Obligations of the Employee. The Employee agrees: (i) to hold all Employer Information in strictest confidence; (ii) to not use, duplicate, reproduce, distribute, disclose, or otherwise disseminate Employer Information or any physical embodiments of Employer Information to any unauthorized recipient; and (iii) in any event, to not take any action causing any Employer Information to lose its character or cease to qualify as, and to not fail to take any action necessary in order to prevent any Employer Information from losing its character or ceasing to qualify as, Confidential Information or a Trade Secret; provided, however, that none of the foregoing obligations shall preclude the Employee from making any disclosures of Employer Information which the Employee has been advised in writing by independent legal counsel are required by applicable law, rule, or regulation. This Section 7 shall survive for a period of two years following the termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to Confidential Information, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason for so long as is permitted by applicable law with respect to Trade Secrets.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Smartfinancial Inc.), Employment Agreement (Smartfinancial Inc.), Employment Agreement (Smartfinancial Inc.)
Obligations of the Employee. The Employee agrees:
(i) to hold all Employer Information in strictest confidence;
(ii) to not use, duplicate, reproduce, distribute, disclose, or otherwise disseminate Employer Information or any physical embodiments of Employer Information to any unauthorized recipient; andand β
(iii) in any event, to not take any action causing any Employer Information to lose its character or cease to qualify as, and to not fail to take any action necessary in order to prevent any Employer Information from losing its character or ceasing to qualify as, Confidential Information or a Trade Secret; provided, however, that none of the foregoing obligations shall preclude the Employee from making any disclosures of Employer Information which the Employee has been advised in writing by independent legal counsel are required by applicable law, rule, or regulation. This Section 7 shall survive for a period of two years following the termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to Confidential Information, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason for so long as is permitted by applicable law with respect to Trade Secrets.
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