Common use of Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets Clause in Contracts

Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Employee recognizes the interest of Employer in maintaining the confidential nature of its Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Accordingly, Employee covenants and agrees that Employee will not, at any time, other than in the performance of Employee’s duties for the Employer, both during and after Employee’s employment with the Employer, communicate or disclose to any person or entity, or use for Employee’s benefit, or for the benefit of any other person or entity, including any Competing Business, either directly or indirectly, any of the Employer’s Trade Secrets and/or Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prohibition in the preceding sentence regarding the disclosure or use of Confidential Information other than Trade Secrets shall end thirty-six (36) months after the termination, for any reason, of Employee’s employment with the Employer. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure or use of Trade Secrets by Employee is prohibited for the life of Employee, or until the Trade Secret information becomes publicly available through no direct or indirect fault or act of Employee.