Dec 4, 2014 21:53
9 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
In consideration of
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
One way confidentiality agreement
BACKGROUND:
I've been asked to translate the confidentiality agreement of a US company but the first part has obviously not been written by a native speaker of English and it's causing me a bit of a headache. The rest of the agreement is fine.
I'm having trouble with 'in consideration of' in the last paragraph and would appreciate your help.
Thank you very much!
(Name of company) have decided to disclose our confidential information to You for the Purpose set out below and accordingly (name of company) wish, and You agree, to ensure such information is treated by You as confidential and protected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT is made between the Parties listed below, each individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”, on the date of the last signature set out below:
You acknowledge and agree that (name of company) may disclose Confidential Information, belonging to Us or Our Affiliates, associates and subsidiaries or members of our Group, to You and **in consideration of** (name of company) providing same for the Purpose You undertake on the terms set out below and agree that the terms of this Agreement will apply to such disclosure.
I've been asked to translate the confidentiality agreement of a US company but the first part has obviously not been written by a native speaker of English and it's causing me a bit of a headache. The rest of the agreement is fine.
I'm having trouble with 'in consideration of' in the last paragraph and would appreciate your help.
Thank you very much!
(Name of company) have decided to disclose our confidential information to You for the Purpose set out below and accordingly (name of company) wish, and You agree, to ensure such information is treated by You as confidential and protected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT is made between the Parties listed below, each individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”, on the date of the last signature set out below:
You acknowledge and agree that (name of company) may disclose Confidential Information, belonging to Us or Our Affiliates, associates and subsidiaries or members of our Group, to You and **in consideration of** (name of company) providing same for the Purpose You undertake on the terms set out below and agree that the terms of this Agreement will apply to such disclosure.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 | en el entendido de que |
Mónica Algazi
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| 5 | en consideración a |
Yaotl Altan
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| 2 +2 | Pls. see explanation |
Andy Watkinson
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Proposed translations
12 hrs
Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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89
Selected
en el entendido de que
Se celebra EL PRESENTE ACUERDO/CONTRATO entre las Partes que se detallan/indican a continuación, a cada una de las cuales se hará referencia como "Parte" y, colectivamente, como las "Partes", en la fecha de la última firma que se establece/indica al pie:
Usted(es) reconoce(n) y acuerda(n) que [nombre de la compañía] podrá revelarle(s) Información Confidencial perteneciente a nuestra Compañía, o bien a nuestras empresas afiliadas, asociadas, subsidiarias o integrantes de nuestro Grupo, en el entendido de que [nombre de la Compañía] suministrará dicha Información Confidencial para el Propósito que Usted(es) asume(n) según los términos que se establecen a continuación, y que Usted(es) acepta(n) que tal revelación de información se regirá por los términos del presente Contrato.
Usted(es) reconoce(n) y acuerda(n) que [nombre de la compañía] podrá revelarle(s) Información Confidencial perteneciente a nuestra Compañía, o bien a nuestras empresas afiliadas, asociadas, subsidiarias o integrantes de nuestro Grupo, en el entendido de que [nombre de la Compañía] suministrará dicha Información Confidencial para el Propósito que Usted(es) asume(n) según los términos que se establecen a continuación, y que Usted(es) acepta(n) que tal revelación de información se regirá por los términos del presente Contrato.
Note from asker:
| Muchísimas gracias por tu valiosa ayuda :) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
17 mins
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish 
, Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
34
en consideración a
+2
2 hrs
Pls. see explanation
Hi Helena,
I don't believe "in consideration of" is the problem here.
It's the sentence itself.
"You acknowledge and agree that (name of company) may disclose Confidential Information, belonging to Us or Our Affiliates, associates and subsidiaries or members of our Group, to You and **in consideration of** (name of company) providing same for the Purpose You undertake on the terms set out below and agree that the terms of this Agreement will apply to such disclosure."
Another sentence which implicitly calls for the re-instatement of the death penalty for certain crimes against translators.
I believe that one explanation is that what XXX undertakes ("en contraprestación"*) de la provision de los Datos Personales" has been merrily omitted.
"Undertake" obviously requires a dir.obj. and there ain't any.
Another possibility, if the perpetrator is Spanish-speaking (in which "comprometerse" requires no obj.), would be that they were thinking:
".....y en contraprestación de la provision/cesión/transferencia por (nombre empresa) de los mismos (los datos confidenciales), Uds. se comprometen(**) de acuerdo con los terminos expuestos a continuación y ...bla, bla...
(*) It's a contract, ergo "contraprestación" w/out which a contract cannot exist.)
(**) This is where the mental transcription of the Span. original comes in.
All this may well be "deformación profesional" but the capitalisation of certain words in the original reeks of Spanish.
I don't believe "in consideration of" is the problem here.
It's the sentence itself.
"You acknowledge and agree that (name of company) may disclose Confidential Information, belonging to Us or Our Affiliates, associates and subsidiaries or members of our Group, to You and **in consideration of** (name of company) providing same for the Purpose You undertake on the terms set out below and agree that the terms of this Agreement will apply to such disclosure."
Another sentence which implicitly calls for the re-instatement of the death penalty for certain crimes against translators.
I believe that one explanation is that what XXX undertakes ("en contraprestación"*) de la provision de los Datos Personales" has been merrily omitted.
"Undertake" obviously requires a dir.obj. and there ain't any.
Another possibility, if the perpetrator is Spanish-speaking (in which "comprometerse" requires no obj.), would be that they were thinking:
".....y en contraprestación de la provision/cesión/transferencia por (nombre empresa) de los mismos (los datos confidenciales), Uds. se comprometen(**) de acuerdo con los terminos expuestos a continuación y ...bla, bla...
(*) It's a contract, ergo "contraprestación" w/out which a contract cannot exist.)
(**) This is where the mental transcription of the Span. original comes in.
All this may well be "deformación profesional" but the capitalisation of certain words in the original reeks of Spanish.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Andy. I chose 'in consideration of' because we can only post one term at a time and I thought that if I could clear that up, the rest of the sentence would be easier. The document, which appears to have come from Ireland, is for European transport companies; I would really love to send the document to the original company in the US! I don't think they would be very pleased. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rebeca Martín Lorenzo
: De acuerdo con Andy en todo. Solo que yo diría "como contraprestación por (...)". Mi interpretación es "como contrapretación por (...), Usted se obliga por las condiciones expuestas a continuación y acepta que las condiciones de este Contrato...
11 hrs
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Nicely put.
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| agree |
Phoenix III
: With Rebeca.
12 hrs
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Thanks.
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