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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Host agrees that decisions relating to the substantiation, protection and maintenance of any intellectual property originated by him/her shall be at the sole discretion of the Company and he shall have no claim against the company in the event of any decision not to proceed with any such substantiation, protection or maintenance
and shall be property of the Company and shall be returned to it on demand at any time. A failure to comply with this provision shall result in immediate termination of employment. 3. Examples of the types of information that will be regarded as secret and confidential, will include, but not be limited to, the following examples, whether relating to the Company, an associated company or to any client, customer or supplier of the Company or any associated company. 4. Marketing and sales policies and information, price lists, pricing structures, credit management policies and procedures, payment policies and procedures; • business plans • suppliers and their production and delivery capabilities • customers and details of their particular requirements • financial information and plans • information about officers and hosts, and their entitlements • any information marked ‘ or which the Host has been told is confidential or which he might reasonably expect to be regarded as confidential; or • any information given in confidence by clients, customers, suppliers or any other person
Any intellect including incretion invention made in the course of employment or originated by using equipment or facilities owned by the Company shall belong to the Company. The Host agrees to assign to the Company with full title guarantee all present and future intellectual property rights in any invention made by him/her during the course of his/her employment with the Company and agrees to disclose promptly to the Company all documents and other materials relevant to any such intellectual property. The Host agrees to waive any moral rights that s/ he has or may have against the Company or any of its Hosts, officers or agents in any intellectual property originated by him/her in the course of his/her employment by the Company. The Host agrees to take such actions and execute such deeds and other documents that the Company considers may be necessary to substantiate, protect and maintain the intellectual property rights of the Company, without compensation additional to that provided for in his/her contract of employment. This clause will continue to apply following the termination of employment for whatever reason.
DATA PROTECTION
The Host shall keep secret and shall not at any time either during the employment, or after its termination, for whatever reason, use, communicate or reveal to any person for the Host’s own purposes or those of any other person, company or undertaking, any secret or confidential information about the business, finances or organization of the Company or any hosted company, or its or their suppliers or customers obtained in the course of employment. 1. The Host shall also use his/her best endeavors to prevent the publication, disclosure or use of any such information. 2. All records (electronic and otherwise) documents, drawings and other papers including private notes concerning the Company and all copies and extracts of them made or acquired by the Company in the course of the Host’s employment shall be used to further the purpose of the Company only
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