No Disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive hereby agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, disclose to anyone, or use or otherwise exploit for his own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, any Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company or any Affiliate. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” means any and all confidential or proprietary information regarding the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, including, without limitation, any and all trade secrets, employer records (including personnel records), customer lists, prospect lists, price lists, customer order or purchasing patterns and activities, product costing information, stocking requirements, purchase orders, invoices, customer records, product information and applications, customer uses and preferences, passwords, access codes, products, patents, trademarks, copyrights, processes, techniques, formulas, designs, scientific information, training information and materials, computer programs, computer network and security information, databases, software, services, research, development, inventions, and information regarding manufacturing, financials, purchasing, accounting, marketing, production, customers, suppliers, lessors, employees, and prospective customers, suppliers, lessors, and employees, and other information, whenever conceived, originated, discovered or developed, concerning any aspect of the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, whether or not in written or tangible form; provided, however, that (i) the term “Confidential Information” shall not include information which is or becomes generally available to the public on a non-confidential basis, including from a third party provided that such third party is not in breach of an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information and Executive is aware of such breach; and (ii) Executive shall not be in violation of this subsection in the event that Executive is legally compelled to disclose any of the Confidential Information, provided that in any such event Executive will provide the Company with reasonably prompt written notice prior to any such disclosure so that the Company (or an Affiliate) may obtain a protective order or other confidential treatment for the Confidential Information, and in the event that a protective order or other remedy is not obtained by the Company, Executive will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which Executive is advised by opinion of legal counsel is legally required to be furnished.
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Samples: Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions, Non Solicitation and Non Competition Agreement (Professional Diversity Network, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Professional Diversity Network, LLC), Employment Agreement (Professional Diversity Network, LLC)
No Disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive hereby agrees that he she will not, at any time during or after the Employment Period directly or indirectly, disclose to anyone, or use or otherwise exploit for his her own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, any Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company or any Affiliate. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” means any and all confidential or proprietary information regarding the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, including, without limitation, any and all trade secrets, employer records (including personnel records), customer lists, prospect lists, price lists, customer order or purchasing patterns and activities, product costing information, stocking requirements, purchase orders, invoices, customer records, product information and applications, customer uses and preferences, passwords, access codes, products, patents, trademarks, copyrights, processes, techniques, formulas, designs, scientific information, training information and materials, computer programs, computer network and security information, databases, software, services, research, development, inventions, and information regarding manufacturing, financials, purchasing, accounting, marketing, production, customers, suppliers, lessors, employees, and prospective customers, suppliers, lessors, and employees, and other trade secret, confidential and/or proprietary information, whenever conceived, originated, discovered or developed, concerning any aspect of the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, whether or not in written or tangible form; provided, however, that (i) the term “Confidential Information” shall not include information in Executive’s possession or known to Executive prior to employment with the Company, including but not limited to information that is located on Executive’s rolodex (whether paper or electronic) or information which is or becomes generally available to the public on a non-confidential basis, including from a third party provided that such third party is not in breach of an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information and Executive is aware of such breach; and (ii) Executive shall not be in violation of this subsection in the event that Executive is legally compelled to disclose any of the Confidential Information, provided that in any such event Executive will provide the Company with reasonably prompt written notice prior to any such disclosure so that the Company (or an Affiliate) may obtain a protective order or other confidential treatment for the Confidential Information, and in the event that a protective order or other remedy is not obtained by the Company, Executive will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which Executive is advised by opinion of legal counsel is legally required to be furnished. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Professional Diversity Network, Inc.)
No Disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive hereby agrees that he will not, at any time during or after the Employment Period directly or indirectly, disclose to anyone, or use or otherwise exploit for his own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, any Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company or any Affiliate. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” means any and all confidential or proprietary information regarding the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, including, without limitation, any and all trade secrets, employer records (including personnel records), customer lists, prospect lists, price lists, customer order or purchasing patterns and activities, product costing information, stocking requirements, purchase orders, invoices, customer records, product information and applications, customer uses and preferences, passwords, access codes, products, patents, trademarks, copyrights, processes, techniques, formulas, designs, scientific information, training information and materials, computer programs, computer network and security information, databases, software, services, research, development, inventions, and information regarding manufacturing, financials, purchasing, accounting, marketing, production, customers, suppliers, lessors, employees, and prospective customers, suppliers, lessors, and employees, and other trade secret, confidential and/or proprietary information, whenever conceived, originated, discovered or developed, concerning any aspect of the Company or its Business or any Affiliate or its business, whether or not in written or tangible form; provided, however, that (i) the term “Confidential Information” shall not include information in Executive’s possession or known to Executive prior to employment with the Company, including but not limited to information that is located on Executive’s rolodex (whether paper or electronic) or information which is or becomes generally available to the public on a non-confidential basis, including from a third party provided that such third party is not in breach of an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information and Executive is aware of such breach; breach and (ii) Executive shall not be in violation of this subsection in the event that Executive is legally compelled to disclose any of the Confidential Information, provided that in any such event Executive will provide the Company with reasonably prompt written notice prior to any such disclosure so that the Company (or an Affiliate) may obtain a protective order or other confidential treatment for the Confidential Information, and in the event that a protective order or other remedy is not obtained by the Company, Executive will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which Executive is advised by opinion of legal counsel is legally required to be furnished. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Professional Diversity Network, Inc.)