Cisco Confidential Information Agreement: Individuals

( V endors, Contractors, Indep endent Contractors, Consultants, and

This agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco” or
“Comp any”) and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (" Indiv idu al " ) in consideration of Indiv idu al
p erf orming serv ices at or f or Cisco and being al l owed p hysical access to Cisco f acil ities and/ or
el ectronic access to Cisco comp u ter systems (col l ectiv el y ref erred to hereinaf ter as “Access”).

1 . C o n f i d e n t i a l I n f o r m a t i o n . I n d iv id u a l u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t C is c o p o s s e s s e s C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n
w h ic h is im p o r t a n t t o it s b u s in e s s a n d t h a t t h is A g r e e m e n t c r e a t e s a n o b l ig a t io n o n t h e p a r t o f
I n d iv id u a l w it h r e s p e c t t o C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n . I n d iv id u a l a g r e e s a s f o l l o w s :
a . D e f i n i t i o n . F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h is A g r e e m e n t , t h e t e r m “ C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n ” s h a l l m e a n a n y
a n d a l l ( a ) c o n f id e n t ia l k n o w l e d g e , d a t a o r in f o r m a t io n r e l a t e d t o C o m p a n y ’ s b u s in e s s o r it s
a c t u a l o r a n t ic ip a t e d r e s e a r c h o r d e v e l o p m e n t , in c l u d in g w it h o u t l im it a t io n ( i) t r a d e s e c r e t s ,
in v e n t io n s , id e a s , p r o c e s s e s , s o f t w a r e p r o g r a m s a n d s u b r o u t in e s , c o m p u t e r s o u r c e a n d o b j e c t
c o d e , a l g o r it h m s , t e c h n o l o g y , d a t a , f o r m u l a e , p r o g r a m s , o t h e r w o r k s o f a u t h o r s h ip , k n o w -h o w ,
im p r o v e m e n t s , d is c o v e r ie s , d e v e l o p m e n t s , d e s ig n s , a n d t e c h n iq u e s ; ( ii) in f o r m a t io n r e g a r d in g
p r o d u c t s , s e r v ic e s , p l a n s f o r r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t , m a r k e t in g a n d b u s in e s s p l a n s ,
b u d g e t s , f in a n c ia l s t a t e m e n t s , c o n t r a c t s , p r ic e s , c o m p e t it o r s , s u p p l ie r s , a n d c u s t o m e r s ; ( iii)
in f o r m a t io n r e g a r d in g t h e p e r s o n a l d a t a , s k il l s a n d / o r c o m p e n s a t io n o f C o m p a n y ’ s e m p l o y e e s ,
c o n t r a c t o r s , a n d a n y o t h e r s e r v ic e p r o v id e r s o f C o m p a n y ; ( iv ) t h e e x is t e n c e o f a n y b u s in e s s
d is c u s s io n s , n e g o t ia t io n s , o r a g r e e m e n t s b e t w e e n C is c o a n d a n y t h ir d p a r t y , a n d ( v ) a n y o t h e r
c o n f id e n t ia l in f o r m a t io n o f C o m p a n y ; a n d ( b ) a n y c o n f id e n t ia l k n o w l e d g e , d a t a o r in f o r m a t io n o f
a t h ir d p a r t y t h a t is u n d e r a d u t y t o k e e p c o n f id e n t ia l .
b . N o n -D i s c l o s u r e . I n d iv id u a l w il l k e e p in c o n f id e n c e a n d t r u s t , a n d w il l n o t u s e o r d is c l o s e t o
a n y o n e , a n y C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n t o a n y o n e o u t s id e o f C is c o w it h o u t t h e p r io r w r it t e n
c o n s e n t o f a n a u t h o r iz e d C is c o r e p r e s e n t a t iv e , e x c e p t a s m a y b e n e c e s s a r y in t h e o r d in a r y
c o u r s e o f p e r f o r m in g s e r v ic e s f o r C is c o , a n d t h e n o n l y w it h in t h e a u t h o r it y g r a n t e d b y C is c o a n d
f o r t h e p u r p o s e s t a t e d h e r e in . T h e o b l ig a t io n s o f c o n f id e n t ia l it y s e t o u t in t h is A g r e e m e n t s h a ll
