Datalink (DTLK)

Confidentiality.  In consideration of this Agreement, the Executive agrees to not at any time use or, other than as required by court order, disclose, or permit use or disclosure of, any of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets.  This includes all knowledge and information that Executive acquires during employment with the Company which relates to the business, developments, activities, products and services or financial affairs of the Company or any individual or firm that is engaged in or has done business with the Company.  This also includes any information or compilation of information that derives independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means by other persons and which relates to any aspect of the Company’s business, including, but not limited to:  trade secrets within the meaning of the Minnesota Trade Secrets Act, customer lists, customer information, costs and selling prices, payment and credit information, customer profiles and analysis, prospect tracking recording, financial information, budget and financial plans, costing, pricing, billing information, tax data, sales and marketing information, business strategies and plans, technical information including software, research, product/product development information, personnel information such as salaries, phone numbers, titles, benefits, bonuses, employment histories, shareholder information and stock data and any discoveries, inventions, ideas, methods, products, equipment, developments, improvements or programs which the Company holds confidential and has not publicly disclosed.  Despite the above, the Executive is not obliged to maintain the confidentiality of information that is or becomes public other than as a result of acts by or through the Executive or that the Executive independently obtains from a third party having no duty of confidentiality to the Company.

 

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