Obligations of Confidentiality 2.1 The Recipient shall keep the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information confidential and, except with the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, shall:
(a) not use or exploit the Confidential Information in any way except for the Purpose;
(b) not disclose or make available the Confidential Information in whole or in part to any third party, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement;
(c) not copy, reduce to writing or otherwise record the Confidential Information except as strictly necessary for the Purpose (and any such copies, reductions to writing and records shall be the property of the Disclosing Party);
(d) keep separate the Confidential Information from all documents and other records of the Recipient;
(e) apply the same security measures and degree of care to the Confidential Information as the Recipient applies to its own confidential information, which the Recipient warrants as providing adequate protection from unauthorised disclosure, copying or use; and
(f) keep a written record of: any document or other Confidential Information received from the other in tangible form; any copy made of the Confidential Information.
2.2 The Recipient may disclose the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information to those of its Representatives who need to know this Confidential Information for the Purpose, provided that:
(a) it informs its Representatives of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information before disclosure;
(b) it procures that its Representatives shall, in relation to any Confidential Information disclosed to them, comply with this Agreement as if they were the Recipient and, if the Disclosing Party so requests, procure that any relevant Representative enters into a confidentiality agreement with the Disclosing Party on terms equivalent to those contained in this Agreement; and
(c) it keeps a written record of these Representatives; and
(d) it shall at all times be liable for the failure of any Representative to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
2.3 A Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent such Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by law, by any governmental or other regulatory authority (including, without limitation any relevant securities exchange) or by a Court or other authority of competent jurisdiction provided that, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, it gives the other Party as much notice of this disclosure as possible and, where notice of disclosure is not prohibited and is given in accordance with this Clause 2.3 , it takes into account the reasonable requests of the other Party in relation to the content of this disclosure, to the extent that it is legally permitted to do so.
2.4 The Recipient may, however, provided that the Recipient has reasonable grounds to believe that the Disclosing Party is involved in activity that may constitute a criminal offence under the Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, disclose Confidential Information to the Serious Fraud Office without first notifying the Disclosing Party of such disclosure.
2.5 The Recipient shall establish and maintain adequate security measures (including any reasonable security measures proposed by the Disclosing party from time to time) to safeguard the Confidential Information from unauthorised access or use.
2.6 No Party shall make, or permit any person to make, any public announcement concerning this Agreement, the Purpose or its prospective interest in the Purpose without the prior written consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) except as required by law or any governmental or regulatory authority (including, without limitation, any relevant securities exchange) or by any Court or other authority of competent jurisdiction.
2.7 No Party shall make use of the other Party's name or any information acquired through its dealings with the other Party for publicity or marketing purposes without the prior written consent of the other Party.
Restrictions on Future Agreements Grantor agrees that, until the Liabilities shall have been paid and satisfied in full and all of the Financing Agreements shall have been terminated, Grantor shall not, without the prior written consent of Agent, sell or assign its interest in any Trademark or enter into any other agreement with respect to any Trademark which would affect the validity or enforcement of the rights transferred to Agent under this Security Agreement.
Restrictions on Disclosure The Servicer agrees that it shall not, prior to the termination or expiration of this Agreement or within three (3) years after such termination or expiration, disclose to any Person any confidential or proprietary information, whether of a technical, financial, commercial or other nature, received directly or indirectly from WEST or any Subsidiary regarding the business of WEST and the Subsidiaries or the Engine Assets, except as authorized in writing by WEST, and except:
(a) to representatives of the Servicer and any of its Affiliates in furtherance of the purpose of this Agreement provided that any such representatives shall have agreed to be bound by the restrictions on disclosure set forth in this Section 13.09;
(b) to the extent required by Applicable Law or by judicial or administrative process, but in the event of proposed disclosure, the Servicer shall seek the assistance of WEST to protect information in which WEST has an interest to the maximum extent achievable;
(c) to the extent that the information:
(i) was generally available in the public domain;
(ii) was lawfully obtained from a source under no obligation of confidentiality, directly or indirectly, to WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iii) was disclosed to the general public with the approval of WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iv) was in the files, records or knowledge of the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates prior to initial disclosure thereof to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates by WEST or any Subsidiary;
(v) was provided by WEST or any Subsidiary to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates without any express written (or, to the extent such information was provided in an oral communication, oral) restriction on use of or access to such information, and such information would not reasonably be expected to be confidential, proprietary or otherwise privileged; or
(vi) was developed independently by the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates; and
(d) is reasonably deemed necessary by the Servicer to protect and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement; provided, however, that in such an event the Servicer shall act in a manner reasonably designed to prevent disclosure of such confidential information; and provided, further, that prior to disclosure of such information, the Servicer shall inform WEST and the Subsidiaries of such disclosure.
Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenants (a) The Executive acknowledges that:
(i) the Company (which, for purposes of this Section 8 shall include the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates) operates membership warehouse clubs in Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean (the “Business”);
(ii) the Company is dependent on the efforts of a certain limited number of persons who have developed, or will be responsible for developing the Company’s Business;
(iii) the Company’s Business is international in scope;
(iv) the Business in which the Company is engaged is intensely competitive and that Executive’s employment by the Company will require that he have access to and knowledge of nonpublic confidential information of the Company and the Company’s Business, including, but not limited to, certain/all of the Company’s products, plans for creation, acquisition or disposition of products or publications, strategic and expansion plans, formulas, research results, marketing plans, financial status and plans, budgets, forecasts, profit or loss figures, distributors and distribution strategies, pricing strategies, improvements, sales figures, contracts, agreements, then existing or then prospective suppliers and sources of supply and customer lists, undertakings with or with respect to the Company’s customers or prospective customers, and patient information, product development plans, rules and regulations, personnel information and trade secrets of the Company, all of which are of vital importance to the success of the Company’s business (collectively, “Confidential Information”);
(v) the direct or indirect disclosure of any Confidential Information would place the Company at a serious competitive disadvantage and would do serious damage, financial and otherwise, to the Company’s business;
(vi) by his training, experience and expertise, the Executive’s services to the Company is special and unique;
(vii) the covenants and agreements of the Executive contained in this Section 8 are essential to the business and goodwill of the Company; and
(viii) if the Executive leaves the Company’s employ to work for a competitive business, in any capacity, it would cause the Company irreparable harm.
Restrictions on Use Tenant shall use the Premises and Landlord’s Equipment in a careful, safe and proper manner, shall not commit or suffer any waste on or about Landlord’s Property or with respect to Landlord’s Equipment, and shall not make any use of Landlord’s Property and/or Landlord’s Equipment which is prohibited by or contrary to any laws, rules, regulations, orders or requirements of public authorities, or which would cause a public or private nuisance. Tenant shall comply with and obey all laws, rules, regulations, orders and requirements of public authorities which in any way affect the use or operation of Landlord’s Equipment and the use, operation or occupancy of Landlord’s Property. Tenant, at its own expense, shall obtain any and all permits, approvals and licenses necessary for use of the Landlord’s Equipment and the Premises (copies of which shall be provided to the Landlord), provided that Landlord shall be responsible for obtaining a certificate of occupancy for the Building generally (i.e., as opposed to a certificate of occupancy for the Premises after the performance of any work by Tenant, which shall be Tenant’s responsibility) and any other permits, approvals and licenses necessary generally for the use of Landlord’s Equipment and Landlord’s Property. Tenant shall not overload the floors or other structural parts of the Building; and shall not commit or suffer any act or thing on Landlord’s Property which is illegal, unreasonably offensive, unreasonably dangerous, or which unreasonably disturbs other tenants. Tenant shall not knowingly do or permit to be done any act or thing on Landlord’s Property or with Landlord’s Equipment which will invalidate or be in conflict with any insurance policies, or which will increase the rate of any insurance, covering the Building. If, because of Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this Section or due to any use of the Premises or activity of Tenant in or about Landlord’s Property, the Insurance Costs are increased, Tenant shall pay Landlord the amount of such increase caused by the failure of Tenant to comply with the provisions of this Section or by the nature of Tenant’s use of the Premises. Tenant shall cause any fire lanes in the front, sides and rear of the Building to be kept free of all parking associated with its business or occupancy and in compliance with all applicable regulations. Tenant shall conduct its business at all times so as not to annoy or be offensive to other tenants and occupants in Landlord’s Property. Tenant shall not permit the emission of any objectionable noise or odor from the Premises and shall at its own cost install such extra sound proofing or noise control systems and odor control systems, as may be needed to eliminate unreasonable noise, vibrations and odors, if any, emanating from the Premises being heard, felt or smelled outside the Premises. Tenant shall not place any file cabinets bookcases, partitions, shelves or other furnishings or equipment in a location which abuts or blocks any windows.
