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Common use of Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (A) The Executive shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (B) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businesses, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, affairs or assets of the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Music123, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s 's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or as required by law or as necessary for Executive to enforce his rights hereunder. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc), Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive Employee shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive Employee is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s Employee's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive Employee by the CompanyPresident and Chief Executive Officer. The Executive Employee will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive Employee shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period Period, or at any time the Company may request request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive Employee may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive Employee while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its Affiliates(or such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, secrets and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive Employee proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Dj Orthopedics Capital Corp)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or as required by law or as necessary for Executive to enforce his rights hereunder. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive MxXxxxxxx shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined belowhereinafter defined) of which the Executive MxXxxxxxx is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s MxXxxxxxx’x performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive MxXxxxxxx by the Company. The Executive MxXxxxxxx will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his possession and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive MxXxxxxxx shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period Period, or at any time the Company may request request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Information or the Work Product (as defined belowhereinafter defined) or of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that the Executive which MxXxxxxxx may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including including, but not limited to (i) to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive MxXxxxxxx while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning (i) the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its Affiliates(or such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive MxXxxxxxx proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published or otherwise disclosed merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Metals USA Plates & Shapes Southcentral, Inc.)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s 's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesbusiness, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (A) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or as required by law or as necessary for Executive to enforce his rights hereunder. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (B) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s 's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.,

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s 's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesits business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by himher, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or is required to be disclosed by law, court order, or similar compulsion; provided, however, that such disclosure shall be limited to the extent so required or compelled; and provided, further, that the Executive shall give the Company notice of such disclosure and cooperate with the Company in seeking suitable protection. The Executive will shall take all reasonable and reasonably appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information within their control and to protect it such Confidential Information against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Upon the Company’s request, the Executive shall deliver to the Company at on the termination of the Employment Period Termination Date, or at any time the Company may request request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereofthereof regardless of the form thereof (including electronic and optical copies)) relating to the Confidential Information, Information or the Work Product (as defined below) or of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive may then possess or have under his their control. (Bb) As used in this the Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates any Affiliate in connection with their businessesits business, including including, but not limited to (i) to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreementhereof) concerning the business, affairs Company’s or assets of the Company and its Affiliatesany Affiliate’s (i) business or affairs, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers customers, clients, suppliers and clients publishers and customer or client customer, client, supplier and publisher lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, (xv) business strategies, acquisition plans and candidates, financial or other performance data and personnel lists and data, and (xvxvi) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will shall not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will shall not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Imageware Systems Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or is required to be disclosed by law, court order, or similar compulsion; provided, however, that such disclosure shall be limited to the extent so required or compelled; and provided, further, that the Executive shall give the Company notice of such disclosure and cooperate with the Company in seeking suitable protection. The Executive will shall take all reasonable and reasonably appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information within their control and to protect it such Confidential Information against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Upon the Company’s request, the Executive shall deliver to the Company at on the termination of the Employment Period Termination Date, or at any time the Company may request request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereofthereof regardless of the form thereof (including electronic and optical copies)) relating to the Confidential Information, Information or the Work Product (as defined below) or of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive may then possess or have under his their control. (Bb) As used in this the Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates any Affiliate in connection with their businessesits business, including including, but not limited to (i) to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreementhereof) concerning the business, affairs Company’s or assets of the Company and its Affiliatesany Affiliate’s (i) business or affairs, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers customers, clients, suppliers and clients publishers and customer or client customer, client, supplier and publisher lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, (xv) business strategies, acquisition plans and candidates, financial or other performance data and personnel lists and data, and (xvxvi) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will shall not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will shall not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Imageware Systems Inc)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the CompanyCompany or is required to be disclosed by law, court order, or similar compulsion; provided, however, that such disclosure shall be limited to the extent so required or compelled; and provided, further, that the Executive shall, if legally permitted, give the Company notice of such disclosure and cooperate with the Company in seeking suitable protection. The Executive will shall take all reasonable and reasonably appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information within his control and to protect it such Confidential Information against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Upon the Company’s request, the Executive shall deliver to the Company at on the termination of the Employment Period Termination Date, or at any time the Company may request request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereofthereof regardless of the form thereof (including electronic and optical copies)) relating to the Confidential Information, Information or the Work Product (as defined below) or of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates any Affiliate in connection with their businessesits business, including including, but not limited to (i) to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreementhereof) concerning the business, affairs Company’s or assets of the Company and its Affiliatesany Affiliate’s (i) business or affairs, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers customers, clients, suppliers and clients publishers and customer or client customer, client, supplier and publisher lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, (xv) business strategies, acquisition plans and candidates, financial or other performance data and personnel lists and data, and (xvxvi) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will shall not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will shall not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Fitlife Brands, Inc.)

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information. (Aa) The Executive shall will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s 's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates that which the Executive may then possess or have under his control. (Bb) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means information that is not generally known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their businessesbusiness, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, business or affairs or assets of the Company and its AffiliatesCompany, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Guitar Center Inc)