Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Grantee’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e). Upon the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Momentive Performance Materials Inc.), Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (Momentive Performance Materials Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Momentive Performance Materials Inc.)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Grantee’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e). Upon the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. The provisions of this Section 7(e) supersede the confidentiality provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement as applied to the Grantee, to the extent inconsistent.
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC), Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC), Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the GranteeExecutive’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee Executive shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the GranteeExecutive’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the GranteeExecutive’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e10(e). Upon the GranteeExecutive’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee Executive may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the GranteeExecutive’s compensation; the GranteeExecutive’s personal entitlements and obligations; the GranteeExecutive’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the GranteeExecutive’s cell phone number. The Grantee Executive may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole expense, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Inc.), Employment Agreement (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that he has access to confidential information and/or has had or will have material contact with the Company Company’s customers, suppliers, licensees, representatives, agents, partners, licensors, or any of its Affiliates business relations. The Executive agrees that during the Term and thereafter in perpetuityperpetuity thereafter, the Grantee Executive shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the GranteeExecutive’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its AffiliatesCompany, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e). Upon the GranteeExecutive’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company (with the cost of shipping reimbursed by the Company) all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee Executive may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding, and (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Employee is not required to notify the Company that Employee has made such reports or disclosures. If the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to the Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Executive: (x) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (y) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Rackspace Technology, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Rackspace Technology, Inc.)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Grantee’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment or service shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e). Upon the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone and cell phone number. The Grantee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. The provisions of this Section 7(e) supersede the confidentiality provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement as applied to the Grantee, to the extent inconsistent.
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During a. Except as required by law, and subject to Paragraph 21 below, Associate hereby represents that, from and after the term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and thereafter in perpetuitySeparation Date, the Grantee Associate shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly indirectly, or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose disclose, or publish, or use for the GranteeAssociate’s benefit or the benefit of any Personperson or entity, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its AffiliatesXxxxxxx, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ Xxxxxxx’x operations, protocols, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees employees, or other terms of employmentemployment (“Confidential Information”), or deliver to any Person person or entity any document, record, notebook, computer program program, or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e)Confidential Information. Upon the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee Associate may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process in accordance with Paragraph 21 herein, but shall give the Company Xxxxxxx the earliest possible notice thereof, and shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company Xxxxxxx and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, and shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement prevents Associate from making any disclosure that is expressly permitted by this Agreement or from confidential disclosures in connection with seeking legal advice.
b. Associate hereby represents that, promptly and in any event no later than three (3) days following the execution of this Agreement, Associate shall have delivered to Xxxxxxx any and all of Xxxxxxx’x property in Associate’s possession, custody, or control, including, but not limited to, all computers, handheld electronic devices, cellular telephones, corporate credit cards, keys, cardkeys, building and security access cards, computer disks, computer software, computer passwords, deal documents, legal documents, and any other documents of a confidential nature (which Associate may elect to destroy rather than return) (collectively, “Company Property”). Xxxxxxx shall promptly and in any event no later than three (3) days following the execution of this Agreement return to Associate any of Associate’s personal property at Xxxxxxx’x offices.
c. Associate hereby represents that Associate shall not, directly or indirectly, except as expressly consented to in advance by Xxxxxxx, knowingly use, remove from Xxxxxxx’x premises, divulge, disclose, confirm, transmit, reproduce, convey, summarize, quote, share, obtain, view, access, or make accessible, publicly or privately, to or for any other person or entity, any Company Property, unless compelled by process of law or regulatory process.
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Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment with service as a member of the Company or any of its Affiliates Board and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Grantee’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment his service as a member of the Board shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e). Upon the termination of Grantee’s termination service as a member of employment the Board for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. The provisions of this Section 7(e) supersede the confidentiality provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement as applied to the Grantee, to the extent inconsistent.
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Certificate (McGraw-Hill Global Education LLC)
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. During the term of the Grantee’s employment with services as a member of the Company or any of its Affiliates Board and thereafter in perpetuity, the Grantee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Grantee’s benefit or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets; provided, that the Grantee’s good faith performance of his or her duties and responsibilities for the Company and its Affiliates during employment the course of his services as a member of the Board shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 7(e7(d). Upon the Grantee’s termination cessation of employment services as a member of the Board for any reason, the Grantee shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Grantee may nonetheless retain copies of documents relating to the Grantee’s compensation; the Grantee’s personal entitlements and obligations; the Grantee’s rolodex (and electronic equivalents); and the Grantee’s cell phone number. The Grantee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and, if requested by the Company, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process.
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Samples: Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Certificate (Momentive Performance Materials Inc.)