification of Compliance: If requested, provide written certification of the destruction or return of all such Confidential Information.

5. Survivability of Confidentiality Obligations

   • The obligations and duties of confidentiality set forth in this agreement shall survive any termination of the MNDA and shall continue to be in effect for a period of three (3) years following the disclosure of the Confidential Information.

License =this.license thru =this.owner-group around =dateformat(this.file.ctime, "yyyy-MM"), some rights reserved

Notice =this.owner-group

• Notice is effective when made via  =this.owner-group, or later specified in effective written notice provided, or by other notice with acknowledgement of receipt.

Changes (Last =dateformat(this.file.ctime, "yy-MM"))

• This document was last modified =dateformat(this.file.mtime, "yyyy-MM-dd"). Any Signal Admin of =this.owner-group may propose changes to this document per notice above with changes effective after 7 days without reasoned objection. All changes must be versioned with earlier versions accessible via WikiWe.org.

Disclosures

• All encrypted disclosures must be privately published via Share.Note.sx, a similarly accessible and EncryptedByDefault publishing channel, or as later specified via encrypted disclosures.

Link to original

Guides: May help you with Signal (if you are new or practice a beginners mindset)

Disclaimer: Do you own research and verify what you don’t understanding.

Signal Guide: Getting Started with Signal.org

• Understanding Why Signal.org
• Ask via Signal about how to set a password policy if you don’t have one.

”Join Group” to consent here → =this.confidants-group-link

Please complete the following Acceptance Steps at your earliest connivence.

Acceptance Steps ↓

• JoinStep1 - Each Party agrees by joining the =this.confidants-group-link. The group may have “Approve new members” set to “On”, in which case acceptance will become effective when the new member is accepted by a Signal Admin.
• VerifyStep2 - Each Party verifies the Group Description is “=this.group-description”
• ProofStep3 - Any Party may petition a fellow confidant to watch, witness, or notarize the acceptance of this MDNA or other proofing.

Example of Confidential Note

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE - =this.Current-MNDA Required To Proceed

Please call or message the Administrator of =this.owner-group if you have questions or observe breaches of confidentiality or encryption under this MNDA or related MNDAs. This document may contain confidential information that is privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the Administrator of =this.owner-group and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner.

=this.owner-group ©2 created =dateformat(this.file.ctime, "yyyy-MM-dd"), all rights reserved, CONFIDENTIAL

Notice =this.owner-group

• Notice is effective when made via  =this.owner-group, or later specified in effective written notice provided, or by other notice with acknowledgement of receipt.

Changes (Last =dateformat(this.file.ctime, "yy-MM"))

• This document was last modified =dateformat(this.file.mtime, "yyyy-MM-dd"). Any Signal Admin of =this.owner-group may propose changes to this document per notice above with changes effective after 7 days without reasoned objection. All changes must be versioned with earlier versions accessible via WikiWe.org.

Confidentiality

• Any portion of this content that is shared by either of the Parties with the other Party and marked as confidential shall be treated as confidential under the =this.Current-IDR or any prevailing MNDA.

Disclosures

• All encrypted disclosures must be privately published Share.Note.sx), a similarly accessible and EncryptedByDefault publishing channel, or as later specified via encrypted disclosures. Any Party may request from to another Party a confidential and encrypted limited financial audit, declaration of facts, proposed remedy, and declaration of controlling principles - neutrally witnessed or notarized.

Arbitration

• Any issue, major misunderstanding, or dispute will be subject to binding arbitration appointed according to =this.Current-IDR.