Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets. 6.1 During the Term, the Employee may be dealing with trade secrets of the Company, including without limitation, customer lists, client contacts, financial information, inventions and processes, all of a confidential nature that are the Company’s property and are used in the course of the Company’s business. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such trade secrets or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or confidential information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company. 6.2 In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company’s customers and knowledge of those customers’ affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company’s only contact with such customers. The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company’s employ, he will not directly or indirectly: (a) attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company’s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts; or (b) engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged; (c) render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company; (d) employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company’s employ. 6.3 For a one (1) year period after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, ask or encourage any employee(s) of the Company to leave their employment with the Company or solicit any employee(s) of the Company for employment elsewhere. The Employee further agrees that he shall make any subsequent employer aware of this non-solicitation obligation. 6.4 This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Simulations Plus Inc), Employment Agreement (Simulations Plus Inc)
Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets. 6.1 5.1 During the Term, the Employee may be dealing with trade secrets of the Company, including including, without limitation, customer lists, client contacts, financial information, inventions inventions, and processes, all of a confidential nature that are the Company’s property and are used in the course of the Company’s business. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such trade secrets or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or confidential information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose disclose, or use any of such information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.
6.2 5.2 In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company’s customers and knowledge of those customers’ affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company’s only contact with such customers. The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company’s employ, he will not directly or indirectly:
(a) attempt attempt, in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company’s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts; or;
(b) engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust trust, or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged;
(c) render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company;; or
(d) employ or attempt to employ employ, or assist anyone else to employ employ, any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company’s employ.
6.3 5.3 For a one (1) year period after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, ask or encourage any employee(s) of the Company to leave their employment with the Company or solicit any employee(s) of the Company for employment elsewhere. The Employee further agrees that he shall make any subsequent employer aware of this non-solicitation obligation.
6.4 5.4 This entire Section 6 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets. 6.1 During the Term, the Employee may be dealing with trade secrets of the CompanyCompanies, including without limitation, customer lists, client contacts, financial information, inventions and processes, all of a confidential nature that are the Company’s Companies' property and are used in the course of the Company’s Companies' business. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such trade secrets or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the CompanyCompanies. All documents that the Employee prepares, or confidential information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the CompanyCompanies, are the exclusive property of the CompanyCompanies. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such information which has been reasonably designated by the Company Companies as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the CompanyCompanies, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the CompanyCompanies.
6.2 In the course of his employment for the CompanyCompanies, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company’s Companies' customers and knowledge of those customers’ affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company’s Companies' only contact with such customers. The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company Companies that the Employee make the covenants contained herein. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company’s Companies' employ, he will not directly or indirectly:
(a) attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company’sCompanies) business of the type performed by the Company Companies or to persuade any customer of the Company Companies to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the CompanyCompanies, whether or not the relationship with the Company Companies and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts; or
(b) engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is Companies are engaged;
(c) render any services of the type rendered by the Company Companies to or for any customer of the CompanyCompanies;
(d) employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company’s Companies' employ.
6.3 For a one (1) year period after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, ask or encourage any employee(s) of the Company Companies to leave their employment with the Company Companies or solicit any employee(s) of the Company Companies for employment elsewhere. The Employee further agrees that he shall make any subsequent employer aware of this non-solicitation obligation.
6.4 This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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