Forretningshemmeligheder er oplysninger, som, hvis de afsløres eller blot meddeles en anden person end den, der har givet dem, kan medføre alvorlig skade på sidstnævntes interesser (43).
Business secrets are information of which not only disclosure to the public but also mere transmission to a person other than the one that provided the information might seriously harm the latter's interests (43).