Dear Pournima,
Confidentiality is a broad term which may provided with or come in contact with or create certain proprietary and confidential information in said appointment letter.
It can include written, oral, documentary, visual or other' information, including but not limited to drawings, formulas, processes, specifications, photographs, documents, breadboards, samples, models, machines, tools, software/hardware, machine-readable media of any kind and other information submitted hereunder, including business information, customer lists and details, customer information, business strategy, know-how, trade secrets, business strategy etc. of Company and/ or any of its holding company(ies), subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, officers, employees, directors, consultants and / or advisors, including which is marked proprietary, confidential, or the equivalent, or which the Company indicates in writing or verbally at the time of transmittal to, or any information that anyone receiving such information including you, may reasonably consider as proprietary, confidential or the equivalent. Proprietary and Confidential Information also includes notes, extracts, analyses or materials prepared by the Company and/ or any of its holding company(ies), subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, officers, employees, directors, consultants and / or advisors in possession of the disclosing party, which are copies of or derivative works of pay.
Regards,
Janardan