Sensitive Information
Protecting and securing Marathon Oil’s
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.
safeguards our business and helps protect our business advantage.
In carrying out Marathon Oil’s business, employees, officers, and directors often learn
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.
about Marathon Oil, its employees, customers, prospective customers, suppliers, or other third parties. Employees, officers, and directors must maintain the confidentiality of all information so entrusted to them, except when disclosure is authorized by appropriate management or otherwise legally mandated. Furthermore, such information is to be used solely for Marathon Oil purposes and never for the private gain of an employee or director (or any member of his or her immediate family), officer, or any third party. These obligations continue even after someone is no longer an employee, director, or officer. Integrity means:
- Recognize when we are working with
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.and use appropriate protections.
- Only access
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.if we are authorized to do so.
- Only share
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.within Marathon Oil on a need-to-know basis.
- Only use
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.for the purpose for which it was conveyed.
- Never circumvent controls to access information.
- Get approval from appropriate management before sharing
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.outside Marathon Oil.
- Secure appropriate contractual commitment before sharing
sensitive informationSensitive Information is information that Marathon Oil considers to be confidential, proprietary or trade secret, or that may be of use to competitors or harmful to Marathon Oil and/or its suppliers, customers, employees, or business partners if disclosed to unauthorized parties.with any third parties.
- Obtain appropriate approval before committing to an external interview or speaking engagement.
Examples of Sensitive Information include:
- Proprietary technical information
- Geological and geophysical data
- Business plans
- Strategic information, including acquisition or divestiture plans or activity
- Operational data and status of operations and equipment
- Financial data, performance, and results
- Customer or vendor data, including pricing
- Legal analysis
- Banking information
- Other nonpublic business information
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