Access to Confidential Information. You recognize and acknowledge that in the course of your employment with the Company or any Affiliate, you have obtained and will continue to obtain and have access to private or confidential information and proprietary data relating to the Company, its customers, and its suppliers, including but not limited to the Company’s trade secrets (hereinafter, collectively, “Confidential Information”). The Company agrees that it will continue to provide you Confidential Information for you to carry out the duties of your employment with the Company or any Affiliate.

Access to Confidential Information. I understand that, during the Consulting Period with the Company, I will be exposed, in the trust and confidence of the Company, to confidential information and data, including techniques, know-how, trade secrets, procedures, business matters or affairs, inventions, designs, methods, systems, improvements or other information designated as confidential (herein "Confidential Information") belonging to the Company or its subsidiaries or to its customers or others with whom the Company has a joint venture, research contract or other business relationship (all such subsidiaries, customers and other parties referred to herein as "affiliates") requiring the Company to maintain the confidentiality of such information.

Assignor will not use or disclose anything assigned to the Assignee hereunder or any other technical or business information or plans of the Assignee.

The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Bank's trade secrets and proprietary information and processes, as they may exist from time to time, are valuable, special and unique assets of the Bank, and the access to and knowledge of which are essential to the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder. The Executive will not, during or after the Term of this

Confidential Information. Employee covenants and agrees not to reveal to any person, firm, or corporation any confidential information of any nature concerning the Employer or its business, or anything connected therewith. As used in this [Section 10], the term “Confidential Information” means all of the Employer’s and its Affiliates’ confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets in existence on the date hereof or existing at any time during the term of this Agreement, including but not limited to –

Confidential Information. The Participant recognizes that by virtue of his or her service with the Company Group, he or she will be granted otherwise prohibited access to confidential information and proprietary data which are not known, and not readily accessible to the Company Group’s competitors. This information (the “Confidential Information”) includes, but is not limited to, identity of current and prospective customers; identity of key contacts at such customers; customers’ particularized preferences and needs; pricing, length and other terms of customer contracts; marketing strategies and plans; financial data; personnel data; compensation data; proprietary procedures and processes; and other unique and specialized practices, programs and plans of the Company Group and their respective customers and prospective customers. The Participant recognizes that this Confidential Information constitutes a valuable property of the Company Group, developed over a significant period of time and at substantial expense. Accordingly, the Participant agrees that he or she shall not, at any time during or after his or her service with the Company Group, divulge such Confidential Information or make use of it for his or her own purposes or the purposes of any person or entity other than the Company Group.

Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means, collectively, all information (whether written or oral, or in electronic or other form, and whether furnished before, on or after the date of this Agreement) concerning, or relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to the other party (“Disclosing Party”), the Sale Agreement, or the Purchased Receivables, including any Medexus Reports, notices, requests, correspondence or other information furnished pursuant to this Agreement and any other reports, data, information, materials, notices, correspondence or documents of any kind relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to the Purchased Receivables. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include the existence or terms of this Agreement, or any information that # was known by Receiving Party at the time such information was disclosed to Receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates’ Representatives in accordance herewith or in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, as evidenced by its written records; # was or becomes generally available to the public or part of the public domain (other than as a result of a disclosure by Receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates’ Representatives in violation of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement) prior to any disclosure of such information by Receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates’ Representatives; # becomes known to Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Disclosing Party and its Representatives (and without any breach of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement by Receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates’ Representatives); provided, that such source, to the knowledge of Receiving Party, had the right to disclose such information to Receiving Party (without breaching any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to Disclosing Party); or # is or has been independently developed by Receiving Party, its Affiliates or its or its Affiliates’ Representatives without use of or reference to the Confidential Information (as evidenced by contemporaneous written records).

