Confidentiality; Non-Competition. (a) Executive acknowledges that: (I) the Executive has, and his employment hereunder will require that Executive continue to have, access to and knowledge of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the direct and indirect disclosure of any such Confidential Information to existing or potential competitors of the Company or its subsidiaries would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage, monetary or otherwise, to the Company's businesses; and (iii) the engaging by Executive in any of the activities prohibited by this Section 9 may constitute improper appropriation and/or use of such Confidential Information. Executive expressly acknowledges that the Confidential Information constitutes a protectable business interest of the Company. As used herein, the term "Confidential Information" shall mean information of any kind, nature or description which is disclosed to or otherwise known to the Executive as a direct or indirect consequence of his association with the Company, which information is not generally known to the public or in the businesses in which such entities are engaged or which information relates to specific investment opportunities within the scope of their business which were considered by the Company during the Term; provided, however, that "Confidential Information" shall not be deemed to include information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive, (ii) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that such source is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation with respect to such information or (iii) was in the Executive's possession prior to being furnished by the Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.)
Confidentiality; Non-Competition. (a) Executive acknowledges that: (Ii) the Executive has, and his employment hereunder will require that Executive continue to have, access to and knowledge of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the direct and indirect disclosure of any such Confidential Information to existing or potential competitors of the Company or its subsidiaries would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage, monetary or otherwise, to the Company's ’s businesses; and (iii) the engaging by Executive in any of the activities prohibited by this Section 9 may constitute improper appropriation and/or use of such Confidential Information. Executive expressly acknowledges that the Confidential Information constitutes a protectable business interest of the Company. As used herein, the term "“Confidential Information" ” shall mean information of any kind, nature or description which is disclosed to or otherwise known to the Executive as a direct or indirect consequence of his association with the Company, which information is not generally known to the public or in the businesses in which such entities are engaged or which information relates to specific investment opportunities within the scope of their business which were considered by the Company during the Term; provided, however, that "“Confidential Information" ” shall not be deemed to include information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive, (ii) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that such source is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation with respect to such information or (iii) was in the Executive's ’s possession prior to being furnished by the Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.)
Confidentiality; Non-Competition. (a) Executive acknowledges that: (I) the Executive has, and his employment hereunder will require that Executive continue to have, access to and knowledge of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined)) ; (ii) the direct and indirect disclosure of any such Confidential Information to existing or potential competitors of the Company or its subsidiaries would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage, monetary or otherwise, to the Company's businesses; and (iii) the engaging by Executive in any of the activities prohibited by this Section 9 10 may constitute improper appropriation and/or use of such Confidential Information. Executive expressly acknowledges that the Confidential Information constitutes a protectable business interest of the Company. As used herein, the term "Confidential Information" shall mean information of any kind, nature or description which is disclosed to or otherwise known to the Executive as a direct or indirect consequence of his association with the Company, which information is not generally known to the public or in the businesses in which such entities are engaged or which information relates to specific investment opportunities within the scope of their business which were considered by the Company during the Term; provided, however, that "Confidential Information" shall not be deemed to include information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive, (ii) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that such source is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation with respect to such information or (iii) was in the Executive's possession prior to being furnished by the Company.
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