No Unauthorized Use or Disclosure. Executive agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. Executive agrees that Executive will not, at any time during the term of Executive’s employment or thereafter, make any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information, or make any use thereof, except, in each case, in the carrying out of Executive’s responsibilities to the Company. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that Executive would violate the terms of this Article III if Executive breaches any of the provisions of Article V below. Executive shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by Executive hereunder to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure thereof is specifically required by applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable Legal Requirements and Executive is making such disclosure, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement prior to making any such disclosure, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order.
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Samples: Severance Agreement (Black Stone Minerals, L.P.), Severance Agreement (Black Stone Minerals, L.P.), Severance Agreement (Black Stone Minerals, L.P.)
No Unauthorized Use or Disclosure. The Confidential Information is vital to the success of the Related Parties’ business and the Related Parties derive independent economic value from such information not being generally available or known to the public. Executive agrees to that he will preserve and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. Executive agrees that Executive Information and work product of the Related Parties, and will not, at any time during or after the term termination of the Executive’s employment or thereafterwith the Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of, and shall not remove from Company premises, and will use his best efforts to prevent the removal from Company premises of, Confidential Information or work product of Confidential Informationthe Related Parties, or make any use thereof, except, in each case, except in the carrying out of Executive’s responsibilities to the Company. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that Executive would violate the terms of this Article III if Executive breaches any of the provisions of Article V below. Executive shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by Executive hereunder to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Informationhereunder. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure thereof is specifically required by applicable Legal Requirementslaw; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable Legal Requirements law and Executive is making such disclosure, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement requirement, and shall use his commercially reasonable efforts to give such notice prior to making any such disclosure, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order.
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No Unauthorized Use or Disclosure. Executive agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. Executive agrees that Executive will not, at any time during the term of Executive’s employment or thereafter, make any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information, or make any use thereof, except, in each case, in the carrying out of Executive’s responsibilities to the Company. Executive further agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all confidential information of third parties provided to the Company by such third parties with an expectation of confidentiality. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that Executive would violate the terms of this Article III if Executive breaches any of the provisions of Article V below. Executive shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by Executive hereunder to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure thereof is specifically required by applicable Legal Requirementslaws; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable Legal Requirements laws and Executive is making such disclosure, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement prior to making any such disclosure, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order.
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Samples: Severance Benefit Agreement (Cobalt International Energy, Inc.)