Confidential Information. Each Party (the “Receiving Party”) may receive during the course and conduct of activities under this Agreement, certain proprietary or confidential information of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) as furnished to the Receiving Party by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party. The term “Confidential Information” means all ideas and information of any kind, whether in written, oral, graphical, machine-readable or other form, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary, which are transferred, disclosed or made available by Disclosing Party or at the request of Receiving Party, including any of the foregoing of Affiliates or Third Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, # any information to the extent including ​ shall be the ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # any information to the extent including ​ shall be ​, and ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # the ​ shall be the ​, and ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # ​ shall be ​, and ​ shall be deemed to be ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], and # any other information disclosed by or on ​ hereunder to ​ shall, for the avoidance of doubt, ​ for purposes of this [Article 12].

Confidential Information. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, each Party agrees that, during the Term and for ​ thereafter, it will, and will cause its Affiliates, to keep confidential and not publish or otherwise disclose to any Third Party, and not use for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any Confidential Information of the other Party or any of its Affiliates, provided that each Party and its Affiliates may disclose the Confidential Information of the other Party or its Affiliates to the receiving Party’s and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and agents who in each case are bound by commercially reasonable obligations of confidentiality with respect to the use and disclosure of such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information of a Party or its Affiliate will exclude that portion of such information or materials that the receiving Party (or the receiving Party’s Affiliate) can demonstrate by competent written proof:

Confidential Information. Grantee acknowledges that the System Companies have unique methods and processes for the generation, transmission and distribution and sale of energy and energy-related products which give the System Companies a competitive advantage, including strategic and non-public plans for their products, geographic and customer markets, and for marketing, distributing and selling their products. Grantee further acknowledges that Grantee has held a position of confidence and trust with respect to the System Companies and that Grantee has and will acquire additional detailed knowledge of the System Companies’ unique and confidential methods of doing business and plans for the future. Grantee acknowledges that the System Companies are expending and will continue to expend substantial amounts of time, money and effort to develop effective business and regulatory strategies, methodologies and technology. Grantee also acknowledges that the System Companies have a compelling business interest in protecting the System Companies’ Confidential Information (as defined below) and that the System Companies would be seriously and irreparably damaged by the improper disclosure of Confidential Information. Grantee therefore agrees that, from the date of Grantee’s execution of this Agreement and during Grantee’s employment or other service with any System Company and at all times thereafter, Grantee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the System Companies and, other than as authorized in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or as required by law, in the proper performance of Grantee’s duties and responsibilities, or as otherwise provided in this [Section 15], Grantee shall not disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity or use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the furtherance of Grantee’s responsibilities to any other System Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known by persons outside the System Companies and could not easily be determined or learned by someone outside the System Companies, including without limitation, any and all information and knowledge, whether or not explicitly designated as confidential and whether or not reduced to writing, regarding # the System Companies’ business, including, without limitation, # the generation, transmission, brokering, marketing, distribution, sale and delivery of electric power or natural gas (through regulated utilities or otherwise), # the System Companies’ ownership, development, management or operation of power plants and power generation facilities (including, without limitation, nuclear power plants) and the provision of operations and management services (including, without limitation, decommissioning services) with respect to power plants and the sale of the electric power produced by the System Companies’ operating plants to wholesale customers, # the System Companies’ proprietary methods and methodology, technical data, trade secrets, know-how, research and development information, product plans, customer lists, specific information relating to products, services and customers or prospective customers (including, but not limited to, customers or prospective customers of the System Companies with whom Grantee becomes acquainted during Grantee’s relationship with any System Company), books and records of the System Companies, corporate and strategic relationships, suppliers, markets, computer software, computer software development, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs, drawings, technical information, source codes, engineering information, hardware configuration information, and matters of a business nature such as information regarding marketing, costs, pricing, finances, financial models and projections, billings, new or existing business or economic development plans, initiatives, and opportunities, or any other similar business information made available to Grantee prior to or during Grantee’s employment with a System Company or otherwise in connection with Grantee’s relationship with any System Company and # any attorney-client privileged information of a System Company. Confidential Information shall also include non-public information concerning any director, officer, employee, shareholder, or partner of any System Company. Grantee agrees that Grantee’s obligation not to disclose or use Confidential Information, and Grantee’s obligation, detailed below, to return and, upon Grantee’s termination of employment with all System Companies, not to retain materials and tangible property described in this [Section 15] shall also extend to such types of information, materials and tangible property of customers of and suppliers to the System Companies and to other third parties, in each case who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to Grantee or to any System Company during Grantee’s employment with any System Company.

