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Confidentiality: The Short Version

1. Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means all nonpublic information relating to Amazon or disclosed by Amazon to the above-referenced company, its affiliates or the agents of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Supplier”) that is designated as confidential or that, given the nature of the information or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, reasonably should be considered as confidential. Confidential Information includes, without limitation (i) all nonpublic information relating to Amazon’s technology, customers, business plans, promotional and marketing activities, finances and other business affairs, and (ii) all third-party information that Amazon is obligated to keep confidential. Confidential Information may be contained in tangible materials, such as drawings, data, specifications, reports and computer programs, or may be in the nature of unwritten knowledge. 2. Exclusions. Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement, (ii) can be shown by documentation to have been known to Supplier at the time of its receipt from Amazon, (iii) is received from a third party who did not acquire or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by Supplier without reference to any Confidential Information. 3. Use of Confidential Information. Supplier may use Confidential Information only in pursuance of its business relationship with Amazon. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Supplier will not disclose Confidential Information to any person or entity without Amazon’s prior written consent. Supplier will take all reasonable measures to avoid disclosure, dissemination or unauthorized use of Confidential Information, including, at a minimum, those measures it...