Confidentiality Non Solicitation. (a) While employed, you will learn important proprietary information related to Torotel’s business, including, but not limited to, confidential and proprietary information concerning corporate strategies and planning in the area of strategic growth. You acknowledge that the proprietary customer, operations, financial, and business information that has been or will be learned (i) has been and will be developed through Torotel’s expenditure of substantial effort, time and money; and (ii) together with relationships developed with customers and employees, could be used to compete unfairly with Torotel during the post-employment period. Because Torotel’s ability to provide services on a competitive basis depends, in part, on its proprietary information and customer relationships, Torotel would not share such information and promote your relationship with customers if Torotel believed that you would use or disclose such information or relationships in competition with Torotel, or if Torotel believed that your relationship with Torotel’s employees or customers would be used to the detriment of Torotel. (b) You shall protect Confidential Information from disclosure. “Confidential Information” is any and all information (no matter in what form) relating to Torotel’s intellectual property, customers, operations, finances, and business that derives value from not being generally known to others. It includes, but is not limited to, technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers (including identifying information about those customers), whether or not reduced to writing. Confidential Information includes information disclosed to Torotel by third parties that Torotel is obligated to maintain as confidential. Confidential Information may include information that is not privileged nor a trade secret, but information that is not privileged and also not a trade secret shall constitute Confidential Information only for two years after termination of your employment. You will not use, except in connection with work for Torotel, and will not disclose during or after your relationship with Torotel, Torotel’s Confidential Information. Upon the termination of your employment, or for any reason or at any time at Torotel’s request, you will deliver promptly to Torotel all materials, documents, plans, records, notes, or other papers and any copies in your possession or control relating in any way to Torotel’s business, which at all times shall be the property of Torotel.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Torotel Inc), Employment Agreement (Torotel Inc), Employment Agreement (Torotel Inc)
Confidentiality Non Solicitation. (a) While employed, you will learn important proprietary information related to Torotel’s business, including, but not limited to, confidential and proprietary information concerning corporate strategies and planning in the area of strategic growth. You acknowledge that the proprietary customer, operations, financial, and business information that has been or will be learned (i) has been and will be developed through Torotel’s expenditure of substantial effort, time and money; and (ii) together with relationships developed with customers and employees, could be used to compete unfairly with Torotel during the post-employment period. Because Torotel’s ability to provide services on a competitive basis depends, in part, on its proprietary information and customer relationships, Torotel would not share such information and promote your relationship with customers if Torotel believed that you would use or disclose such information or relationships in competition with Torotel, or if Torotel believed that your relationship with Torotel’s employees or customers would be used to the detriment of Torotel.
(b) You shall use reasonable efforts to protect Confidential Information from disclosure. “Confidential Information” is any and all non-public information (no matter in what form) relating to Torotel’s intellectual property, customers, operations, finances, and business that derives value from not being generally known to others. It includes, but is not limited to, technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers (including identifying information about those customers), whether or not reduced to writing. Confidential Information includes information disclosed to Torotel by third parties that Torotel is obligated to maintain as confidential. Confidential Information may include information that is not privileged nor a trade secret, but information that is not privileged and also not a trade secret shall constitute Confidential Information only for two years after termination of your employment. You will not use, except in connection with work for Torotel, and will not disclose during or after your relationship with Torotel, Torotel’s Confidential Information. Upon the termination of your employment, or for any reason or at any time at Torotel’s request, you will deliver promptly to Torotel all materials, documents, plans, records, notes, or other papers and any copies in your possession or control relating in any way to Torotel’s business, which at all times shall be the property of Torotel.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Torotel Inc), Employment Agreement (Torotel Inc)