BL Companies | Employee Handbook | 2022

ETHICAL PRACTICES Confidentiality

keep such information confidential and to use it solely in the interest of the Company. When in doubt, the employee should treat the matter in the strictest confidence and consult the Legal Department or the Human Resources Department for clarification. This confidentiality provision extends to all employees during their employment with the Company and after their departure. All employees will be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement. All employees are responsible for becoming familiar with, and complying with, the policies contained in it. Conflicts of Interest and Moonlighting Policies In order to protect BL Companies’ interests, any outside employment undertaken by a Company employee must not conflict with his or her obligation to BL Companies. Employees should avoid any situation that may involve a conflict of interest with the Company. These prohibitions include, but are not limited to: ownership or a substantial interest in a business that interacts or competes with the Company or its clients; engagement in any outside activity for which remuneration is received and which could present an opportunity for conflict with the Company or its clients; and the use of confidential information gained in the course of employment for the benefit of the employee or a third party.

Employees sometimes have access to confidential, secret and proprietary information learned or acquired through their association with the Company. Such employees must use and/or disclose such information only for the performance of their jobs. Particular care must be taken to keep confidential any information of possible value to competitors or potentially damaging to clients and their competitors, or information received under an express or implied confidentiality obligation or information received from third parties. Employees must treat all information about the Company’s clients, their projects and other business information as confidential and not disclose it to, or discuss it with, anyone outside the Company. In many instances, the identity of a client or even the fact that a project is being considered at a particular site is extremely sensitive. Confidential information about the Company and/or clients should never be shared with anyone outside the office. In addition, all information proprietary to the Company including but not limited to client lists, client prospects, marketing data and procedures, pricing protocols, etc. are trade secrets that must not be shared with anyone outside the Company. Information acquired in the course of employment must not be used for individual benefit. Access to confidential information does not carry with it personal benefit or advantage but imposes an obligation to

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