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).