Scope of Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that the Company has developed, and will during the term of Executive’s employment continue to develop, substantial, confidential, competitively valuable information and other intangible or “intellectual property” in connection with its business, some or all of which is proprietary to the Company, (collectively, the “Confidential Information”). Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Executive expressly recognizes and agrees that, subject to the remainder of this Section 5.2, the following items, and all copies, summaries, extracts or derivative works thereof, are entitled to trade secret protection and constitute Confidential Information under this Agreement, whether developed prior to the date hereof or thereafter, and whether with the assistance of Executive or otherwise: (i) the Company’s proprietary computer software, databases and lists of customers, prospects, candidates, and employees; employee applications; skills inventory sheets and similar summaries of employee qualifications, as well as employee compensation; customer ordering habits, billing rates, buying preferences, and short term needs; sales reports and analysis; (ii) employee reports and analysis; customer job orders and profit margin data; businesses processes, methods of operation and sales techniques; (iii) statistical information regarding the Company; (iv) financial information of the Company and its customers that is not publicly available; (v) specially negotiated terms and pricing with vendors and customers; (vi) research and development, business projects, strategic business plans, and strategies; products and solution services offered to customers; and (vii) any other non-public information of the Company that gives the Company a competitive advantage by virtue of it not being generally known. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confidential Information shall not include (a) any information which is or becomes publicly available, other than as a result of the wrongful action of Executive or his agents; (b) any information independently developed by Executive subsequent to the Date of Termination; (c) any information made available to Executive following the termination of Executive’s employment from a third party not known by Executive to be under binder of confidentiality to the Company with regard thereto or (d) any information as to which the Company specifically waives its rights hereunder pursuant to an instrument in writing.
Scope of Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term, either Party (as the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose or make available to the other Party (as the “Receiving Party”) information about its business affairs, Products and services, Forecasts, confidential information and materials comprising or relating to Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, third-party confidential information and other sensitive or proprietary information. Such information whether orally or in written, electronic, or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated or otherwise identified as “confidential,” is collectively referred to as “Confidential Information” hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure:
Scope of Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term, Distributor may disclose or make available to Subdistributor information about its business affairs, goods and services, pricing, forecasts, customers, confidential information, and materials comprising or relating to IP Rights, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information, as well as the terms of this Agreement (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure: is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any direct or indirect breach of this 0 by Subdistributor or any of its Representatives; is or becomes available to Subdistributor on a non-confidential basis from a third party, provided that such third party is not under a duty of confidentiality to Distributor; was known by or in the possession of Subdistributor or its Representatives prior to being disclosed by or on behalf of Distributor; was or is independently developed by Subdistributor without reference to or use of any of Distributor’s Confidential Information; or is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable Law.
Scope of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, information shall not be deemed confidential (1) if such information is available in full from public sources; (2) if such information is received from a third party not under an obligation to keep such information confidential; or (3) if the recipient can conclusively demonstrate that such information was independently developed by the recipient.
Scope of Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term, Distributor may disclose or make available to Subdistributor information about its business affairs, goods and services, pricing, forecasts, customers, confidential information, and materials comprising or relating to IP Rights, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information, as well as the terms of this Agreement (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure:
Scope of Confidential Information. Confidential information includes all information of which it can be assumed from the context that the disclosing Party would deem this to be confidential or of which the receiving Party should reasonably have recognized its confidential nature from the content of the information. Confidential information also includes all information and data concerning or pertaining to the Agreement, the Platform, pricing, service levels, Client Data, and more generally data concerning business operations, marketing, research, development, inventions, know-how, samples, product and service specifications, software, business relations, irrespective of the form in which this has been recorded or is provided.
Scope of Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term, either Party (as the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose or make available to the other Party (as the “Receiving Party”) information about its business affairs, products, confidential intellectual property, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information; with such information, as well as the terms of this Agreement, whether orally or in written, electronic or other form or media, and whether or not marked or otherwise identified as “confidential” constitutes “Confidential Information” hereunder. Confidential Information excludes information that, at the time of disclosure: (i) is or becomes generally available to and known by the public other than as a result of, directly or indirectly, any breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party; (ii) is or becomes available to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source, provided that such third-party is not and was not prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information; (iii) was known by or in the possession of Receiving Party before being disclosed by or on behalf of Disclosing Party; or (iv) was or is independently developed by Receiving Party without reference to or use of, in whole or in part, any of Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) “Confidential Information” does not include information with respect to the Business or the Assets conveyed to Service Provider at the First Closing, which shall be governed by the Purchase Agreement, and (y) the books and records owned by Service Provider pursuant to Section 8(b) of this Agreement shall be Service Provider’s Confidential Information. Upon the consummation of the Second Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, this Section 9 shall terminate as to Service Provider and the Company shall convey all Company Confidential Information to Service Provider and be bound by the confidentiality provisions in the Purchase Agreement with respect thereto.
Scope of Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term, either Party (as the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose or make available to the other Party (as the “Receiving Party”) information about its business affairs, goods and services, Forecasts, confidential information and materials comprising or relating to Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information, whether orally or in written, electronic or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated or otherwise identified as “confidential” (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure and as established by documentary evidence:
Scope of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that: (i) is at the time of disclosure, or thereafter becomes, publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; (ii) was known to the Receiving Party or its employees, representatives and agents prior to disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (iii) is independently developed by the Receiving Party or its employees, representatives or agents not privy to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or subsequently lawfully obtained by the Receiving Party or its Personnel from a third party without obligations of confidentiality.
Scope of Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that the Company --------------------------------- is engaged in the business of sales, servicing, renting and leasing of copier equipment, facsimiles, micrographic equipment, computers, shredders, offset printing, typewriters, laser printers, word processing equipment and other related office products, the business of facilities management and state-of-the- art copying and/or scanning operations, the ongoing development and implementation of additional business segments providing outsourcing and networking sales and services, and the growth through acquisitions of entities engaged in any or all of the aforementioned businesses ("Company's Business"). Executive further recognizes that the Company's Business and its continued success depend upon the use and protection of a large body of confidential and proprietary information. Executive further acknowledges that he holds a position of trust and confidence by virtue of which he necessarily possesses, has access to and, as a consequence of his signing this Agreement, will continue to possess and have access to, highly valuable, confidential and proprietary information not known to employees of the Company at large or the public in general, and that it would be improper for him to make use of this information for the benefit of himself or others. ALL OF SUCH CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOW EXISTING OR TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE WILL BE REFERRED TO IN THIS AGREEMENT AS "COMPANY SECRETS". Company and Executive intend that the meaning of "Company Secrets" in this Agreement will be read as broadly as possible to include all information of any sort (whether merely remembered or embodied in a tangible medium) which (i) is related to Company's Business or potential future business and (ii) is not generally and publicly known. This includes, without specific limitation, information relating to the nature and operation of the Company's Business, the persons, firms and corporations which are customers or active prospects of the Company during Executive's employment by the Company, the Company's development transition and transformation plans, methodology and methods of doing business, strategic, acquisition, marketing and expansion plans, including plans regarding planned and potential acquisitions and sales, financial and business plans, employee lists, numbers and location of sales representatives, new and existing programs and services, support and those under development, pric...
