What confidentiality protection practices must an Afuri Ramen Dumpling franchisee employ?

em and all Confidential Information is and shall continue to be our sole and exclusive property, whether or not disclosed or entrusted to you in connection with your relationship with us. Nothing in this Agreement will

give you or others any right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to them. The Confidential Information shall be considered our trade secrets and shall be entitled to all protections provided by applicable law to trade secrets.

• 1.3 Safeguard of Confidential Information. You agree to exercise the highest degree of care in safeguarding Confidential Information against loss, theft, or other inadvertent disclosure. You agree to accord to the Confidential Information the same degree of care and use the same confidentiality protection practices as you exercise or employ with respect to your confidential or proprietary information (but no less than a reasonable degree of care). This includes obligating employees and consultants who receive Confidential Information to covenants of confidentiality and non-use.
• 1.4 Notice. You agree that if you or your employees and agents are served with any subpoena or other compulsory judicial or administrative process calling for production of Confidential Information, you will immediately notify us in order that we may take such action as we deem necessary to protect our interests. You agree to execute any and all documents and to do all acts and things in the opinion of our counsel are necessary or advisable to protect our interests.
• 2. COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE. You specifically acknowledge that you will receive valuable specialized and Confidential Information, including information regarding our operational, sales, promotional and marketing methods and techniques and the System. You agree not to disclose Confidential Information to any third party and to limit disclosure within your association to designated employees approved by us. Disclosures to designated employees will be done on a "need to know" basis to the extent necessary for them to perform the duties of their employment with you. Unless required by court order or applicable law, you agree not to copy, download, send, or divulge any Confidential Information directly or indirectly to any other person or enterprise outside of our system. Except in connection with an Afuri franchise, you will never communicate, divulge, or use in any manner, either for your benefit or the benefit or any other person, persons, partnerships, associations, companies or corporations any Confidential Information or proprietary information, knowledge or know-how concerning the System or any information we have communicated to you in written, verbal or electronic form, including intranet passwords, for the operation of your business.
• 3 COVENANT OF NON-USE. You agree not to use Confidential Information or the System, except as authorized by us. You will obligate your owners, board of directors, your employees, and your agents to the same non-use covenant. We must approve in writing any use of Confidential Information or System by you or your owners or your directors or employees.
• 4 RETURN OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. You agree that all originals and copies of records, data, reports, documents, lists, plans, drawings, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and other materials related to or containing any Confidential Information, in whatever form they exist, whether written, visual, audio, video, or other form of media, shall be our sole and exclusive property. Upon request by us, you will promptly return to us all documents or other tangible property that contains Confidential Information.
• 5 RECIPES. Without limiting the generality of the non-disclosure and non-use provisions in this Agreement, you specifically agree not to disclose or use our recipes (by yourself or by or through any other entity or individual) in any manner other than in connection with Afuri franchises pursuant to the Franchise Agreement.

6 NON-COMPETITION COVENANT.

6.1 Covenant. During the term of your association with Franchisee and for two years thereafter, you will not directly or indirectly (including by or through any other person or entity) participate as an owner, director, officer, employee, consultant, licensor, licensee, distributor, or agent, or serve in any other capacity in any business engaged in the offer, sale, or promotion of: (1) ramen, (2) other Japanese style cuisine, (3) Vietnamese pho, or (4) any business that offers products or services that are essentially the same as, or substantially similar to, the products and services that are part of the

System.

• 6.2 Geographic Scope.

Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)