Confidentiality/Trade Secrets. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive’s position with the Corporation is one of the highest trust and confidence both by reason of the Executive’s position and by reason of the Executive’s access to and contact with the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary business information of the Corporation. Both during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Executive covenants and agrees as follows: a. The Executive shall use best efforts and exercise reasonable diligence to protect and safeguard the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the Corporation, including but not limited to any non-public strategies, business plans, marketing and advertising plans, the identity of its customers and suppliers, its arrangements with customers and suppliers, and its technical and financial data, records, compilations of information, processes, recipes and specifications relating to its customers, suppliers, products and services; b. The Executive shall not disclose any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information, except as may be required in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation or by law; and c. The Executive shall not use, directly or indirectly, for the Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of another, any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information. All original and any copies of files, records, documents, emails, drawings, specifications, memoranda, notes, or other documents relating to the business of the Corporation, including printed, electronic or digital copies thereof, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive’s possession, shall be the exclusive property of the Corporation and shall be delivered to the Corporation and not retained by the Executive upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever or at any other time upon request of the Corporation’s General Counsel or the Board.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Dine Brands Global, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Dine Brands Global, Inc.), Employment Agreement (DineEquity, Inc)
Confidentiality/Trade Secrets. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive’s position with the Corporation Company is one of the highest trust and confidence both by reason of the Executive’s position and by reason of the Executive’s access to and contact with the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary business information of the CorporationCompany. Both during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Executive covenants and agrees as follows:
a. The Executive shall use best efforts and exercise reasonable diligence to protect and safeguard the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the CorporationCompany, including but not limited to any non-public strategies, business plans, marketing and advertising plans, the identity of its customers and suppliers, its arrangements with customers and suppliers, and its technical and financial data, records, compilations of information, processes, recipes and specifications relating to its customers, suppliers, products and services;
b. The Executive shall not disclose any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information, except as may be required in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation Company or by law; and
c. The Executive shall not use, directly or indirectly, for the Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of another, any of such trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information. All original and any copies of files, records, documents, emails, drawings, specifications, memoranda, notes, or other documents relating to the business of the CorporationCompany, including printed, electronic or digital copies thereof, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive’s possession, shall be the exclusive property of the Corporation Company and shall be delivered to the Corporation Company and not retained by the Executive upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever or at any other time upon request of the CorporationCompany’s General Counsel or the Board.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (DineEquity, Inc), Employment Agreement (DineEquity, Inc), Employment Agreement (DineEquity, Inc)