a p p l y , ( i) w it h r e s p e c t t o C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n t h a t c o n s t it u t e s a t r a d e s e c r e t o f C is c o o r o f
a n y t h ir d p a r t y , a t a l l t im e s d u r in g t h e t e r m o f I n d iv id u a l ’ s a s s ig n m e n t w it h C is c o a n d a t a l l t im e s
t h e r e a f t e r s o l o n g a s s u c h in f o r m a t io n r e m a in s a t r a d e s e c r e t , a n d ( ii) w it h r e s p e c t t o
C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n t h a t d o e s n o t c o n s t it u t e a t r a d e s e c r e t o f C o m p a n y , a t a l l t im e s d u r in g
t h e t e r m o f I n d iv id u a l ’ s a s s ig n m e n t w it h C is c o a n d f o r a p e r io d o f t h r e e ( 3 ) y e a r s t h e r e a f t e r .
I n d iv id u a l w il l n o t r e m o v e a n y C is c o m a t e r ia l s , in c l u d in g C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n , f r o m t h e
b u s in e s s p r e m is e s o f C is c o , e x c e p t a s r e q u ir e d in c o n n e c t io n w it h p e r f o r m a n c e o f s e r v ic e s f o r
C is c o , a n d t h e n o n l y w it h in t h e a u t h o r it y g r a n t e d b y C is c o a n d f o r t h e p u r p o s e s t a t e d h e r e in .
C is c o r e t a in s t h e r ig h t t o r e f u s e o r t o t e r m in a t e t h e A c c e s s r ig h t s t o I n d iv id u a l a t a n y t im e ,
w it h o u t p r io r n o t ic e .
c . R e t u r n o f C o m p a n y P r o p e r t y . U p o n t e r m in a t io n o f c o m p l e t io n o f t h e c o n t r a c t e d s e r v ic e s o r
u p o n C o m p a n y ’ s r e q u e s t a t a n y o t h e r t im e , I n d iv id u a l w il l d e l iv e r t o C is c o a l l o f C o m p a n y ’ s
p r o p e r t y , e q u ip m e n t , a n d d o c u m e n t s , t o g e t h e r w it h a l l c o p ie s t h e r e o f , a n d a n y o t h e r m a t e r ia l
c o n t a in in g o r d is c l o s in g a n y C is c o I n v e n t io n o r C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n a n d c e r t if y in w r it in g
I n d iv id u a l h a s f u l l y c o m p l ie d w it h t h e f o r e g o in g o b l ig a t io n . D u r in g t h e t e r m o f t h e c o n t r a c t ,
I n d iv id u a l w il l t a k e s t e p s t o p r o t e c t t h e in t e g r it y o f a n y C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n a n d / o r o t h e r
C is c o -r e l a t e d d a t a o n I n d iv id u a l ’ s C is c o -is s u e d c o m p u t e r a n d o t h e r e q u ip m e n t . I n a d d it io n , if
I n d iv id u a l h a s u s e d a n y p e r s o n a l c o m p u t e r o r o t h e r d e v ic e , s e r v e r , o r e -m a il s y s t e m t o r e c e iv e ,
s t o r e , r e v ie w , p r e p a r e o r t r a n s m it a n y C is c o in f o r m a t io n , in c l u d in g b u t n o t l im it e d t o ,
C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n , I n d iv id u a l a g r e e s t o p r o v id e C is c o w it h a c o m p u t e r -u s e a b l e c o p y o f a l l
C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n a n d t h e n p e r m a n e n t l y d e l e t e a n d e x p u n g e a l l C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n
f r o m t h o s e s y s t e m s ; a n d I n d iv id u a l a g r e e s t o p r o v id e t h e C is c o a c c e s s t o I n d iv id u a l ’ s s y s t e m
a s r e a s o n a b l y r e q u e s t e d t o v e r if y t h a t t h e n e c e s s a r y c o p y in g a n d / o r d e l e t io n is c o m p l e t e d .
I n d iv id u a l f u r t h e r a g r e e s t h a t a n y p r o p e r t y s it u a t e d o n C o m p a n y ’ s p r e m is e s is s u b j e c t t o
in s p e c t io n b y C o m p a n y ’ s p e r s o n n e l a t a n y t im e w it h o r w it h o u t f u r t h e r n o t ic e o r c o n s e n t .
C is c o C o n fid e n tia l In fo r m a tio n A g r e e m e n t: In d iv id u a ls

