What is Confidential Information?

What is confidential information? It is any kind of private information that is not generally known outside of the company. It includes non-public information that might be of use to competitors or if disclosed or would harm the company. As an employee, you have a duty to protect your company’s confidential information, trade secrets and intellectual property as well as the confidential information of your company’s suppliers, vendors, contractors, customers, and business partners. You need to understand the absolute importance of protecting confidential information. The result of confidential information compromised can be disastrous for the company. It can be more valuable than any other kind of company asset. 🎯 Objectives: 🔑 Protecting Confidential Information 🔑What are Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property? 🔑 What are Business Gifts and Hospitality? 🔑 Six Considerations for Accepting a Gift =============================== Let us help your company build a culture of integrity! For business ethics & compliance training courses, e-learning, on-site training, and employee reporting systems, 📞 Call us at 1-877-77ETHIC or 🌐 Visit us at http://globalethicssolutions.com. 🔔 Subscribe for more tips just like this:   / @globalethicssolutions   #WhatisConfidentialInformation #CodeofConduct #GlobalEthicsSolutions