Who owns the code your Vietnamese engineers write?

The IP assignment chain, NDA enforceability, and misclassification risk — answered before your GC has to ask.

Compliance & IP

Your IP is protected on both sides of the Pacific.

The questions every CTO and GC asks — answered before you ask them. Watertight, enforceable, and audited.

Engineer
Creates the work
IP assigned
AppTuring EOR
Legal employer, VN
IP assigned
Your US Entity
Owns everything

An unbroken, back-to-back assignment. What your team builds is yours — enforceable in both US and Vietnamese jurisdictions, with no gaps for a contractor or vendor to claim ownership.

Back-to-back IP assignment

Every commit, design, and artifact is assigned engineer → AppTuring → your US entity. Drafted to align US civil law with the Vietnam Civil Code, so the chain of title never breaks.

Ironclad NDAs & trade secrets

Commercial and technical secret agreements executed under enforceable Vietnamese and US terms. Your roadmap, data, and know-how stay confidential — during and after engagement.

Zero misclassification exposure

Engineers are properly employed under 100% Vietnamese Labor Code compliance, with full statutory benefits and real contracts. No contractor gray zone. No back-tax surprise.

US ⇄ VN IP alignmentEnforceable NDAs100% Labor CodeGDPR-ready DPAs

Statutory & payroll, handled

  • ~23.5% employer contributions calculated & filed (social, health, unemployment, union)
  • Personal income tax withheld and filed per employee
  • 13th-month / Tet bonus built into payroll
  • Leave, notice & severance per the Vietnam Labor Code
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Data protection

  • GDPR-aligned Data Processing Addendum on every engagement
  • Aligned with Vietnam's PDPD (Decree 13/2023)
  • Encrypted in transit; access granted on a need-to-know basis
  • Current sub-processor list available on request
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