Customer Technology means Customer's proprietary technology, including Customer's Internet operations design, content, software tools, hardware designs, algorithms, software (in source and object forms), user interface designs, architecture, class libraries, objects and documentation (both printed and electronic), know-how, trade secrets and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world (whether owned by Customer or licensed to Customer from a third party) and also including any derivatives, improvements, enhancements or extensions of Customer Technology conceived, reduced to practice, or developed during the term of this Agreement by Customer.
Background Technology means all tools, programs, designs, processes, formulas, techniques, improvements, inventions, works of authorship, software, data, know-how, ideas, methodologies, specifications, code libraries, algorithms, protocols, routines, subroutines, network systems, machine learning models, Trade Secrets (defined below), and other technology which are: (a) created, developed, owned, or licensed by PickNik prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement; (b) are created, developed, owned, or licensed by PickNik during the term of this Agreement but not delivered as a part of the Software; (c) which have general applicability to PickNik’s business and which are not based on any Company Confidential Information; or (d) modifications of or derivatives to any of the foregoing.
