Confidentiality; Non-Disparagement. (a) Employee agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than Employee’s immediate family or legal, tax or financial advisors or as otherwise required by law, and agrees to take all steps necessary to assure confidentiality by those recipients of this information. With reference to Section 162(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the corresponding regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as requiring non-disclosure with respect to factual information relating to allegations of sexual harassment or sexual abuse. (b) Employee agrees not to make, or cause or attempt to cause any other person to make any statement, written or oral, or convey any information about the Company (directly or indirectly) or attempt to cause any other person or entity to make any statement, written or oral (including, but not limited to, statements made in person, by phone, email, text message, online, on social media, or otherwise) which is false, disparaging, or defamatory towards the Company, as the Company is defined in Section 6(a) of this Agreement. (c) Employee specifically acknowledges and reaffirms Employee’s ongoing obligations to the Company (1) not to use for any purpose or disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or a third party to which Employee had access or created during: (i) the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, (ii) during the Transition Period, or (iii) during his service as a director of the Board, (2) to return after the cessation of his services to the Company any and all materials containing such confidential or proprietary information to the Company, and (3) to comply with the obligations set forth in the Employment Agreement and this Agreement.
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Samples: Transition and Separation Agreement (Shift Technologies, Inc.), Transition and Separation Agreement (Shift Technologies, Inc.)
Confidentiality; Non-Disparagement. (a) Employee agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than Employee’s immediate family or legal, tax or financial advisors or as otherwise required by law, and agrees to take all steps necessary to assure confidentiality by those recipients of this information. With reference to Section 162(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the corresponding regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as requiring non-disclosure with respect to factual information relating to allegations of sexual harassment or sexual abuse.
(b) Employee agrees not to make, or cause or attempt to cause any other person to make any statement, written or oral, or convey any information about the Company (directly or indirectly) or attempt to cause any other person or entity to make any statement, written or oral (including, but not limited to, statements made in person, by phone, email, text message, online, on social media, or otherwise) which is false, disparaging, or defamatory towards the Company, as the Company is defined in Section 6(a7(a) of this Agreement. The Company agrees to instruct its executives officers and directors of the Board not to make, or cause or attempt to cause any other person to make any statement, written or oral, or convey any information about Employee (directly or indirectly) or attempt to cause any other person or entity to make any statement, written or oral (including, but not limited to, statements made in person, by phone, email, text message, online, on social media, or otherwise) which is false, disparaging, or defamatory towards Employee. Nothing in this Section 12(b) shall prohibit the foregoing parties from testifying truthfully in any forum or to any government agency.
(c) Employee specifically acknowledges and reaffirms Employee’s ongoing obligations to the Company (1) not to use for any purpose or disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or a third party to which Employee had access or created during: (i) the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, or (ii) during the Transition Period, or (iii) during his service as a director of the Board, (2) to return after the cessation of his services to the Company any and all materials containing such confidential or proprietary information to the Company, and (3) to comply with the obligations set forth in the Employment Agreement and this Agreement.
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Samples: Transition and Separation Agreement (Shift Technologies, Inc.)
Confidentiality; Non-Disparagement. (a) Employee agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than Employee’s immediate family or legal, tax or financial advisors or as otherwise required by law, and agrees to take all steps necessary to assure confidentiality by those recipients of this information. With reference to Section 162(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the corresponding regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as requiring non-disclosure with respect to factual information relating to allegations of sexual harassment or sexual abuse.
(b) Employee agrees not to make, or cause or attempt to cause any other person to make any statement, written or oral, or convey any information about the Company (directly or indirectly) or attempt to cause any other person or entity to make any statement, written or oral (including, but not limited to, statements made in person, by phone, email, text message, online, on social media, or otherwise) which is false, disparaging, or defamatory towards the Company, as the Company is defined in Section 6(a5(a) of this Agreement.
(c) Employee specifically acknowledges and reaffirms Employee’s ongoing obligations to the Company (1) not to use for any purpose or disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or a third party to which Employee had access or created during: (i) during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, (ii) during the Transition Period, or (iii) during his service as a director of the Board, (2) to return after the cessation of his services to the Company any and all materials containing such confidential or proprietary information to the Company, and (3) to comply with the obligations set forth in the Employment Agreement and this Agreement.
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