1. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1 shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
(a) “Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided that the spouse, siblings, parents and children of a CDH Party shall not be considered Affiliates of such CDH Party except for purposes of Section 3(c).
(b) “Competing Business” means any business that is, as of the Closing Date, (i) competitive with the business operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within the Territory, or (ii) demonstrably anticipated to be operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within the Territory within twelve (12) months of the Closing Date.
(c) “Confidential Information” means all information of the Company or its Subsidiaries of a confidential or proprietary nature (whether or not specifically labeled or identified as “confidential”), in any form or medium, that relates to the business, financial condition, services, products, or research or development of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective suppliers, customers, independent contractors, or other business relations. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) internal business and financial information (including information relating to strategic and staffing plans and practices, business, finances, training, marketing, promotional and sales plans, strategies, and practices, cost, rate and pricing structures, and accounting and business methods); (ii) identities of, individual requirements of, specific contractual arrangements with, and information about, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective suppliers, customers, independent contractors, or other business relations, and their confidential information; and (iii) trade secrets, know-how, compilations of data and analyses, techniques, systems, research, records, reports, manuals, documentation, models, data and data bases relating thereto, and any other information from which any of the foregoing may be reasonably derived. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that (A) is or becomes generally known or available to the public through no unauthorized action or omission, including a breach of any confidentiality obligations, or any other action or omission outside of the ordinary course of business at or prior to the time of disclosure, (B) becomes known to CDH Party after the Closing Date without any restriction on disclosure, which, to CDH Party’s actual knowledge, has not been disclosed to CDH Party in violation of any Contract, or (C) is required to be disclosed by any Law provided CDH Party has compiled with Section 2 prior to disclosing such information.
(d) “Restricted Period” means a period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing for five (5) years thereafter.
(e) “Representatives” means a Party’s Affiliates, attorneys, accountants, financial advisors or other representatives.
(f) “Territory” means any state that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates or is demonstrably considering operating in as of the Closing Date.
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