• A foundation to intellectual property.

• Information that is the subject of measures to safeguard its use and dissemination.

• Potentially ANY information--technical, business, trade secrets, research data, products⁄ product plans, services, customers, market data, software, inventions, processes, electronic data, samples, designs, drawings, algorithms, etc.--disclosed either directly or indirectly, in writing, visually, orally or by illustrations, samples, or products.

• Any proprietary business information or methods, such as client lists and other know how that the company wishes to keep confidential from competitors and others.