Common use of Secret Processes and Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Secret Processes and Confidential Information. For the Employment Term and thereafter, (a) the Employee will not divulge (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of the Company, any Confidential Information (as defined below) and (b) the Employee will not use, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means any information which is proprietary or unique to the Company, including information with respect to the operations or finances of the Company or with respect to confidential or secret processes, techniques, machinery, customers, plans or products manufactured or sold by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information (i) that is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure to Employee, (ii) that becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Employee, (iii) that is rightfully received by the Employee from a third party on a nonconfidential basis, or (iv) that is unrelated to the