All written and oral information and materials disclosed or provided by Private Members Union  under this Agreement constitute Confidential Information regardless of whether such information was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the Member.

The Confidential Information means all data and information relating to the transaction and Private Members Union, including but not limited to, the following:

Member Information’ which includes names of members of Private Members Union, their representatives, all customer contact information, contracts and their contents and parties, services, data provided by members and the type, quantity and specifications of products and services purchased, leased, licensed or received by Member of Private Members Union;

‘Intellectual Property’ which includes information relating to Private Members Union proprietary rights prior to any public disclosure of such information, including but not limited to the nature of the proprietary rights, production data, technical and engineering data, technical concepts, test data and test results, simulation results, the status and details of research and development of products and services, and information regarding acquiring, protecting, enforcing and licensing proprietary rights (including patents, copyrights and trade secrets);

‘Marketing and Development Information’ which includes marketing and development plans of Private Members Union, price and cost data, price and fee amounts, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, marketing techniques and methods of obtaining business, forecasts and forecast assumptions and volumes, and future plans and potential strategies of Private Members Union which have been or are being discussed;

‘Operations’ which includes internal personnel and financial information of Private Members Union, vendor names and other vendor information (including vendor characteristics, services and agreements), purchasing and internal cost information, internal services and operational manuals, external business contacts including those stored on social media accounts or other similar platforms or databases operated by Private Members Union, and the manner and methods of conducting the Private Members Union operations;

‘Product Information’ which includes all specifications for products of Private Members Union as well as work product resulting from or related to work or projects of Private Members Union, of any type or form in any stage of actual or anticipated research and development;

‘Production Processes’ which includes processes used in the creation, production and manufacturing of the work product of Private Members Union, including but not limited to, formulas, patterns, molds, models, methods, techniques, specifications, processes, procedures, equipment, devices, programs, and designs;

‘Service Information’ which includes all data and information relating to the services provided by Private Members Union, including but not limited to, plans, schedules, manpower, inspection, and training information;

‘Proprietary Computer Code’ which includes all sets of statements, instructions or programs of Private Members Union, whether in human readable or machine readable form, that are expressed, fixed, embodied or stored in any manner and that can be used directly or indirectly in a computer (‘Computer Programs’); any report format, design or drawing created or produced by such Computer Programs; and all documentation, design specifications and charts, and operating procedures which support the Computer Programs;

‘Computer Technology’ which includes all scientific and technical information or material of Private Members Union, pertaining to any machine, appliance or process, including but not limited to, specifications, proposals, models, designs, formulas, test results and reports, analyses, simulation results, tables of operating conditions, materials, components, industrial skills, operating and testing procedures, shop practices, know- how and show-how;

Confidential Information will also include any information that has been disclosed by a third party to Private Members Union and is protected by a non-disclosure agreement entered into between the third party and Private Members Union.