(Required For Vendors, Contractors, Independent Contractors, Consul tants

2 . N o n -E m p l o y e e S t a t u s . I n d iv id u a l a g r e e s t h a t t h is A g r e e m e n t is n o t a n e m p lo y m e n t
c o n t r a c t a n d t h a t I n d iv id u a l w il l n o t a t a n y t im e b e c o n s id e r e d a n e m p l o y e e o f C is c o w it h in
t h e a p p l ic a t io n o f a n y fe d e r a l , s t a t e o r l o c a l l a w s o r r e g u l a t io n s , in c l u d in g b u t n o t l im it e d to
l a w s o r r e g u l a t io n s c o v e r in g u n e m p l o y m e n t in s u r a n c e , r e t ir e m e n t b e n e f it s , w o r k e r s ’
c o m p e n s a t io n , l a b o r o r ta x e s o f a n y k in d o r f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f c o v e ra g e u n d e r a n y C is c o -
s p o n s o r e d b e n e f it a n d /o r s t o c k p l a n s , p o l ic ie s p r o g r a m s o r a r r a n g e m e n ts , w h e th e r o r n o t
r e d u c e d t o w r it in g .
3 . S t a n d a r d B e h a v i o r . I n d iv id u a l s h a l l b e r e s p o n s ib l e f o r a b id in g b y t h e g u id e l in e s d e s c r ib e d
in t h e “ C is c o V e n d o r a n d I n d e p e n d e n t C o n s u l t a n t J o b P r a c t ic e a n d B e h a v io r G u id e , ”
a t t a c h e d h e r e in a t E x h ib it A , w h e n e x e r c is in g t h e A c c e s s r ig h t s g r a n t e d h e r e in .
4 . G e n e r a l . I n d iv id u a l a g r e e s t h a t a n y d is p u t e in t h e m e a n in g , e f f e c t , o r v a l id it y o f t h is
A g r e e m e n t s h a l l b e r e s o l v e d in a c c o r d a n c e w it h t h e l a w s o f t h e S t a t e o f C a l if o r n ia w it h o u t
r e g a r d t o t h e c o n f l ic t o f l a w s p r o v is io n s t h e r e o f . I n d iv id u a l f u r t h e r a g r e e s t h a t if o n e o r
m o r e p r o v is io n s o f t h is A g r e e m e n t a r e h e l d t o b e u n e n f o r c e a b l e u n d e r a p p l ic a b l e C a l if o r n ia
l a w , s u c h p r o v is io n ( s ) s h a l l b e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is A g r e e m e n t a n d t h e b a l a n c e o f t h e
A g r e e m e n t s h a l l b e in t e r p r e t e d a s if s u c h p r o v is io n w e r e s o e x c l u d e d a n d s h a l l b e
e n f o r c e a b l e in a c c o r d a n c e w it h it s t e r m s . T h e h e a d in g s c o n t a in e d in t h is A g r e e m e n t a r e
f o r c o n v e n ie n c e o n l y , h a v e n o l e g a l s ig n if ic a n c e , a n d a r e n o t in t e n d e d t o c h a n g e o r l im it
t h is A g r e e m e n t in a n y m a t t e r w h a t s o e v e r . I n d iv id u a l ’ s o b l ig a t io n s u n d e r t h is A g r e e m e n t
s h a l l s u r v iv e t h e t e r m in a t io n o f I n d iv id u a l ’ s s e r v ic e s t o C is c o .
5 . In ju n c tiv e R e lie f. In d iv id u a l a g re e s t h a t C is c o w o u l d s u f f e r ir r e p a r a b l e in j u r y if I n d iv id u a l
v io l a t e s t h e c o n f id e n t ia l it y o r s e c u r it y p r o v is io n s h e r e in . C is c o m a y s e e k a n d o b t a in
in j u n c t iv e r e l ie f a g a in s t a n y b re a c h o r v io l a t io n , o r t h r e a t e n e d b r e a c h o r v io l a t io n , o f t h e
f o r e g o in g w it h o u t th e p o s t in g o f b o n d o r s e c u r it y .
6 . W a i v e r . T h e w a iv e r b y e it h e r p a r t y o f a n y t e r m , c o n d it io n o r p r o v is io n o f t h is A g r e e m e n t s h a l l
n o t b e c o n s t r u e d a s a w a iv e r o f a n y o t h e r o r s u b s e q u e n t t e r m , c o n d it io n o r p r o v is io n o f t h is
A g re e m e n t.
7 . N o L ic e n s e s . C is c o s h a ll r e ta in a l l r ig h t , t it l e a n d in t e r e s t t o it s C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n . N o
l ic e n s e u n d e r a n y tra d e m a rk , p a te n t o r c o p y r ig h t , o r a p p l ic a t io n f o r s a m e w h ic h a r e n o w o r
th e re a fte r m a y b e o b t a in e d b y C is c o is e it h e r g ra n te d o r im p l ie d b y t h e d is c l o s u r e o f
C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o rm a t io n o r th e g ra n t in g o f A c c e s s h e re in .
8 . M o d i f i c a t i o n . T h is A g r e e m e n t c a n o n l y b e m o d if ie d b y a s u b s e q u e n t w r it t e n a g r e e m e n t
e x e c u t e d b y t h e I n d iv id u a l a n d a n a u t h o r iz e d r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f C is c o .

