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As a Bridgestone employee, you may have knowledge of confidential and proprietary information about our products, services or the business affairs of the company, its customers, suppliers and other third parties. This information is vital to our success and must be protected. It should never be used for personal gain.Understand and follow local policies for classifying and protecting confidential information. You can protect the company’s proprietary and confidential information by maintaining it in authorized, secured locations (e.g., locked filing cabinets or password protected computer files). Never disclose proprietary or confidential information to third parties without authorization. If you plan on electronically sharing confidential information with 46BRIDGESTONE INTEGRITY IN OUR DAILY WORK LIVESany third party, be sure to comply with data security requirements in your location. Be careful when using speakerphones and cell phones, and never discuss sensitive company information in public. Some employees may have access to our customers’ and others’ financial or personal information. This information must be safeguarded at all times and only used for legitimate purposes. Remember, your duty to safeguard proprietary and confidential information continues even after you leave the company.If you are not sure about whether certain information is confidential and must be protected, talk to your supervisor or ask a member of the Law Department.Confidential and Proprietary Information