PNDTI will not, during or after their employment by the Company (a) disclose Confidential Information shall mean any information, trade secrets, business information, business know-how, software-related information, research or development information, technical or product information, pricing, costing, customer lists, supplier lists, marketing or sales information, pending acquisitions, business plans, or other financial information or any other data, personal information relating to a PNDTI, or any other matter learned by a PNDTI through their association with the Company, that are not readily available to the public, or are not readily and properly available to others in the trade. Confidential Information shall not include information that is documented to have been in the public domain prior to a PNDTI’s using or disclosing it. It shall not be a violation of this Policy if a PNDTI is compelled by law to disclose confidential information provided that the PNDTI, to the extent permitted by law, notifies the Company prior to making any such disclosure. In this instance, the PNDTI shall disclose only the Confidential Information needed to satisfy his or her legal requirements.to any third party, except where a written agreement has been obtained by an officer of the Company from a third party to maintain such information as confidential and not to use such information except as intended by the Company or (b) use, reproduce or copy, except on behalf of the Company and in accordance with Company policy, Confidential Information. PNDTI will, upon termination of their employment by the Company, return to the Company all Confidential Information and all copies thereof. PNDTI will return to the Company all other Company property then in their possession or control, even if not confidential or secret, such as correspondence, files, and manuals.
This responsibility is not intended to impede normal business communications and relationships, but is meant to alert PNDTI to their obligation to use discretion to safeguard internal Company affairs.
All PNDTI are required to sign a confidentiality agreement and must treat the Company’s information as the proprietary property of the Company for which they are personally responsible. PNDTI are prohibited from attempting to obtain Confidential Information to which they have not received access authorization.
• As set forth above, the Company’s Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to any third party, unless there is a legitimate business reason necessary to disclose such information. In this case, the following procedures must be followed:
• Advise your supervisor of the specific information you will disclose and obtain permission to reveal said information;
• Obtain a copy of an approved Confidentiality Agreement, which must be provided by the Legal Department;
• Obtain the signature of both an Officer of the Company and an authorized representative of the party with whom we are contracting on the approved Confidentiality Agreement; and
• Mark the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on each page of the information you plan to disclose regardless of whether the information is in paper or electronic form.
• PNDTI violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, and may be subject to legal action.