Document ID: 11975

Text:
9.Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Companys and its Affiliates trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information, as they may exist from time to time (Confidential Information), are valuable, special and unique assets of the Companys and/or such Affiliates business, access to and knowledge of which are essential to the performance of the Executives duties hereunder. The Executive confirms that all such Confidential Information constitutes the exclusive property of the Company and/or such Affiliates. During the Term and thereafter without limitation of time, the Executive shall hold in strict confidence and shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or reveal to any person, or use for the Executives own personal benefit or for the benefit of anyone else, any Confidential Information (whether or not acquired, learned, obtained or developed by the Executive alone or in conjunction with others) belonging to or concerning the Company or any of its Affiliates, except (i)with the prior written consent of the Company duly authorized by the Board, (ii)in the course of the proper performance of the Executives duties hereunder, (iii)for Confidential Information (x)that becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of unauthorized disclosure by the Executive or the Executives affiliates or (y)that becomes available to the Executive on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or its Affiliates who is not bound by a duty of confidentiality, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation, to the Company, or (iv)as required by applicable law or legal process provided that prior to the disclosure or use by the Executive of any Confidential Information under this clause (iv), the Executive will give prior written notice thereof to the Company and provide the Company with the opportunity to contest that disclosure or use. Nothing in this Paragraph 9 prohibits the Executive from reporting possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity (or of making any other protected disclosures) without prior notice to the Company. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 , the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of any Confidential Information that (i)is made (A)in confidence to a Federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (B)solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii)is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall continue in effect notwithstanding termination of the Executives employment hereunder for any reason.

Named Entities:
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Regulation
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Tokenized Text:
9
.
Confidential
Information
.
The
Executive
recognizes
and
acknowledges
that
the
Companys
and
its
Affiliates
trade
secrets
and
other
confidential
or
proprietary
information
,
as
they
may
exist
from
time
to
time
(
Confidential
Information
)
,
are
valuable
,
special
and
unique
assets
of
the
Companys
and
/
or
such
Affiliates
business
,
access
to
and
knowledge
of
which
are
essential
to
the
performance
of
the
Executives
duties
hereunder
.
The
Executive
confirms
that
all
such
Confidential
Information
constitutes
the
exclusive
property
of
the
Company
and
/
or
such
Affiliates
.
During
the
Term
and
thereafter
without
limitation
of
time
,
the
Executive
shall
hold
in
strict
confidence
and
shall
not
,
directly
or
indirectly
,
disclose
or
reveal
to
any
person
,
or
use
for
the
Executives
own
personal
benefit
or
for
the
benefit
of
anyone
else
,
any
Confidential
Information
(
whether
or
not
acquired
,
learned
,
obtained
or
developed
by
the
Executive
alone
or
in
conjunction
with
others
)
belonging
to
or
concerning
the
Company
or
any
of
its
Affiliates
,
except
(
i
)
with
the
prior
written
consent
of
the
Company
duly
authorized
by
the
Board
,
(
ii
)
in
the
course
of
the
proper
performance
of
the
Executives
duties
hereunder
,
(
iii
)
for
Confidential
Information
(
x
)
that
becomes
generally
available
to
the
public
other
than
as
a
result
of
unauthorized
disclosure
by
the
Executive
or
the
Executives
affiliates
or
(
y
)
that
becomes
available
to
the
Executive
on
a
nonconfidential
basis
from
a
source
other
than
the
Company
or
its
Affiliates
who
is
not
bound
by
a
duty
of
confidentiality
,
or
other
contractual
,
legal
or
fiduciary
obligation
,
to
the
Company
,
or
(
iv
)
as
required
by
applicable
law
or
legal
process
provided
that
prior
to
the
disclosure
or
use
by
the
Executive
of
any
Confidential
Information
under
this
clause
(
iv
)
,
the
Executive
will
give
prior
written
notice
thereof
to
the
Company
and
provide
the
Company
with
the
opportunity
to
contest
that
disclosure
or
use
.
Nothing
in
this
Paragraph
9
prohibits
the
Executive
from
reporting
possible
violations
of
law
or
regulation
to
any
governmental
agency
or
entity
(
or
of
making
any
other
protected
disclosures
)
without
prior
notice
to
the
Company
.
Pursuant
to
the
Defend
Trade
Secrets
Act
of
2016
,
the
Executive
shall
not
be
held
criminally
or
civilly
liable
under
any
Federal
or
state
trade
secret
law
for
the
disclosure
of
any
Confidential
Information
that
(
i
)
is
made
(
A
)
in
confidence
to
a
Federal
,
state
or
local
government
official
,
either
directly
or
indirectly
,
or
to
an
attorney
and
(
B
)
solely
for
the
purpose
of
reporting
or
investigating
a
suspected
violation
of
law
or
(
ii
)
is
made
in
a
complaint
or
other
document
filed
in
a
lawsuit
or
other
proceeding
,
if
such
filing
is
made
under
seal
.
The
provisions
of
this
Paragraph
9
shall
continue
in
effect
notwithstanding
termination
of
the
Executives
employment
hereunder
for
any
reason
.