WE ARE RESPONSIBLE
THE WORK WE DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE, SO WE TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES SERIOUSLY
Confidential Information and Intellectual Property
We protect Donaldson's confidential information - including trade secrets, customer data, partner information, employee data, business strategies, marketing plans, financials, research and development information, and other nonpublic business information - from misuse, theft, or loss.
We don't give confidential information to partners, customers, or other third parties unless that disclosure is properly authorized.
We follow our obligations under confidentiality agreements, whether with Donaldson or other companies, including former employers. Our obligation to preserve Donaldson's confidential information continues during and even after our employment with the company.
We respect the intellectual property rights of Donaldson as well as external parties. We refrain from using intellectual property without proper licensing or authorization.
"Intellectual property" refers to products of the mind, such as inventions, business symbols, designs, images, and names. It can be protected with patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or copyrights.
We also protect our information by being thoughtful in our use of artificial intelligence (AI). Limited use of generative AI tools is permitted for performing work for Donaldson only with the approval of your manager. If you are authorized to use AI, only use approved applications and never input confidential information or intellectual property into public AI tools. And always check the results AI produces to ensure the outcomes are accurate and free of bias. Refer to our Use of Generative AI Tools policy for more details.
No. We earn business the right way. It's OK for your team member to apply the general knowledge and skills learned in their previous work. But information that's proprietary to the company would violate your team member's obligations, our policies, and possibly the law. Your team member is obliged to protect confidential information about their former employer -- just as you would have a responsibility to protect our confidential information should you ever leave.
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