Confidentiality Agreement Required

1. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONAll information, whether oral or written, relating to the Disclosing Party or the Transaction provided after the Effective Date is "Confidential Information" hereunder, including the Company's methods of engineering and system designs, operational matters, legal, genomic and technical specifications, software code, cryptographic architecture, identity substrate protocols, economic, accounting, marketing, intellectual property, workflows, models and interpretations, and commercial, legal, contractual and financial information. "Transaction" shall mean a potential investment in the equity of Aveum to further the development and implementation of government and private sector sales or licensing of the intellectual property, including collaborating in the design and technical systems of the Ark512P Algorithmic System Software, and/or discussing strategic alliances in services or new markets serviceable by Aveum Systems technology.

2. OBLIGATIONSThe Receiving Party agrees: (a) to keep the Confidential Information strictly confidential and not disclose it to anyone or any Government agency without prior written consent; (b) to exercise at least the same degree of care as it uses for its own proprietary information, no less than best efforts; (c) not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than evaluating and/or negotiating a possible Transaction.

3. EXCEPTIONSSection 2 shall not apply to information that: (a) is already known to the Receiving Party without confidentiality obligation; (b) becomes publicly available other than through breach; (c) is received from a third party with right to disclose; (d) is independently developed; or (e) is required by law to be disclosed, with prompt notice to the Disclosing Party.

4. PERMITTED DISCLOSURESThe Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to Affiliated Companies and their employees, officers and directors who have a clear need to know for purposes of evaluating the Transaction. "Affiliated Company" means any company controlled directly or indirectly by a Party or under common control, where "Control" means 50% or more voting rights. The Receiving Party is responsible for their compliance.

5. RETURN OF INFORMATIONConfidential Information remains the property of the Disclosing Party. Upon written notice, the Receiving Party shall return or destroy all Confidential Information within thirty (30) days and provide written certification of compliance.

6. TERMConfidentiality obligations terminate fifteen (15) years after the Effective Date, unless earlier terminated by written agreement.

7. DISCLAIMERThe Disclosing Party makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information. The Disclosing Party and its representatives shall have no liability with respect to the use of or reliance upon the Confidential Information.

8. REMEDIESThe Receiving Party acknowledges that breach will cause irreparable and immediate harm not adequately compensable by monetary damages. The Disclosing Party shall be entitled to injunctive relief without bond or proof of actual damages.

9. INDEMNIFICATIONThe Receiving Party shall be primarily liable for any breach by its representatives and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Disclosing Party from all damages, claims, costs, expenses, losses and liabilities arising out of any breach of this Agreement.

10. ENTIRE AGREEMENTThis Agreement supersedes all prior communications, understandings and agreements between the Parties relating to the Confidential Information, whether written or oral.

11. INTERPRETATION"Including", "include" or "includes" shall be construed to mean "without limitation." General words shall not be given a restrictive meaning by reason of preceding or following specific examples.

12. AMENDMENTS & WAIVERSAll modifications must be in writing signed by both Parties. Failure to enforce any provision will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

13. GOVERNING LAWThis Agreement is governed by the laws of the United States of America. The Parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of U.S. courts.

14. SEVERABILITYIf any provision is held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.