According to the Canine Dimensions agreement, what is the employee's employment status?

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A. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

• 1. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employer is engaged in a highly competitive business and that Employer and Franchisor (as defined below) possess trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information (the "Confidential Information") which have been acquired, developed and maintained at considerable cost to Employer and Franchisor, which is not generally known outside the companies, and which, if disclosed to a competitor, would be harmful to Employer and/or Franchisor. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Franchisor" shall be defined to include Canine Dimensions Franchising, LLC, whose principal place of business is 23208 Sanabria Loop, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135. This Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to the following:
  • a. price lists and marketing plans and strategies;
  • b. proprietary computer software functions, capabilities, code, manuals, fixes, work arounds, revision plans, etc.;
  • c. customer lists, customer identities, customer contacts and customer preferences (including identities and plans for approaching potential customers);
  • d. any and all information contained in the Confidential Manual;
  • e. all forms, instructions, processes, procedures, graphics, pictures, diagrams associated with operation of the Franchised Business;
  • f. suppliers and vendors of Franchisor.
• 1. Employee understands and acknowledges that during the course of his employment by the Employer he has learned of, will learn of (and may develop), and has and will have access to Confidential Information of the Employer and Franchisor in order to properly and effectively discharge his duties.
• 1. Employee hereby agrees that at all times, both during Employee's employment and after the termination thereof (for whatever reason, and whether voluntary or not), Employee will maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of the Confidential Information and that he will not reveal, disclose, divulge or make known to any person or entity, or copy or use for his own account, any of the Confidential Information as defined above.
• 1. Employee further agrees to use any and all equipment only to further the interests of Employer and not for any competitive or personal purpose.
• 1. Upon the termination of the Employee's employment with the Employer for any reason, or earlier at Employer's request, Employee shall deliver all copies of all documents or other property in his possession which are either the property of Employer or Franchisor and/or which relate to, contain, or constitute Confidential Information as described herein.

B. DUTY TO REPORT

1. The Employee shall promptly communicate and disclose to the Employer all inventions, discoveries, improvements, new writings and ideas for new products, in any form whatsoever, including, without limitation, all software programs, routines, techniques, procedures, training aides and instructional manuals conceived, developed or made by the Employee or which the Employee learns during his employment by Employer, whether solely or jointly with others, and whether or not patentable or copyrightable (a) which relate to any matters or business of the type carried on or being developed by Employer or Franchisor, or (b) which result from or are suggested by any work done by the Employee in the course of his employment. The Employee acknowledges that all such information, inventions, discovery, etc. shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Employer or Franchisor, as the case may be.

C. NON-COMPETITION

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 36)