Common use of Secret Processes and Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Secret Processes and Confidential Information. (a) The Associate has had and will have possession of or access to confidential information relating to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, writings, equipment, processes, drawings, reports, manuals, invention records, financial information, business plans, customer and mailing lists, the identity of or other facts relating to prospective customers, inventory lists, arrangements with suppliers and customers, computer programs or other material embodying trade secrets, customer, or product information or technical or business information of the Company. All such confidential information, other than any information which is in the public domain through no act or omission of the Associate or which he is authorized to disclose, is referred to collectively as the "Company Information". The Associate agrees that so long as he is employed by the Company and for an indefinite period thereafter, he shall not (i) use or exploit in any manner the Company Information for himself or any other person, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity other than the Company, (ii) remove any Company Information, or any reproduction thereof, from the possession or control of the Company, and (iii) treat Company Information otherwise than in a confidential manner.

Secret Processes and Confidential Information. (a) The Associate has had and will have possession of or access to confidential information relating to the business of the Company, including, but not limited to, writings, equipment, processes, drawings, reports, manuals, invention records, financial information, business plans, customer and mailing lists, the identity of or other facts relating to prospective customers, inventory lists, arrangements with suppliers and customers, computer programs or other material embodying trade secrets, customer, or product information or technical or business information of the Company. All such confidential information, other than any information which is in the public domain through no act or omission of the Associate or which he is authorized to disclose, is referred to collectively as the "“Company Information"”. The Associate agrees that so long as he is employed by the Company and for an indefinite period thereafter, he shall not (i) use or exploit in any manner the Company Information for himself or any other person, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity other than the Company, (ii) remove any Company Information, or any reproduction thereof, from the possession or control of the Company, and (iii) treat Company Information otherwise than in a confidential manner.