Business secrets of enterprises can be divided into three levels, namely, top secret level, confidential level and secret level.
Top secret is the most important level of business secrets of enterprises. Once leaked, it will cause particularly serious damage to the safety and interests of enterprises. It usually includes but is not limited to important business decisions, undisclosed financial information, undisclosed patent information, core technical data, important image data, etc.
Confidentiality level is an important level of business secrets of enterprises. Once leaked, it will cause serious damage to the safety and interests of enterprises. It usually includes but is not limited to the minutes of important corporate meetings, undisclosed personnel appointments, operating conditions, pricing strategies, purchase channels, test results, investment and financing decisions, bidding matters, etc.
Secret level is the general level of business secrets of enterprises. Once leaked, it will harm the safety and interests of enterprises. It usually includes, but is not limited to, operation manuals, technological processes, production and procurement strategies, R&D records, property rights transactions, mergers and acquisitions, company planning, contracts, agreements, customer information, financial statements, statistical data, general technical documents, personnel files, employee salaries and income, etc.
In a word, the classification of trade secrets is very important to protect the core information and interests of enterprises, and enterprises should take corresponding protection measures according to different grades of trade secrets to ensure their safety and interests are not damaged.