Common use of Protection of Confidential Information of the Company Clause in Contracts

Protection of Confidential Information of the Company. Consultant understands that Consultant’s consulting arrangement with the Company creates a relationship of trust and confidence between Consultant and the Company. Consultant will not use or disclose, or allow anyone else to use or disclose, any Confidential Information (as defined below) relating to the Company, its products, services, suppliers or customers except as may be necessary in the performance of Consultant’s work for the Company or as may be specifically authorized in advance by appropriate officers of the Company. “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, information consisting of research and development, patents, trademarks and copyrights, and any applications relating thereto, trade secrets, technical information, computer programs, software, methodologies, innovations, software tools, know-how, knowledge, designs, drawings, specifications, concepts, data, reports, processes, techniques, documentation, pricing, marketing plans, customer and prospect lists, financial information, salaries, business affairs, suppliers, profits, markets, sales strategies, forecasts, and any other information not available to the general public, whether written or oral, that Consultant knows or has reason to know the Company would like to treat as confidential for any purpose, such as maintaining a competitive advantage or avoiding undesirable publicity. Consultant will keep Confidential Information secret and will not allow any unauthorized use of the same, whether or not any document containing it is marked as confidential. These restrictions, however, will not apply to any information that: (i) is or becomes publicly available without a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (ii) can be shown by documentation to have been known to Consultant at the time of its receipt from the Company, (iii) is received by Consultant from a third party that did not acquire or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by Consultant without reference to any Confidential Information.

Protection of Confidential Information of the Company. Consultant Executive understands that ConsultantExecutive’s consulting arrangement with work as an Executive of the Company creates a relationship of trust and confidence between Consultant Executive and the Company. Consultant During and after the period of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will not use or disclose, disclose or allow anyone else to use or disclose, disclose any Confidential Information (as defined below) relating to the Company, its products, services, suppliers or customers except as may be necessary in the performance of ConsultantExecutive’s work for the Company or as may be specifically authorized in advance by appropriate officers of the Company. “Confidential Information” includesshall include, but is not be limited to, information consisting of research and development, patents, trademarks and copyrights, copyrights and any applications relating thereto, trade secrets, technical information, computer programs, software, methodologies, innovations, software tools, know-how, knowledge, designs, drawings, specifications, concepts, data, reports, processes, techniques, documentation, pricing, marketing plans, customer and prospect lists, trade secrets, financial information, salaries, business affairs, suppliers, profits, markets, sales strategies, forecasts, Executive information and any other information not available to the general public, whether written or oral, that Consultant which Executive knows or has reason to know the Company would like to treat as confidential for any purpose, such as maintaining a competitive advantage or avoiding undesirable publicity. Consultant Executive will keep Confidential Information secret and will not allow any unauthorized use of the same, whether or not any document containing it is marked as confidential. These restrictions, however, will not apply to any information that: (i) is Confidential Information that has become known to the public generally through no fault or becomes publicly available without a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (ii) can be shown by documentation Executive’s or that the Company regularly gives to have been known to Consultant at the time of its receipt from the Company, (iii) is received by Consultant from a third party that did not acquire parties without restriction on use or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by Consultant without reference to any Confidential Informationdisclosure.

Protection of Confidential Information of the Company. Consultant understands that Consultant’s 's consulting arrangement with the Company creates a relationship of trust and confidence between Consultant and the Company. Consultant will not use or disclose, or allow anyone else to use or disclose, any Confidential Information (as defined below) relating to the Company, its products, services, suppliers or customers except as may be necessary in the performance of Consultant’s work for the Company 's duties hereunder or as may be specifically authorized in advance by appropriate officers of the Company. “"Confidential Information” includes" shall include, but is not be limited to, information consisting of research and development, patents, trademarks and copyrights, copyrights and any applications relating thereto, trade secrets, technical information, computer programs, software, methodologies, innovations, software tools, know-how, knowledge, designs, drawings, specifications, concepts, data, reports, processes, techniques, documentation, pricing, marketing plans, customer and prospect lists, trade secrets, financial information, salaries, business affairs, suppliers, profits, markets, sales strategies, forecasts, and any other information not available to the general public, whether written or oral, that Consultant knows or has reason to know the Company would like to treat as confidential for any purpose, such as maintaining a competitive advantage or avoiding undesirable publicity. Consultant will keep Confidential Information secret and will not allow any unauthorized use of the same, whether or not any document containing it is marked as confidential. These restrictions, however, will not apply to any information that: (i) is Confidential Information that has become known to the public generally through no fault or becomes publicly available without a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (ii) can be shown by documentation Consultant or that the Company regularly gives to have been known to Consultant at the time of its receipt from the Company, (iii) is received by Consultant from a third party that did not acquire parties without restriction on use or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by Consultant without reference to any Confidential Informationdisclosure.

Protection of Confidential Information of the Company. Consultant Executive understands that Consultant’s consulting arrangement with Executive's work as an employee of the Company creates a relationship of trust and confidence between Consultant Executive and the Company. Consultant During and after the period of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will not use or disclose, disclose or allow anyone else to use or disclose, disclose any "Confidential Information Information" (as defined below) relating to the Company, its products, services, consultants, suppliers or customers except as may be necessary in the performance of Consultant’s work for the Company or as may be specifically authorized in advance by appropriate officers of the CompanyExecutive's duties hereunder. “"Confidential Information” includes" shall include, but is not be limited to, information consisting of research and development, patents, trademarks and copyrights, copyrights and any applications relating thereto, trade secrets, technical information, computer programs, software, methodologies, innovations, software tools, know-how, knowledge, designs, drawings, specifications, concepts, data, reports, processes, techniques, documentation, pricing, marketing plans, customer and prospect lists, trade secrets, financial information, salaries, business affairs, suppliers, profits, markets, sales strategies, forecasts, employment information and any other information not available to the general public, whether written or oral, that Consultant which Executive knows or has reason to know the Company would like to treat as confidential for any purpose, such as maintaining a competitive advantage or avoiding undesirable publicity. Consultant Executive will keep Confidential Information secret and will not allow any unauthorized use of the same, whether or not any document containing it is marked as confidential. These restrictions, however, will not apply to any information that: (i) is Confidential Information that has become known to the public generally through no fault or becomes publicly available without a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, (ii) can be shown by documentation Executive's or that the Company regularly gives to have been known to Consultant at the time of its receipt from the Company, (iii) is received by Consultant from a third party that did not acquire parties without restriction on use or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by Consultant without reference to any Confidential Informationdisclosure.