#​ shall not disclose confidential information to the ​ unless it is necessary to the Study. Any confidential information will be in writing and clearly marked by ​ as "Confidential" or if disclosed orally, written notice will be provided within thirty (30) days of disclosure (“Confidential Information”). ​ shall protect ​’s Confidential Information with the same degree of care as ​’s own confidential information.

Confidential Information. Except as required in the performance of his duties to the Company under this Agreement, the Executive shall not, during or after the Term of this Agreement, use for himself or others, or disclose to others, any confidential information including without limitation, trade secrets, data, know-how, design, developmental or experimental work, Company relationships, computer programs, proprietary information bases and systems, data bases, customer lists, business plans, financial information of or about the Company or any of its affiliates, customers or clients, unless authorized in writing to do so by the Board or Crown’s ​, but excluding any information generally available to the public or information (except information related to the Company) which Executive possessed prior to his employment with the Company. The Executive understands that this undertaking applies to the information of either a technical or commercial or other nature and that any information not made available to the general public is to be considered confidential. The Executive acknowledges that such confidential information as is acquired and used by the Company or its affiliates is a special, valuable and unique asset. All records, files, materials and confidential information obtained by Executive in the course of his employment with the Company are confidential and proprietary and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company or its affiliates, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, # nothing in this Section or Agreement shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization or making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation (and the Executive shall not be required to obtain the written consent of the Company prior to making any such reports or disclosures); and # in accordance with 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 a trade secret that: # is made # in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and # if the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose a trade secret to his attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.

Confidential Information. Provider shall immediately discontinue the use of and shall promptly return all Confidential Information associated with or respecting Manager in Provider’s possession, to Manager. Manager shall immediately discontinue the use of and shall promptly return all Confidential Information associated with or respecting Provider in Manager’s possession to Provider.

Confidential Information. Employee covenants and agrees not to reveal to any person, firm, or corporation any confidential information of any nature concerning the Employer or its business, or anything connected therewith. As used in this [Section 10], the term “Confidential Information” means all of the Employer’s and its Affiliates’ confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets in existence on the date hereof or existing at any time during the term of this Agreement, including but not limited to –

Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its respective affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its respective affiliates. Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its respective affiliates, as the case may be. Employee will keep confidential and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating ​'s or its respective affiliates' methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its respective affiliates, nor will Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this section. Accordingly, Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter Employee will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will Employee utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of Employee's duties and responsibilities with the Company and its respective affiliates.

Confidential Information. Each Participant shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Participant during the Participant’s employment by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Participant or representatives of the Participant in violation of this Plan). After termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this [Section 7.3] constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable under this Plan.

