To whom can a Floors To Go franchisee divulge confidential information about the Floors To Go system?

You must not, during the term of the Membership Agreement or after the term of the Membership Agreement, communicate, divulge, or use for the benefit of any other person, partnership, association or corporation any confidential information, knowledge, or knowhow concerning the methods of operation of the FTG System which may be communicated to you or of which you may be apprised by virtue of your operation under the terms of the Membership Agreement (including information, knowledge, or know-how concerning floor covering marketing and merchandising systems, procedures, processes and techniques). You may divulge this confidential information only to those employees who must have access to it in order to operate the FTG System. Any and all information, knowledge, know-how, techniques, and other data, which FTG designates as confidential, will be deemed confidential for purposes of the Membership Agreement. Upon the termination or expiration of the Membership Agreement, you must immediately return to FTG the Proprietary Information that were loaned to you, including all copies and supplements thereto, during the term of the Membership Agreement. You must destroy all other proprietary items and dispose of same within ten (10) days after termination or expiration of the Membership Agreement for any reason.

Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 31–32)