Example ContractsClausesaccess to trade secrets and confidential informationVariants
Access to Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
Access to Trade Secrets and Confidential Information contract clause examples

Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that he has obtained knowledge about confidential Company information. Such information may include proprietary information, trade secrets of the Company, customer information, technical information about Company products, strategic plans of Company businesses, price information, or employee information1 (hereinafter

Confidentiality: The Employee agrees and acknowledges that during the course of this agreement in the performance of his duties and responsibilities that he will come into possession or knowledge of information of a confidential nature and/or proprietary information of Company.

Company has provided and will continue to provide to Employee confidential information and trade secrets including but not limited to Company’s operational, programming, training/employee development, engineering, and sales information, customer lists, business and employment contracts, representation agreements, pricing and ratings information, production and cost data, compensation and fee information, strategic business plans, budgets, financial statements, and other information Company treats as confidential or proprietary (collectively the “Confidential Information”). Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is proprietary and agrees not to disclose it to anyone outside Company except to the extent that # it is necessary in connection with performing Employee’s duties; or # Employee is required by court order to disclose the Confidential Information, provided that Employee shall promptly inform Company, shall cooperate with Company to obtain a protective order or otherwise restrict disclosure, and shall only disclose Confidential Information to the minimum extent

Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its respective affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its respective affiliates. Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its respective affiliates, as the case may be. Employee will keep confidential and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating [[Organization A:Organization]]'s or its respective affiliates' methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its respective affiliates, nor will Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this section. Accordingly, Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter Employee will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will Employee utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of Employee's duties and responsibilities with the Company and its respective affiliates.

Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that as a consequence of his or her employment with the Company proprietary and confidential information relating to the Company’s business may be, or have been, disclosed to or developed or acquired by the Employee which is not generally known to the trade or the general public and which is of actual or potential value to the Company (“Proprietary Information”). Such Proprietary Information includes, without limitation, information about trade secrets, inventions, patents, licenses, research projects, costs, profits, markets, sales, customer lists, proprietary computer programs, proprietary records, and proprietary software; plans for future development, and any other information not available to the trade or the general public, including information obtained from or developed in conjunction with a third party that is subject to a confidentiality or similar agreement between the Company and such third party. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that his or her relationship with the Company with respect to such Proprietary Information has been and shall be fiduciary in nature. Consequently, during the remainder of, and after, his or her employment by the Company, the Employee shall not use any Proprietary Information for his or her own benefit, or for the benefit of any other person or entity or for any other purpose whatsoever other than the performance of his or her work for the Company, and the Employee shall maintain all such information in confidence and shall not disclose any thereof to any person other than employees of the Company authorized to receive such information. This obligation is in addition to any similar obligations the Employee may have pursuant to any other agreement, statute or common-law. Nothing herein, however, shall preclude the Employee from describing his or her duties with the Company in future job interviews. After the fifth anniversary of the end of the Employee’s employment by the Company, the term Proprietary Information shall be limited to information constituting trade secrets of the Company.

Draft better contracts
faster with AllDrafts

AllDrafts is a cloud-based editor designed specifically for contracts. With automatic formatting, a massive clause library, smart redaction, and insanely easy templates, it’s a welcome change from Word.

And AllDrafts generates clean Word and PDF files from any draft.