Restrictions on Competition During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after you cease to be an employee of DFC or an affiliate of DFC, you will not, without the prior written consent of DFC, (a) accept employment or render service to any person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in competition with DFC, or any affiliate thereof for any purpose which would be competitive with the business of DFC and its affiliates within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other geographic area in which DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed, conducted operations (the "Restricted Area") or any business as to which studies or preparations relating to the entry into which were made by DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed within one year prior thereto (collectively, the "Restricted Businesses") or (b) directly or indirectly, enter into or in any manner take part in or lend your name, counsel or assistance to any venture, enterprise, business or endeavor, whether as proprietor, principal, investor, partner, director, officer, employee, consultant, adviser, agent, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever for any purpose which would be competitive with the Restricted Businesses in the Restricted Area. An investment not exceeding 5% of the outstanding stock in any corporation regularly traded on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall not be deemed to violate this provision, provided that you shall not render any services for such corporation.
Restrictions on Disclosure The Servicer agrees that it shall not, prior to the termination or expiration of this Agreement or within three (3) years after such termination or expiration, disclose to any Person any confidential or proprietary information, whether of a technical, financial, commercial or other nature, received directly or indirectly from WEST or any Subsidiary regarding the business of WEST and the Subsidiaries or the Engine Assets, except as authorized in writing by WEST, and except:
(a) to representatives of the Servicer and any of its Affiliates in furtherance of the purpose of this Agreement provided that any such representatives shall have agreed to be bound by the restrictions on disclosure set forth in this Section 13.09;
(b) to the extent required by Applicable Law or by judicial or administrative process, but in the event of proposed disclosure, the Servicer shall seek the assistance of WEST to protect information in which WEST has an interest to the maximum extent achievable;
(c) to the extent that the information:
(i) was generally available in the public domain;
(ii) was lawfully obtained from a source under no obligation of confidentiality, directly or indirectly, to WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iii) was disclosed to the general public with the approval of WEST or any Subsidiary;
(iv) was in the files, records or knowledge of the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates prior to initial disclosure thereof to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates by WEST or any Subsidiary;
(v) was provided by WEST or any Subsidiary to the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates without any express written (or, to the extent such information was provided in an oral communication, oral) restriction on use of or access to such information, and such information would not reasonably be expected to be confidential, proprietary or otherwise privileged; or
(vi) was developed independently by the Servicer or any of the Servicer’s Affiliates; and
(d) is reasonably deemed necessary by the Servicer to protect and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement; provided, however, that in such an event the Servicer shall act in a manner reasonably designed to prevent disclosure of such confidential information; and provided, further, that prior to disclosure of such information, the Servicer shall inform WEST and the Subsidiaries of such disclosure.
Restriction on Competition (a) During the Term and for such period after the Term that Employee continues to be employed by the Company and/or any other entity owned by or affiliated with the Company on an "at will" basis and, thereafter, for a period equal to the longer of (x) one year, or (y) the period during which Employee is receiving any severance pay or other compensation from the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, company, partnership, corporation, business, group, or other entity (each, a "Person"):
(i) engage, in a competitive capacity, whether as an owner, officer, director, partner, shareholder, joint venturer, employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor, or sales representative, in any business selling any products or services which were sold by the Company on the date of the termination of Employee's employment, within 50 miles of any location where the Company both has an office and conducts business on the date of the termination of Employee's employment;
(ii) call upon any person who is, at that time, a sales, supervisory, or management employee of the Company for the purpose or with the intent of enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company;
(iii) call upon any person who or that is, at that time, or has been, within one year prior to that time, a customer of the Company for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or services in direct competition with the Company; or
(iv) on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, call upon any person who or that, during Employee's employment by the Company was either called upon by the Company as a prospective acquisition candidate with respect to which Employee had actual knowledge or was the subject of an acquisition analysis conducted by the Company with respect to which Employee had actual knowledge.
(b) The foregoing covenants shall not be deemed to prohibit Employee from acquiring as an investment not more than two percent (2%) of the capital stock of a competing business, whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association.
(c) It is further agreed that, in the event that Employee shall cease to be employed by the Company and enters into a business or pursues other activities that, on the date of termination of Employee's employment, are not in competition with the Company, Employee shall not be chargeable with a violation of this Section 7 if the Company subsequently enters the same (or a similar) competitive business or activity or commences competitive operations within 50 miles of the Employee's new business or activities. In addition, if Employee has no actual knowledge that his actions violate the terms of this Section 7, Employee shall not be deemed to have breached the restrictive covenants contained herein if, promptly after being notified by the Company of such breach, Employee ceases the prohibited actions.
(d) For purposes of this Section 7, references to "Company" shall mean Workflow Management, Inc., together with its subsidiaries and affiliates. For the purposes of this Agreement, "affiliate" shall mean any entity twenty-five percent or more of the stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.
Restrictions on Lobbying The subrecipient shall not use funds made available to it under this Agreement to pay for, influence, or seek to influence any officer or employee of a State or Federal government.
