CIS Software agrees that it will not at any time during or subsequent to working with our customers disclose any information or knowledge or data received or developed while providing service for our Customers, including but not limited to plans, designs, formulas, business processes, methods, test data, inventions, discoveries, computer programs, client lists, prospect lists, and trade secrets of our Customers or its clients, or use such information in any way except as is necessary in order to provide services for our Customers.

CIS Software may have access to confidential business information from clients and others, and may be authorized to handle this information in the performance of its responsibilities.  CIS Software is aware that this is proprietary information to our Customers or parties supplying it, and agrees that it may not at any time reveal or discloses said information to others outside our Customers.

Unauthorized disclosure or handling of confidential business information may result in immediate termination of the CIS Software Contract with our Customers and other appropriate sanctions or legal actions against CIS Software 

This agreement does not include information which (a) was in the public domain prior to disclosure to the CIS Software, (b) becomes part of the public domain through no unauthorized act of emission of CIS Software, (c) as evidenced by written records, was lawfully in the CIS Software’s possession prior to disclosure by our Customers or its client, or (d) was obtained on a non-confidential basis by CIS Software from a third party under no obligation to our Customers or its client not to disclose the information.

This agreement does not preclude CIS Software from disclosure of information required by law or court order.  However, CIS Software agrees to inform our Customers promptly of the receipt of a subpoena or request for the production of information about our Customers or its client, to determine if our Customers or its client consents to release.  If our Customers or its client does not consent to release, CIS Software agrees to cooperate with our Customers to quash the subpoena or request.  If the court orders release, CIS Software agrees to release the information only to parties entitled by the court's order to receive it.