in trust and confidence and to not directly or indirectly disclose or transmit Trade Secrets or Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent of Company; provided however, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Mr. Donovan from reporting possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation. Mr. Donovan further agrees not to use any such Trade Secrets or Confidential Information for his personal benefit or for the benefit of any third party. This restriction shall apply indefinitely as long as the document or information exists as a Trade Secret or Confidential Information.
On or before his retirement, Mr. Donovan shall return to AT&T or an AT&T subsidiary all of AT&T’s (and its subsidiaries’) documents (and all copies thereof), and other property of AT&T and its subsidiaries that are in Mr. Donovan’s possession, including, but not limited to, AT&T’s (and its subsidiaries’) files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specifications, all product specifications, customer identity information, product development information, source code information, object code information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers), intellectual property, credit cards, entry cards, and keys; and, any materials of any kind which contain or embody Trade Secrets or Confidential Information (and all reproductions thereof), including, without limitation, any such documents and other property in electronic form, or any computer or data storage device. Mr. Donovan shall not retain or provide to anyone else any copies, summaries, abstracts, descriptions, compilation, or other representations of such information or things or their contents.
“Trade Secret” means information proprietary to AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary including, but not limited to, technical ornon-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, marketing plans, pricing plans, advertising and sponsorship plans, product development analyses or plans, any plans involving the combination of AT&T’s or its subsidiaries’ products or services, or pricing of such products or services, offered or to be offered by or in conjunction with AT&T or any subsidiary of AT&T, or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which: (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
“Confidential Information” means any data or information, other than Trade Secrets, that is competitively sensitive to AT&T or an AT&T subsidiary and not generally known by the public. To the extent consistent with the foregoing definition, Confidential Information includes, without limitation: (1) the sales records, profit and performance records, pricing manuals, sales manuals, training manuals, selling and pricing procedures, and financing methods of AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary, (2) customer lists, the special demands of particular customers, and the current and anticipated requirements of customers for the products and services of AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary, (3) the specifications of any new products or services under development by AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary, (4) the sources of supply for integrated components and materials used for production, assembly, and packaging by AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary, and the quality, prices, and usage of those components and materials, and (5) the business plans, marketing strategies, promotional and advertising strategies, branding strategies, and internal financial statements and projections of AT&T or any AT&T subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the definitions of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information set forth above, Trade Secrets and Confidential Information shall not include any information: (1) that is or