Indiv idual :

S ig n a t u r e :

P r in t e d N a m e :

T it l e :

D a te : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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V endors, Contractors, Indep endent Contractors, Consultants, and Access O nly

I n o r d e r t o e n s u r e t h e s a f e t y a n d w e l f a r e o f a l l in d iv id u a l s o n C is c o p r e m is e s , a n d t o m a in t a in a n
e f f ic ie n t a n d h a r m o n io u s b u s in e s s o r g a n iz a t io n , C is c o e x p e c t s a l l v e n d o r s a n d in d e p e n d e n t
c o n s u l t a n t s t o m a in t a in c e r t a in c o m m o n s e n s e s t a n d a r d s o f g o o d c o n d u c t . T h e s e s t a n d a r d s
a p p l y w h il e w o r k in g o n C is c o p r e m is e s , a t o f f s it e l o c a t io n s w h e r e C is c o b u s in e s s is b e in g w e b
c o n d u c t e d , a t c o m p a n y -s p o n s o r e d e v e n t s , o r w h il e a c c e s s in g C is c o ’ s s y s t e m s , in c l u d in g , b u t n o t
l im it e d t o , it s ’ s it e s .

T h e f o l l o w in g l is t is n o t a l l -in c l u s iv e b u t r e p r e s e n t s c o n d u c t t h a t w il l n o t b e t o l e r a t e d a t o r b y C is c o
a n d m a y r e s u l t in im m e d ia t e r e m o v a l o f a n y a n d a l l a c c e s s r ig h t s a n d / o r l e g a l a c t io n :

• E n g a g in g in a c t s o f d is h o n e s t y , f r a u d , t h e f t o r s a b o t a g e

• I n a p p r o p r ia t e o r u n a u t h o r iz e d u s e o f c o n f id e n t ia l a n d t h ir d p a r t y in f o r m a t io n a s s p e c if ie d
in t h e " C is c o C o n f id e n t ia l I n f o r m a t io n A g r e e m e n t "

• I n s u b o r d in a t io n , r e f u s a l t o c o m p l y w it h in s t r u c t io n s o r f a il u r e t o p e r f o r m a s s ig n e d t a s k s

• M is u s e , t a m p e r in g , d a m a g e o r d e s t r u c t io n o f a n y p r o p e r t y

• A b u s iv e , p r o f a n e , v u l g a r , c o e r c iv e o r r e t a l ia t o r y c o n d u c t o r l a n g u a g e , in c l u d in g d ir e c t o r
in d ir e c t t h r e a t s

• H a r a s s m e n t c r e a t in g a n in t im id a t in g , h o s t il e o r o f f e n s iv e w o r k e n v ir o n m e n t a n d h a v in g
t h e p u r p o s e o r e f f e c t o f u n r e a s o n a b l y in t e r f e r in g w it h a n in d iv id u a l ’ s w o r k p e r f o r m a n c e

• F ig h t in g , e n c o u r a g in g a f ig h t , w r e s t l in g o r o t h e r in t e n t io n a l l y d is r u p t iv e b e h a v io r

• B e h a v io r t h a t is d e e m e d b y C is c o t o b e d e t r im e n t a l t o t h e s a f e t y , s e c u r it y , h e a l t h o r
w e l f a r e o f a p e r s o n o r o p e r a t io n s

• P o s s e s s io n o f f ir e a r m s , e x p l o s iv e s o r w e a p o n s o f a n y k in d

• U n a u t h o r iz e d u s e , s a l e , t r a n s f e r , m a n u f a c t u r e o r p o s s e s s io n o f il l e g a l d r u g s , c h e m ic a l s ,
c o n t r o l l e d s u b s t a n c e s o r a l c o h o l , o r b e in g u n d e r t h e in f l u e n c e o r im p a ir e d b y s u c h
s u b s ta n c e s

• E n g a g in g in c o n d u c t t h a t v io l a t e s a n y o t h e r p r in c ip l e o f g o o d b u s in e s s b e h a v io r

• E n t e r in g u n a u t h o r iz e d C is c o f a c il it ie s o r c o m p u t e r s y s t e m s .