Legal
Confidentiality Policy
Last updated: June 7, 2026 · Effective: June 7, 2026
Trust is the foundation of every engagement. This policy describes how Rubicon Fusion protects the confidential information and intellectual property you share with us. It supplements — and never overrides — any non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or confidentiality terms in a signed engagement.
1. What we treat as confidential
We treat as confidential all non-public information disclosed to us in connection with an engagement or prospective engagement, in any form, including:
- Source code, architecture, designs, and technical documentation.
- Business plans, strategies, financials, and customer data.
- Credentials, API keys, infrastructure access, and security details.
- Anything reasonably understood to be confidential given its nature or the circumstances of disclosure.
2. How we protect it
- Need-to-know access. Confidential information is shared only with team members who need it to perform the work.
- Secure handling. We store credentials and sensitive data using encrypted, access-controlled tools and follow the principle of least privilege.
- No reuse. We do not use your confidential information for any purpose other than performing the engagement.
- No AI training. We do not submit your confidential information or source code to third-party AI services for model training, and we use AI tooling only in ways consistent with your instructions and applicable agreements.
3. Your intellectual property
Your ideas, code, and data remain yours. Subject to your engagement agreement, ownership of custom deliverables transfers to you upon full payment. We claim no ownership over your pre-existing intellectual property.
4. Our people & subcontractors
Everyone who works on your project — employees and any approved subcontractors — is bound by confidentiality obligations at least as protective as those in this policy and your agreement.
5. Exceptions
Confidentiality obligations do not apply to information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of ours; (b) we already lawfully possessed without a duty of confidentiality; (c) is independently developed by us without reference to your information; or (d) we are legally compelled to disclose, in which case we will, where lawful, give you prompt notice.
6. Return or destruction
On completion or termination of an engagement, or on your request, we will return or securely destroy confidential information in our possession, except copies we are required to retain by law or that are kept in routine, secured backups for a limited period.
7. Duration
Our confidentiality obligations survive the end of the engagement and continue for as long as the information remains confidential, or for the period specified in your signed agreement.
8. Whistleblower carve-out
Nothing in this policy or any agreement with us prevents any person from reporting wrongdoing to a regulator or law-enforcement authority, or from exercising rights that cannot lawfully be waived. This reflects our broader commitment to whistleblower protection — see our Social Impact page.
9. Contact
To discuss confidentiality or request an NDA, email legal@rubiconfusion.com.