Common use of Confidential Information Nondisclosure Covenant Clause in Contracts

Confidential Information Nondisclosure Covenant. (a) As used herein the term "Confidential Information" shall mean all customer and contract lists, records, financial data, trade secrets, business and marketing plans and studies, manuals for employee and personnel policies, manufacturing and/or production manuals, computer programs and software, strategic plans, formulas, manufacturing and production processes and techniques (including without limitation types of machinery and equipment used together with improvements and modifications thereon), tools, applications for patents, designs, models, patterns, drawings, tracings, sketches, blueprints, and all other similar information developed and/or used by Company in the course of its business and which is not known by or readily available to the general public.