Common use of Use and Maintenance of Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Use and Maintenance of Confidential Information. ​ (a)Confidentiality and Loyalty. (i) The Executive acknowledges that heretofore or hereafter during the course of his employment he has produced and may hereafter produce and have access to material, records, data, trade secrets and information not generally available to the public (collectively, “Confidential Information”) regarding the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Accordingly, during and subsequent to termination of this Agreement, the Executive shall hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly disclose, use, copy or make lists of any such Confidential Information, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by a law or any competent administrative agency or judicial authority, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with performance by the Executive of his duties hereunder. All records, files, documents and other materials or copies thereof relating to the Company's business which the Executive shall prepare or use, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company, shall not be removed from the Company's premises without its written consent, and shall be promptly returned to the Company upon termination of the Executive's employment. ​ (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, the Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. §1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. §1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by an unauthorized user. (iii) Nothing contained in this Section 7 shall limit the Executive's right to report to proper governmental authorities, including a court or legislative body, alleged unlawful employment practices or alleged criminal conduct, to make truthful statements in any reporting or subsequent investigation relating to such report, to seek legal advice relating to such report, or from responding to a lawful subpoena or other compulsory legal process. Nothing shall limit the Executive from filing a charge or complaint with any governmental, administrative or judicial agency (each, an “Agency”) pursuant to any applicable whistleblower statute or program (each, a “Whistleblower Program”). The Executive acknowledges that this Section 7 does not limit (i) the Executive's ability communicate, in connection with a charge or complaint pursuant to any Whistleblower Program with any Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by such Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Employer, or (ii) the Executive's right to receive an award for information provided to such Agency pursuant to any Whistleblower Program.

Use and Maintenance of Confidential Information. ​ ​ (a)Confidentiality a) Confidentiality and Loyalty. (i) The Executive acknowledges that heretofore or hereafter during the course of his employment he has produced and may hereafter produce and have access to material, records, data, trade secrets and information not generally available to the public (collectively, “"Confidential Information”") regarding the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Accordingly, during and subsequent to termination of this Agreement, the Executive shall hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly disclose, use, copy or make lists of any such Confidential Information, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by a law or any competent administrative agency or judicial authority, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with performance by the Executive of his duties hereunder. All records, files, documents and other materials or copies thereof relating to the Company's business which the Executive shall prepare or use, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company, shall not be removed from the Company's premises without its written consent, and shall be promptly returned to the Company upon termination of the Executive's employment. ​ (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, the Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. §1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. §1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by an unauthorized user. (iii) Nothing contained in this Section 7 shall limit the Executive's right to report to proper governmental authorities, including a court or legislative body, alleged unlawful employment practices or alleged criminal conduct, to make truthful statements in any reporting or subsequent investigation relating to such report, to seek legal advice relating to such report, or from responding to a lawful subpoena or other compulsory legal process. Nothing shall limit the Executive from filing a charge or complaint with any governmental, administrative or judicial agency (each, an “"Agency”) pursuant to any applicable whistleblower statute or program (each, a “"Whistleblower Program”). The Executive acknowledges that this Section 7 does not limit (i) the Executive's ability communicate, in connection with a charge or complaint pursuant to any Whistleblower Program with any Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by such Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Employer, or (ii) the Executive's right to receive an award for information provided to such Agency pursuant to any Whistleblower Program.

Use and Maintenance of Confidential Information. ​ (a)Confidentiality and Loyalty. (ia) The Executive acknowledges that heretofore or hereafter during the course of his employment he has produced and may hereafter produce and have access to material, records, data, trade secrets and information not generally available to the public (collectively, “"Confidential Information”") regarding the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Accordingly, during and subsequent to termination of this Agreement, the Executive shall hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly disclose, use, copy or make lists of any such Confidential Information, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by a law or any competent administrative agency or judicial authority, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with performance by the Executive of his duties hereunder. All records, files, documents and other materials or copies thereof relating to the Company's business which the Executive shall prepare or use, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company, shall not be removed from the Company's premises without its written consent, and shall be promptly returned to the Company upon termination of the Executive's employment. ​. (iib) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(Athat (i) is made—(imade (A) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (iiB) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (Bii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, the Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. §1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. §1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by an unauthorized user. (iiic) Nothing contained in this Section 7 shall limit the Executive's right to report to proper governmental authorities, including a court or legislative body, alleged unlawful employment practices or alleged criminal conduct, to make truthful statements in any reporting or subsequent investigation relating to such report, to seek legal advice relating to such report, or from responding to a lawful subpoena or other compulsory legal process. Nothing shall limit the Executive from filing a charge or complaint with any governmental, administrative or judicial agency (each, an “"Agency”) pursuant to any applicable whistleblower statute or program (each, a “"Whistleblower Program”). The Executive acknowledges that this Section 7 does not limit (i) the Executive's ability communicate, in connection with a charge or complaint pursuant to any Whistleblower Program with any Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by such Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Employer, or (ii) the Executive's right to receive an award for information provided to such Agency pursuant to any Whistleblower Program.