General Restrictions on Use Advisor agrees to hold all Proprietary Information in confidence and not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, use, copy, publish, summarize, or remove from Company's premises any Proprietary Information (or remove from the premises any other property of Company), except (i) during the consulting relationship to the extent authorized and necessary to carry out Advisor's responsibilities under this Agreement, and (ii) after termination of the consulting relationship, only as specifically authorized in writing by Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such restrictions shall not apply to: (x) information which Advisor can show was rightfully in Advisor's possession at the time of disclosure by Company; (y) information which Advisor can show was received from a third party who lawfully developed the information independently of Company or obtained such information from Company under conditions which did not require that it be held in confidence; or (z) information which, at the time of disclosure, is generally available to the public.
Duration of Confidentiality Obligations The Receiving Party’s obligations under this Article apply to Confidential Information of the Furnishing Party disclosed to the Receiving Party before or after the Effective Date and will continue during the Agreement Term and survive the expiration or termination of the Agreement as follows:
(a) as to any portion of the Furnishing Party’s Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret under applicable law, the obligations will continue for as long as the Furnishing Party continues to treat such information as a trade secret; and
(b) as to all other Confidential Information of the Furnishing Party, the obligations will survive for two (2) years after the Receiving Party’s fulfillment of its obligations under Section 13.4 with respect to the Confidential Information in question.
Restrictions on U.S Transfers. Transfers of interests in the Regulation S Global Security to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.03(h)(C).
Covenants and Restrictions on Conduct of Business (a) The Trust agrees to abide by the following restrictions:
(i) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not incur any indebtedness;
(ii) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger or sale of assets;
(iii) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not engage in any business activity in which it is not currently engaged; and
(iv) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, the Trust shall not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries and shall not own or acquire any asset.
(b) The Trust shall:
(i) maintain books and records separate from any other person or entity;
(ii) maintain its office and bank accounts separate from any other person or entity;
(iii) not commingle its assets with those of any other person or entity;
(iv) conduct its own business in its own name and use stationery or other business forms under its own name and not that of the Certificateholder or any Affiliate;
(v) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, pay its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds;
(vi) observe all formalities required under the Statutory Trust Statute;
(vii) not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other person or entity;
(viii) not hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligation of any other person or entity;
(ix) not acquire the obligations or securities of the Certificateholder or its Affiliates;
(x) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, not make loans to any other person or entity or buy or hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other person or entity;
(xi) other than as contemplated by the Basic Documents and related documentation, not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other person or entity;
(xii) hold itself out as a separate entity from the Certificateholder and not conduct any business in the name of the Certificateholder;
(xiii) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
(xiv) not identify itself as a division (other than for tax reporting purposes) of any other person or entity; and
(xv) except as required or specifically provided in the Trust Agreement, the Trust will conduct business with the Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof on an arm’s length basis.
(c) So long as the Notes or any other amounts owed under the Indenture remain outstanding, the Trust shall not amend this Section 4.6 unless the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied.
Restrictions on Competition During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after you cease to be an employee of DFC or an affiliate of DFC, you will not, without the prior written consent of DFC, (a) accept employment or render service to any person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in competition with DFC, or any affiliate thereof for any purpose which would be competitive with the business of DFC and its affiliates within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other geographic area in which DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed, conducted operations (the "Restricted Area") or any business as to which studies or preparations relating to the entry into which were made by DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed within one year prior thereto (collectively, the "Restricted Businesses") or (b) directly or indirectly, enter into or in any manner take part in or lend your name, counsel or assistance to any venture, enterprise, business or endeavor, whether as proprietor, principal, investor, partner, director, officer, employee, consultant, adviser, agent, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever for any purpose which would be competitive with the Restricted Businesses in the Restricted Area. An investment not exceeding 5% of the outstanding stock in any corporation regularly traded on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall not be deemed to violate this provision, provided that you shall not render any services for such corporation.
