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RELEASE AGREEMENT

MedEvolve, Inc. (“MedEvolve”) on the one hand, and _____________________

(“Researcher”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), on the other hand, hereby enter

into the following release agreement (the “Release”) relating to certain actions taken by the

Researcher involving MedEvolve’s company computer network:

WHEREAS on or about March 29, 2018, the Researcher discovered that an FTP site that

was part of MedEvolve’s network was left open and available to the public internet;

WHEREAS the Researcher had no authorization, permission or license to access

MedEvolve’s network;

WHEREAS the Researcher, without authority, permission or license to do so, accessed

MedEvolve’s FTP site and downloaded one file located there - PUC.bak;

WHEREAS the Researcher then advised Dr. Leslie Packer, the proprietor of a for-profit

website – databreaches.net – of the unauthorized access and shared with Dr. Packer some of the

content of the file that was downloaded without permission;

WHEREAS as a result of the Researcher’s actions, MedEvolve has assessed its rights to

seek damages from the Researcher arising out of the unauthorized access of MedEvolve’s network

for multiple civil causes of action sounding in both statutory and common law;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained herein,

and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby

acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. RELEASE OF THE RESEARCHER - In consideration for the promises herein,

MedEvolve hereby releases the Researcher and all of the Researcher’s current and former agents,

servants, employees, representatives, assigns, heirs, successors, and benefit plans, of and from any

and all liability, actions, causes of action, proceedings, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts,

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accountings, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, damages, judgments,

execution claims and demands of whatever nature, in law or in equity, direct or indirect, known or

unknown, matured or not matured from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement,

including but not limited to, claims relating to or arising out of the Researcher’s unauthorized

access of MedEvolve’s computer network.

2. RESEARCHER’S AFFIDAVIT - Within 48 hours of receiving this fully executed

Release Agreement, the Researcher agrees to execute the Certification annexed hereto as Exhibit

“A”.

3. RESEARCHER’S REPRESENTATIONS – In consideration of the promises

herein, the Researcher represents and warrants that other than sharing my findings with Dr. Packer,

I did not copy, move, share, publish, transfer, transmit, broadcast, communicate, convey, or

otherwise disclose any of my findings relating to MedEvolve or the file I took from it. Additionally,

at all time, the file I downloaded was secure and was in my sole possession between March 29,

2018 and the time I deleted and destroyed it.

Dated: July ___, 2018

MEDEVOLVE, INC.

By: Matthew Rolfes, President and CEO By:

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Exhibit A

[insert copy of Affidavit of Researcher]

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AFFIDAVIT
I, ______________________, being of sound mind and legal majority, hereby affirm the
following, based on my personal knowledge:

1. On or about March 23, 2018, I discovered that an FTP site that was part of a network
that I was not authorized to access was left open and available to the public internet. I later
learned that the network belonged to MedEvolve, Inc. (“MedEvolve”) an Arkansas company.

2. Despite the fact that I did not have any authority or license or permission to do so, I
accessed MedEvolve’s open FTP site and downloaded one file located there - PUC.bak.
PUC.bak did not require a password to open the document.

3. I advised Dr. Leslie Packer, the proprietor of a for-profit website – databreaches.net –


of my actions and shared with Dr. Packer my findings and some of the content of the file that I
downloaded without permission.

4. Other than sharing my findings with Dr. Packer, I did not copy, move, share, publish,
transfer, transmit, broadcast, communicate, convey, or otherwise disclose any of my findings
relating to MedEvolve or the file I took from it. Additionally, at all time, the file I downloaded
was secure and was in my sole possession between March 29, 2018 and the time I deleted and
destroyed it. Finally, the file was never accessible to others while it was in my possession.

5. I have since deleted and permanently destroyed any and all versions of PUC.bak and to
my knowledge no other versions, copies or iterations of the file I took exist.

I hereby certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true. I am aware that if any
of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment.

Dated at ______________________ this ___ day of July, 2018

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Signed: _______________________________

State of

County of

On this, the___day of July, 2018, before me a notary public, the undersigned officer, personally appeared
___________________________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein
contained.

In witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

___________________________
Notary Public

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