Trade Secrets; Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that, in connection with his employment with the Company, he has had and will continue to have access to valuable trade secrets and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates including, but not limited to, customer lists, business methods and processes, marketing, promotional, pricing, financial information, technical information and data relating to clients, employees and consultants (collectively, "Confidential Information") and that such Confidential Information is being made available to the Executive only in connection with the furtherance of his employment with the Company. The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period of 2 years thereafter, the Executive shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, except that disclosure of Confidential Information will be permitted: (a) to the Company and its respective Affiliates and advisors; (b) if such Confidential Information has previously become available to the public through no fault of the Executive; (c) if required by law or any court or governmental agency or body, provided that in any such case covered by this clause (c) the Executive shall provide the Company, in advance of any such disclosure, with prompt notice of such requirement(s) and shall cooperate fully with the Company to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure; (d) if necessary to establish or assert the rights of the Executive hereunder; or (e) if expressly consented to by the Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (U S Energy Systems Inc), Employment Agreement (U S Energy Systems Inc), Employment Agreement (U S Energy Systems Inc)
Trade Secrets; Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that, in connection with his employment with Zapco, he has had, and in connection with his employment with the Company, he has had and will continue to have access to valuable trade secrets and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates including, but not limited to, customer lists, business methods and processes, marketing, promotional, pricing, financial information, technical information and data relating to clients, employees and consultants (collectively, "Confidential Information") and that such Confidential Information is being made available to the Executive only in connection with the furtherance of his employment with the Company. The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period of 2 years thereafter, the Executive shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, except that disclosure of Confidential Information will be permitted: (a) to the Company and its respective Affiliates and advisors; (b) if such Confidential Information has previously become available to the public through no fault of the Executive; (c) if required by law or any court or governmental agency or body, provided that in any such case covered by this clause (c) the Executive shall provide the Company, in advance of any such disclosure, with prompt notice of such requirement(s) and shall cooperate fully with the Company to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure; (d) if necessary to establish or assert the rights of the Executive hereunder, provided that the Executive shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information; or (e) if expressly consented to by the Company.
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Trade Secrets; Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that, in connection with his employment with the Company, he has had and will continue to have access to valuable trade secrets and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates including, but not limited to, customer lists, business methods and processes, marketing, promotional, pricing, financial information, technical information and data relating to clients, employees and consultants (collectively, "Confidential Information") and that such Confidential Information is being made available to the Executive only in connection with the furtherance of his employment with the Company. The Executive agrees that during the Term (and for a period the purposes of 2 this Section 7, Term includes the pxxxxx xxxxxxxxxed by the Prior Agreement) and for two years thereafter, the Executive shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, except that disclosure of Confidential Information will be permitted: (a) to the Company and its respective Affiliates and advisors; (b) if such Confidential Information has previously become available to the public through no fault of the Executive; (c) if required by law or any court or governmental agency or body, provided that in any such case covered by this clause (c) the Executive shall provide the Company, in advance of any such disclosure, with prompt notice of such requirement(s) and shall cooperate fully with the Company to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure; (d) if necessary to establish or assert the rights of the Executive hereunder; or (e) if expressly consented to in writing by the Company.
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Trade Secrets; Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that, in connection with his employment with the Company, he has had and will continue to have access to valuable trade secrets and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates including, but not limited to, customer lists, business methods and processes, marketing, promotional, pricing, financial information, technical information and data relating to clients, employees Executives and consultants (collectively, "Confidential Information") and that such Confidential Information is being made available to the Executive only in connection with the furtherance of his employment with the Company. The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period of 2 years thereafter, the Executive shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, except that disclosure of Confidential Information will be permitted: (a) to the Company and its respective Affiliates and advisors; (b) if such Confidential Information has previously become available to the public through no fault of the Executive; (c) if required by law or any court or governmental agency or body, provided that in any such case covered by this clause (c) the Executive shall provide the Company, in advance of any such disclosure, with prompt notice of such requirement(s) and shall cooperate fully with the Company to the extent it may seek to limit such disclosure; (d) if necessary to establish or assert the rights of the Executive hereunder; or (e) if expressly consented to by the Company.
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