Governing law
An NDA under the law of Quebec.
The clause Send NDA writes when you send from Quebec, in English and in French, and what the law there changes in the rest of the agreement.
The clause
Governing Law and Jurisdiction, as it prints.
Every NDA sent under this law carries this clause. Where the recipient signs as a private individual, it adds a sentence that keeps the protections their own law gives them. Your country decides the governing law; the recipient's own country can only narrow the agreement.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable there, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement are governed by the same laws, to the extent the Parties may choose the law that applies to them. The courts of Quebec, Canada have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. The Parties' choice of courts applies only so far as the law allows them to make it; where it does not, the ordinary rules of jurisdiction apply. Either Party may nevertheless seek injunctive or other interim relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The French text, issued beside the English under the one signature. The English is the text both sides are bound by.
12. Droit applicable et tribunaux compétents.
La présente Convention est régie par le droit du ressort suivant : Quebec, Canada, y compris le droit fédéral qui y est applicable, à l'exclusion de ses règles de conflit de lois. Les obligations extracontractuelles découlant de la présente Convention ou s'y rapportant sont régies par le même droit, dans la mesure où les Parties peuvent choisir le droit qui leur est applicable. Les tribunaux du ressort suivant : Quebec, Canada ont compétence exclusive à l'égard de tout différend découlant de la présente Convention ou s'y rapportant. Le choix de tribunaux fait par les Parties ne vaut que dans la mesure où la loi leur permet de le faire; à défaut, les règles ordinaires de compétence s'appliquent. Une Partie peut néanmoins demander une injonction ou une autre mesure provisoire devant tout tribunal compétent.
What the law changes
What the law of Quebec does to the rest of the agreement.
This agreement carries no penalty for a breach. We offer one only where we have checked that the law gives it effect and in the shape that law asks for, so loss is proved and claimed in the ordinary way. Where a court holds a clause unenforceable, the agreement asks it to delete from that clause and never to rewrite it, which is what saves the rest of the agreement.
The law here asks for the agreement in French, so it is issued in French beside the English, inside the same document and under the one signature. Where they differ, the English is the text both sides are bound by.