Common use of SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Clause in Contracts

SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) As used in this Agreement, the term "Trade Secrets and Confidential Information" means information, whether written or oral, not generally available to the public, regardless of whether it is suitable to be patented, copyrighted and/or trademarked, which is received from the Company and/or its affiliates, either directly or indirectly, including but not limited to (i) concepts, ideas, plans and strategies involved in the Company's and/or its affiliates' products, (ii) the processes, formulae and techniques disclosed by the Company and/or its affiliates to Employee or observed by Employee, (iii) the designs, inventions and innovations and related plans, strategies and applications which Employee develops during the Term of this Agreement in connection with the work performed by Employee for the Company and/or its affiliates; and (iv) third party information which the Company and/or its affiliates has/have agreed to keep confidential.