Upon subscription, members execute a confidentiality agreement limiting the intent and use for the results of the search to corporate use for evaluation purposes only. All information supplied is to remain confidential for a period of one year from date of receipt. Members are limited to one field of interest for each custom lookout subscription. The actual search will be conducted based on the keywords supplied.
Members are responsible for the choice of the keywords.
If the keywords result in null searches, over a period of three months, members will be so notified and new keywords may be substituted for the custom lookout. If the member expresses interest in the invention, then CTC shall acquire more background information from the inventor for evaluation purposes. This shall constitute a brief background to the invention as well as a brief description of the capabilities of the invention without revealing any proprietary part of the invention. In all cases, the identity of the inventor and the institute shall remain anonymous. The fees are determined on a case by case basis, and are negotiable at each stage.