Executive agrees and acknowledges that all non-public or proprietary information regarding the Company Group, whether or not maintained in written form and whether in digital, hardcopy, or other format, including all personal information, personnel information, financial data, investment data, commercial data, trade secrets, business plans, business models, cost and pricing information, organizational structures and models, blueprints, business strategies, strategies, internal controls, risk management, security procedures, internal industry studies, research and development efforts, marketing plans, information and materials, processes, inventions, devices, training manuals, computer programs, analytical models, templates and agreements, and all other non-public, proprietary or confidential information, concerning or provided by or on behalf of the Company Group, including information regarding any actual or prospective business opportunities, employment opportunities, finances, investments, other proprietary information and trade secrets, including, in each case, such information, observations and data obtained prior to the date of this Agreement concerning the business or affairs of any member of the Company Group or their predecessors (collectively, “Confidential Information”) are the property of such entity and Executive agrees that such entity has a protectable interest in such Confidential Information. Therefore, Executive agrees that Executive shall not (during the Employment Period or at any time thereafter) disclose to any Person or use any such Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Board unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters: # become or are generally known to and available for use other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions in breach of this Agreement, # are required to be disclosed by judicial process or law (provided that Executive, if possible under the circumstances, shall give prompt advance written notice of such requirement to the Company to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order or confidential treatment), or ((c) are in furtherance of Executive’s good faith performance of duties in respect of Executive’s employment with or service to any member of the Company Group in accordance with Company Group policy or applicable directive. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, or at any time requested by the Company, Executive shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company any and all Company property, including keys and keycards, computers, personal data assistants, cell phones, software, documents, manuals, records, notebooks and similar materials, including any copies thereof, regardless of whether such items constitute or contain Confidential Information (and not retain or otherwise have access to, including via any removable storage or file hosting service). Executive shall provide all passwords and locations of Confidential Information that are not located on the Company’s computers or servers. Executive shall not retain any Confidential Information on Executive’s personal computer, portable memory devices, phone or tablets following Executive’s Termination Date and shall make all personal devices readily available upon request by any member of the Company Group for the removal of Confidential Information. If Executive becomes aware of Confidential Information on any of Executive’s personal devices, including the devices listed in the prior sentence, the Executive shall promptly notify the Board of such Confidential Information and shall follow the instructions of the Board. Executive shall only destroy Confidential Information (or copies thereof) at the direction of the Board and in the manner provided by the Board.

Confidential Information. CEO recognizes the interests of USPB and its Affiliates in maintaining the confidential nature of its respective proprietary information. CEO shall not, during the Term or at any time after the termination of employment with the USPB, in any manner that does not promote the interests of USPB and its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, publish, disclose or use, or authorize anyone else to publish, disclose or use, any secret, confidential or proprietary information of USPB, or its Affiliates which USPB and its Affiliates intend to be maintained as confidential information that is in the public domain through no fault of CEO, which is information acquired by CEO in connection with CEO's employment with USPB or work with the USPB prior to the date of this agreement and relates to any aspect of the operations, activities, research, investigations or obligations of USPB, or its Affiliates, including confidential material or information relating to the business, customers, suppliers, trade or industrial practices, trade secrets, technology, know-how or intellectual property of USPB and its Affiliates (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Confidential Information does not include all records, files, data, documents and the like relating to suppliers, customers, costs, prices, systems, methods, personnel, equipment and other materials relating to USPB, or the its Affiliates (including, but not limited to, the Confidential Information), shall be and remain the sole property of USPB or its Affiliates. Any disclosure of Confidential Information by the CEO shall include appropriate protection for the type of information to protect USPB's interests in the Confidential Information. Upon termination of CEO's employment with USPB, CEO shall not remove from USPB's premises, or retain, any of the Confidential Information materials described in this Section.

Confidential Information. Except to the extent required in the performance of his duties hereunder, the Officer shall not at any time while he is employed by the Company or after termination of his employment, directly or indirectly, disclose, disseminate or otherwise publish "confidential information." For purposes of this Agreement, the term "confidential information" means information and know-how disclosed to or known by the Officer which relates to the conduct of the Business by the Company or any business activity under development or research by the Company or which is a business opportunity of the Company and which information has not become a matter of general public knowledge or is not a matter of general knowledge within the Company's industry, including without limitation, trade secrets, proprietary data and bid and contractor and subcontractor information. "Confidential Information" shall also include any document or information (whether of the Company or of any person with which the Company has an agreement with respect to the confidentiality of information) labeled "confidential," "proprietary," or words of similar import and which has not become a matter of general public knowledge and is not a matter of general knowledge within the Company's industry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or restricts the Officer from lawfully: # initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation by any governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) (collectively, “Governmental Authorities”) regarding a possible violation of any law; # responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to the Officer individually (and not directed to the Company) from any such Governmental Authorities; # testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding by any such Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or # making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law.