Common use of Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information Clause in Contracts

Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information. 12.3.1 You agree that the following are our trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information: the identities of the customers served by the Franchised Business, (including their names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers and financial and tax information), tax return copies (whether on disk, in a database, in any other computer data storage media, or on paper), customer lists, mailing labels, W-2s, 1099s, 8453s, work in progress, all “books” and “archives” program disks, bookkeeping files, Bank Products applications and other Bank Products related documents, any other documents related to services performed on behalf of customers, the contents of the Manual and all of the operating procedures, specifications, standards and rules that we prescribe for the franchised system, our training materials, our software described in paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2, any and all other software we provide to you, and any other or different items so designated in the Manual. You must maintain, both during and after the term of this Agreement, absolute confidentiality of such items. You may give this information to your employees only to the extent necessary for the operation of the Franchised Business in accordance with this Agreement. You may not use this information in any other business or in any other way not authorized by us in advance in writing.

Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information. 12.3.1 You agree that the following are our trade secrets, secrets and confidential and proprietary information: the identities of the customers served by the Franchised Business, (including their names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers and financial and tax information), tax return copies (whether on disk, in a database, in any other computer data storage media, or on paper), customer lists, mailing labels, W-2s, 1099s, 8453s, work in progress, all “books” and “archives” program disks, bookkeeping files, Bank Financial Products applications and other Bank Financial Products related documents, any other documents related to services performed on behalf of customers, the contents of the Manual and all of the operating procedures, specifications, standards and rules that we prescribe for the franchised system, our training materials, our software described in paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2, any and all other software we provide to you, and any other or different items so designated in the Manual. You must maintain, both during and after the term of this Agreement, absolute confidentiality of such items. You may give this information to your employees only to the extent necessary for the operation of the Franchised Business in accordance with this Agreement. You may not use this information in any other business or in any other way not authorized by us in advance in writing.