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For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists, and buyer lists of the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.

For purposes ofConfidential Information: As used in this Agreement, the term Confidential Information means information in whatever form, pertaining to the business of the Company that is not generally known outside of the Company, or that is known outside of the Company through improper means. Without limiting the foregoing definition, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business# technical information, formulas, teaching and development techniques, methodologies, processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplierelectronic codes, designs, product development information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketinginventions, improvements, and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue,research projects; # information about finances, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists,profits, markets, proposals, sales, and buyer lists of the Companycustomers or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive,clients; # business, marketing, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the contextstrategic plans; and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.# employee personnel files and compensation information.

Confidential Information Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information” includes,“Confidential Information” means any and all proprietary information of the Company that derives independent economic value by virtue of its not being known to the Company’s competitors or the general public including, but is not limited to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplierlists, customer information, vendorintellectual property, employee lists, employee information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertisingprospect lists, prospect information, pricing information, designinventions, research and development, financial statements, marketing plans, management systems and procedures, trade secrets, supplier lists, sales techniques, software specifications and information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original worksresults of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists,research and buyer lists ofdevelopment, whether complete or in process, and any other information which the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted informationidentifies in writing and provided to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and thatas Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.Information.

Confidential Information: For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential InformationConfidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sourcesplans and strategies, marketing plans and strategies, customer lists, customer purchasing information, customer contact information, product design and development information, methods of supply, customer dealings, data, source code,operation, technical services, non-public financial information, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations,development plans and strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets,system analyses, quality control programs and information, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists, and buyer listshardware configurations, information regarding the terms of the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or ofGroup’s relationships with suppliers, pricing information, processes and techniques, creations, innovations, and any other Person that has entrusted information towhich the Company in confidence. Employee understandsGroup members may reasonably treat or designate as confidential from time to time. The Company believes that the above list is not exhaustive, and thatall Confidential Information also includes otherconstitutes trade secret information that is markedunder applicable law. Employee shall, however, maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information whether or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable personnot ultimately determined to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.a trade secret.

Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information” includes, but"Confidential Information" means confidential information, to the extent it is not limited to, all information not generally knowna trade secret, that is possessed by or developed for the Company and that relates to the public, in spoken, printed, electronicCompany's business or anytechnology, including but not limited to computer program object and source codes, business plans and strategies, existing or proposed bids, technical developments, existing or proposed research projects, financial or business projections, investments, marketing plans and strategies, pricing and cost information, negotiations strategies, sales strategies, training information and materials, employee compensation and other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customeremployee information, customer or potential customer lists, distributor lists,customer purchasing history, and buyer lists of the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and thatgenerated for customer engagements. Confidential Information also includes otherinformation received by the Company from others which the Company has an obligation to treat as confidential, including information obtained in connection with customer engagements. Confidential Information shall not include information that is marked or otherwise identifiedbecomes available to the public through no wrongful act or omission of Employee. The parties agree that the Company's Confidential Information was established at great expense and protected as confidential information and provides the Company with a substantial competitive advantage in conducting its business. The parties further agree that by virtue of the Employee's employment with the Company, Employee will have access to, and be entrusted with, Confidential Information and that the Company would suffer great loss and injury if the Employee would disclose this information or proprietary,use it to compete with the Company. Therefore, the Employee agrees that during the term of Employee's employment, and until the first to occur of # such time as the Confidential Information becomes generally available to the public through no fault of Employee, # such time as the Confidential Information no longer provides a benefit to the Company or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person# the second anniversary of the termination of Employee's employment with the Company, Employee will not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, use or disclose, or cause to be confidentialused or proprietarydisclosed, in any geographic area in which such use or disclosure could harm the Company's business interests, any Confidential Information. This provision does not prohibit Employee's use of general skills acquired prior to or during employment by the Company, as long as such use does not involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information or trade secrets. The restrictions contained in this paragraph apply to Confidential Information regardless of the fact that the Employee may have participated in the contextdiscovery and circumstancesthe development of that information. Employee also agrees and acknowledges that Employee will comply with all applicable laws regarding insider trading or the use of material nonpublic information in whichconnection with the information is known or used.trading of securities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.[section 8], Company shall include any subsidiaries of the Company.

For purposesConfidential Information” means confidential, secret or other non-public or proprietary information of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, allor about the Company and its affiliates, their respective products, licensors, suppliers or customers and shall include, without limitation, information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronicregarding: Inventions, methodologies, processes, tools, computer programs and documentation, manufacturing and application information, business strategies, financial information, forecasts, personnel information, customer lists or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how,information, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information,new product developments, market information and advertising, business and marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists, and buyer lists of the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted informationplans relating to the Company and its affiliates and any other non-public information, whether in confidence. Employee understands thatwriting or given to me orally, which I know or have reason to know the above list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identifiedCompany would like to treat as confidential for any purpose, such as maintaining a competitive advantage or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.avoiding undesirable publicity.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Informationincludes,shall mean any and all information pertaining to the Company and the Business, whether such information is in written form or communicated orally, visually or otherwise, that is proprietary, non-public or relates to any trade secret, including, but is not limited to, all information# information, observations and data obtained by the Employee while employed by the Company concerning the Business, # products or services, # fees, costs and pricing structures, # designs, # analyses, # drawings, photographs and reports, # computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, # flow charts, manuals and documentation, # data bases, # accounting and business methods, # inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not generally knownreduced to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or anypractice, # customers, suppliers, clients and customer, supplier and client lists, # other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how,copyrightable works, # marketing plans and trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists,# all similar and buyer listsrelated information in whatever form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include information that # is or becomes generally available to, or known by, the public through no fault of the CompanyEmployee, or its subsidiaries, affiliates# is independently acquired or developed by the Employee without violating any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Person that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes ofher obligations under this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.Agreement.

For purposes ofAs used in this Agreement, Confidential Information” includes,Confidential Information means any information relating to the business or affairs of the Company, including but is not limited to, allto information relating to financial statements, customer identities, potential customers, employees, suppliers, servicing methods, equipment, product or service programs, cycle plans, strategies and information, databases and information systems, analyses, profit margins, comparative or futuring studies or other proprietary information used by the Company, whether or not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly or indirectly to: business processes, products, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, source code, business plans, practices, methods, policies, publications, research, operations, strategies, techniques, agreements, transactions, potential transactions, negotiations, know-how, trade secrets, computer programs, computer software, applications, operating systems, software design, work-in-process, databases, records, systems, supplier information, vendor information, financial information, results, legal information, marketing and advertising information, pricing information, design information, personnel information, developments, reports, internal controls, graphics, drawings, market studies, sales information, revenue, costs, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, models, ideas, inventions, unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, specifications, customer information, customer lists, distributor lists, and buyer lists ofgenerated by the Company or its subsidiaries, affiliatespurchased by the Company through business consultants. Confidential Information shall not include any information in the public domain or any existing or prospective customer, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any other Personbecomes known in the industry through no wrongful act on my part. I acknowledge that has entrusted informationthe Confidential Information is vital, sensitive, confidential and proprietary to the Company in confidence. Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association, or other entity.Company.

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