Employment Restrictions The Subrecipient shall include the following clauses in every Subcontract or purchase order, specifically or by reference, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.
Release and Covenant Not to Xxx Effective as of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and any Person that owns any share or other equity interest in or of such Seller (the “Releasing Persons”), hereby releases and discharges the Target Companies from and against any and all Actions, obligations, agreements, debts and Liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity, which such Releasing Person now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against the Target Companies arising on or prior to the Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including any rights to indemnification or reimbursement from a Target Company, whether pursuant to its Organizational Documents, Contract or otherwise, and whether or not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing Date. From and after the Closing, each Releasing Person hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any Action, or commencing or causing to be commenced, any Action of any kind against the Target Companies or their respective Affiliates, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a Releasing Person may have against any party other than the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.
Covenant Not to Disclose a. The Executive covenants and agrees that he will not, during the period of his employment with the Corporation or at any time thereafter, except with the express prior written consent of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harbour Group Ltd., any successor to Harbour Group Ltd. or their respective designees, directly or indirectly disclose, communicate or divulge to any Person, or use for the benefit of any Person, any Proprietary Information. The restriction contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to any Proprietary Information that (i) is a matter of public knowledge (which shall include knowledge in the industries in which the Corporation or its Subsidiaries are engaged) on the date of this Agreement, (ii) becomes a matter of public knowledge (which shall include knowledge in the industries in which the Corporation or its Subsidiaries are engaged) after the date of this Agreement from another source which is under no obligation of confidentiality to the Corporation or its Affiliates or (iii) that is furnished in the Ordinary Course of Business to Persons which sell, provide or propose to sell or provide goods or services to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or which purchase, obtain or propose to purchase or obtain goods or services from the Corporation or its Subsidiaries.
b. All data, designs, drawings, blueprints, tracings, sketches, plans, layouts, specifications, models, programs, cards, tapes, disks, printouts, writings, manuals, guides, notes and any and all other memoranda, including without limitation any and all written information which may be or has been furnished to the Executive or which may be produced, prepared or designed by the Executive in connection with his employment with the Corporation shall be, become and remain the exclusive property of the Corporation. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Corporation, all originals, copies and reprints in the Executive's possession, custody, or control shall be promptly surrendered and/or delivered to the Corporation, and the Executive shall thereafter make no further use, either directly or indirectly, of any such data, designs, drawings, blueprints, tracings, sketches, plans, layouts, specifications, models, programs, cards, tapes, disks, printouts, writings, manuals, guides, notes or other memoranda or written information.
Covenant Not to Compete Executive acknowledges that the Company ----------------------- would be substantially damaged by an association of Executive with a depository institution that competes for customers with the Company, the Bank and any subsidiaries of the Company or the Bank. Without the consent of the Company, Executive shall not at any time during the term of this Agreement or Executive's employment, and for a period of three years thereafter (regardless of the reason for termination), (a) solicit any person who was a customer of the Company or the Bank or any of their subsidiaries during the two year period prior to the termination of this Agreement or Executive's employment hereunder for Executive or any other person, to offer the same products or render the same services to such customer as were provided or proposed to be provided by the Company or the Bank or any of their subsidiaries to such customer as of the time of termination of Executive's employment, (b) directly or indirectly, on Executive's behalf or in the service or on the behalf of others, render or be retained to render similar services as described in Section 1 hereof, whether as an officer, partner, trustee, consultant, or employee for any depository institution, which has a banking office located within 25 miles of any office of the Bank or any banking office of the Company as of the date of Executive's termination of employment, provided, however, that Executive shall not be deemed to have breached this undertaking if his sole relationship with any other such entity consists of his holding, directly or indirectly, an equity interest in such entity not greater than three percent (3%) of such entity's outstanding equity interest, or (c) actively induce or solicit any employees of the Company or the Bank to leave such employ. For purposes of this Section 8, "person" shall include any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, firm, proprietorship, venture or other entity of any nature whatsoever.
Exceptions to Confidentiality The Receiving Party’s obligations set forth in this Agreement shall not extend to any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party:
(a) that is or hereafter becomes part of the public domain (other than as a result of a disclosure by the Receiving Party or its Recipients in violation of this Agreement);
(b) that is received from a Third Party without restriction on disclosure and without, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party, breach of any agreement between such Third Party and the Disclosing Party;
(c) that the Receiving Party can demonstrate by competent evidence was already in its possession without any limitation on disclosure prior to its receipt from the Disclosing Party;
(d) that is generally made available to Third Parties by the Disclosing Party without restriction on disclosure; or
(e) that the Receiving Party can demonstrate by competent evidence was independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to the Confidential Information.
Protections Against Violations of Agreement No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the Restricted Stock Units by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, will be valid, and the Company will not transfer any shares resulting from the settlement of Restricted Stock Units on its books nor will any of such shares be entitled to vote, nor will any dividends be paid thereon, unless and until there has been full compliance with such provisions to the satisfaction of the Company. The foregoing restrictions are in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies, legal or equitable, available to enforce such provisions.