definiens: shall mean all non - public and propriety information relating to the Company Parties, their customers and products and services includingthe following : ( a ) all formulations, test results, production and manufacturing information and know - how and all othertechnical information relating to the manufacture, formulation, or production of the products or services of anyCompany ; ( b ) all information and records concerning products or services being researched by, under developmentby or being tested by any Company but not yet offered for sale ; ( c ) all trade secrets relating to any Company ; ( d ) allinformation concerning pricing policies of the Companies, the prices charged by the Companies to its customers, thevolume or orders of such customers and other information concerning the transactions of the Companies with theircustomers or prospective customers ; ( e ) customer and vendor and prospective customer and vendor lists of theCompanies ; ( f ) producers, growers and vendors which provide goods or services to the Company Parties and theprices charged by such parties and any other aspect of the transactions between such parties and the CompanyParties ; ( g ) financial information concerning the Company Parties ; ( h ) information concerning salaries or wages paidto, the work records of and other personnel information relative to employees of the Companies ; ( i ) informationconcerning the marketing programs or strategies of the Companies ; and ( j ) all other confidential and proprietyinformation of the Company Parties . Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Equityholder acknowledges and agrees thatsuch Equityholder will be bound by his, her or its obligations under Applicable Law relating to trade secrets, which, inthe case of Confidential Information that qualifies as a trade secret under Applicable Law, may exceed the obligationsimposed under this ARTICLE 7 . Nothing in this ARTICLE 7 shall be construed to limit or supersede the common lawof torts or statutory or other protection of trade secrets where such law provides Buyer or the Company Parties withgreater protections or protections for a longer duration than that provided under this ARTICLE 7 . shall not be deemed to mean or refer to information that is or becomes a matter of public knowledgethrough no fault of an Equityholder