Design and Sample Confidentiality Statement

1. Declarant and Purpose

This Design and Sample Confidentiality Statement is published by Denim Moon Tekstil İthalat ve İhracat Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi (hereinafter "Denim Moon") to explain how designs, samples, technical files and commercial information submitted to it through the forms on the denimmoon.com website, the quotation request screens, e-mail and other channels are protected. The Statement is a unilateral undertaking in favour of every customer, prospective customer, designer, brand and supplier who submits such material (hereinafter the "Disclosing Party").

• Company Name: Denim Moon Tekstil İthalat ve İhracat Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi
• Central Registry (MERSİS) No: 0291196456700001
• Trade Registry: Istanbul Trade Registry, Registration No 486908-5
• Address: Oruçreis Mahallesi, Giyimkent 10. Sokak, Giyimkent B108 Blok, No: 36 A, Esenler / Istanbul, Türkiye
• E-mail: contact@denimmoon.com
• Registered Electronic Mail (KEP): denimmoontekstil@hs01.kep.tr

2. Scope of Confidential Information

The following materials and information are treated as confidential even if they are not marked "confidential" in writing:

• Design drawings, sketches, mood boards, collection plans and creative briefs;
• Technical files (tech packs), measurement charts, pattern and grading information, fabric, wash and trim specifications;
• Samples, prototypes, fabric and colour swatches and the related approval notes;
• Brand, logo, label and packaging designs;
• Commercial information such as order quantities, target prices, season calendars, market and customer information;
• Company presentation files and business information shared in partnership applications.

3. Confidentiality Undertaking

Denim Moon undertakes to:

• Use confidential information solely to assess the request, prepare a quotation, develop samples and manufacture accepted orders;
• Not disclose, publish or use confidential information for promotional or reference purposes without the written permission of the Disclosing Party;
• Share it only with employees who need to know it for these purposes and with subcontractors and suppliers whose involvement in the production process is necessary, under the same confidentiality obligation and only to the extent required;
• Not copy, adapt or draw inspiration from it in its own designs, collections or in the products of other customers;
• Protect it against unauthorised access, loss and copying through reasonable technical and organisational measures.

4. Intellectual Property

All intellectual and industrial property rights in designs, brands, technical files and samples submitted by the Disclosing Party remain with the Disclosing Party; neither this Statement nor the quotation process grants Denim Moon any licence or assignment of these rights. Rights in patterns, wash recipes, production methods and know-how developed by Denim Moon itself remain with Denim Moon. The allocation of rights in jointly developed designs is regulated separately in the final agreement.

5. Exceptions

The confidentiality undertaking does not cover information that has become public without fault of the Disclosing Party, that Denim Moon can document as having developed independently, or that has been lawfully obtained from a third party without a confidentiality obligation. Where disclosure is required by law, court order or a competent public authority, Denim Moon informs the Disclosing Party in advance to the extent possible and limits the disclosure to what is required.

6. Storage and Return of Samples

Physical samples and materials sent by the Disclosing Party are kept with care throughout the quotation and production process. When the process ends, samples are returned upon the written request of the Disclosing Party; samples not requested are kept for a reasonable period and then destroyed in accordance with the principle of confidentiality. Digital files are kept with restricted access for the statutory retention period for commercial record and evidentiary purposes.

7. Duration

The confidentiality obligation under this Statement begins on the date the confidential information is first submitted and continues until the information becomes public, even if the quotation process does not result in an order or the commercial relationship ends. Where a commercial relationship is established, the confidentiality provisions of the final agreement supplement this Statement; where the final agreement provides broader protection, its provisions apply.

8. Personal Data

Personal data contained in confidential information (such as details of designers, authorised persons and employees) is processed in accordance with the Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data and, where applicable, the GDPR, within the framework explained in the Privacy Notice.

9. Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement

This Statement is a unilateral undertaking by Denim Moon. The Disclosing Party may request the signing of a detailed mutual non-disclosure agreement (NDA); requests are sent to contact@denimmoon.com and assessed before the final agreement.

10. Governing Law

This Statement is governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye; the Courts and Enforcement Offices of Istanbul have jurisdiction over disputes arising from it. Where a different dispute resolution method has been agreed in the final agreement, the provisions of the final agreement apply.

Effective Date: 13.09.2026 · Version: 1.0