Common use of Background and Relationship of Parties Clause in Contracts

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the Company, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's ’s employment by the Company, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's ’s employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Sections 5 and Three 6 of this Agreement) that Block, the Company or Affiliates (collectively, the “Block Companies” and its subsidiaries each individually, a “Block Company”) have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's your employment by the Company, Executive you will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block Companies and that Executive's your employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive you and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of the Block and its subsidiariesCompanies. Executive You will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by the Block and its subsidiaries Companies or otherwise become known to the Block and its subsidiaries Companies and which has commercial value in the businesses in which the Block and its subsidiaries Companies have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Blockthe Block Companies. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databasesdata bases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public become publicly known other than by third parties you in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the CompanyHRB, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company HRB and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, developed or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." ". By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, prices and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does shall not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the CompanyHRB, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company HRB and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, developed or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." ". By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, prices and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does shall not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Sections 5 and Three 6 of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's your employment by the Company, Executive you will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's your employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive you and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiariesBlock, the Company, or Affiliates. Executive You will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes purposes, including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that the various Block and its subsidiaries Entities have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's ’s employment by the Company, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and various Block Entities and that Executive's ’s employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and the Block Entities with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of the Block and its subsidiariesEntities. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by the Block and its subsidiaries Entities or otherwise become known to the Block and its subsidiaries Entities and which has commercial value in the businesses in which the Block and its subsidiaries Entities have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Blockthe Block Entities. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the CompanyHRB, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company HRB and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does shall not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two and Three of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the Company, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which that are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Sections 5 and Three 6 of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's your employment by the Company, Executive you will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's your employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive you and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiariesBlock, the Company, or Affiliates. Executive You will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databasesdata bases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Three and Three Four of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's employment by the CompanyBFC, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company BFC and Block and that Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiaries. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "Proprietary Information." By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does shall not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Sections 5 and Three 6 of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's your employment by the Company, Executive you will be expected to have access to all information of value to the Company and Block and that Executive's your employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive you and Block with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiariesBlock, the Company, or Affiliates. Executive You will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company, or Affiliates have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databasesdata bases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, “Proprietary Information Information” does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public become publicly known other than by third parties you in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.

Background and Relationship of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge (for all purposes including, without limitation, Articles Two Three and Three Four of this Agreement) that Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company and/or the Affiliates have been and will be engaged in a continuous program of acquisition and development respecting their businesses, present and future, and that, in connection with Executive's ’s employment by the Company, Executive will be expected to have access to all information of value to Block, the Company and Block and/or the Affiliates and that Executive's ’s employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive and Block Block, the Company and the Affiliates with respect to any information applicable to the businesses of Block and its subsidiariesBlock, the Company and/or the Affiliates. Executive will possess or have unfettered access to information that has been created, developed, or acquired by Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company and/or the Affiliates or otherwise become known to Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company and/or the Affiliates and which has commercial value in the businesses in which Block and its subsidiaries Block, the Company and/or the Affiliates have been and will be engaged and has not been publicly disclosed by Block, the Company and/or the Affiliates. All information described above is hereinafter called "“Proprietary Information." ” By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes trade secrets, customer lists and information, employee lists and information, developments, systems, designs, software, databases, know-how, marketing plans, product information, business and financial information and plans, strategies, forecasts, new products and services, financial statements, budgets, projections, prices, and acquisition and disposition plans. Proprietary Information does not include any portions of such information which are now or hereafter made public by third parties in a lawful manner or made public by parties hereto without violation of this Agreement.