The Employee agrees that all Confidential Information that comes or has come into his possession by reason of his employment hereunder is the property of the Employer and shall not be used except in the course of employment by Employer and for Employer’s exclusive benefit. Further, the Employee shall not, during his employment or thereafter, disclose or acknowledge the content of any Confidential Information to any Person who is not an employee of Employer authorized to possess such Confidential Information. Upon termination of employment, the Employee shall deliver to Employer all documents, writings, electronic storage devices, and other tangible things containing any Confidential Information and the Employee shall not make or retain copies, excerpts, or notes of such information.

Confidential Information: As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information in whatever form, pertaining to the business of the Company that is not generally known outside of the Company, or that is known outside of the Company through improper means. Without limiting the foregoing definition, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to: # technical information, formulas, teaching and development techniques, methodologies, processes, trade secrets, computer programs, electronic codes, designs, product development information, inventions, improvements, and research projects; # information about finances, costs, profits, markets, proposals, sales, and lists of customers or clients; # business, marketing, and strategic plans; and # employee personnel files and compensation information.

Confidential Information. The terms of this Agreement and any information or items marked confidential or identified as confidential by written notice to the receiving Party under or relating to this Agreement, including but not limited to information concerning the information related to either party such the business, formulas, pricing, financial information, research data, sales and marketing information, customer lists, supplier lists, Buyer's Specifications, the Purchase Orders, the Forecast, the reports and any financial or manufacturing and technical information provided by the Supplier to the Buyer shall be treated as confidential information ("Confidential Information"). The receiving Party hereby undertakes # to hold and keep in confidence any and all such Confidential Information and not to disclose the Confidential Information or any part thereof to any third party except to only such of their directors, officers, employees and advisers (collectively, "Representatives" and each a "Representative") whose duties require them to possess or consider the Confidential Information and strictly on a "need to know" basis; and who shall prior to such disclosure agree to keep such information confidential and be bound by this Agreement; # to use the same degree of precaution as it would use to protect its own confidential information of like importance but in no event less than reasonable care; # not to use the Confidential Information, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to complete the obligations under this Agreement; and # not to use the Confidential Information in a manner directly or indirectly causing damages to the other party or use the Confidential Information to gain commercial benefit to itself. Provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include information that # is already in, or subsequently comes into, the public domain other than through a violation of this Agreement, # is received by the non-disclosing Party on a non-confidential basis from a source which is not prohibited from disclosing such information pursuant to any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party, # was already known by the receiving Party, as established by written documentation only, at the time of receipt from the disclosing Party, or # is independently developed or # ordered to be disclosed by a competent court or a regulatory or public body. In such event, the receiving Party shall, where permitted under the relevant jurisdiction, immediately inform the disclosing Party so that the disclosing Party is given the opportunity to object to such disclosure in due time. Should any such objection by the disclosing Party be unsuccessful or should the disclosing Party decide not to object to any such disclosure, the receiving Party or its Representative so obligated or requested to disclose the Confidential Information may disclose only such Confidential Information to the extent required by the relevant court order or governmental or regulatory authority. Upon the expiration or early termination of this Agreement, each party shall return or destroy, and certify to such destruction of, all confidential information of the other Party. The covenants contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement regardless of the cause of the termination.

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. (i) The Executive 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 Executive during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts of the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive 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.

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.

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.

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Information Confidential. As partial consideration for the granting of the Award hereunder, you hereby agree to keep confidential all information and knowledge, except that which has been disclosed in any public filings required by law, that you have relating to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, however, that such information may be disclosed as required by law and may be given in confidence to your spouse and tax and financial advisors. In the event any breach of this promise comes to the attention of the Company, it shall take into consideration that breach in determining whether to recommend the grant of any future similar award to you, as a factor weighing against the advisability of granting any such future award to you.

Confidential Information. The Participant acknowledges that the Company has developed and will continue to develop unique concepts, lending practices, sales presentations, marketing programs, marketing strategies, business practices, methods of operation, pricing information, cost information, trademarks, licenses, technical information, proprietary information, computer software programs, computer tapes and disks concerning its operations systems, customer lists, customer leads, customer loan and financial information, documents identifying past, present and future customers, customer profiles and preference data, hiring and training methods, investment policies, financial and other confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information concerning the Company’s operations and expansion plans (“Confidential Information”). The Confidential Information includes, without limitation, information about the Company’s business, proprietary, and technical information that is not known to others and could have economic value to others if improperly disclosed. Confidential Information also means any information the Company discloses to the Participant, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects, including, without limitation, information and technical data contained in the Company’s manuals, booklets, publications and materials, equipment of every kind and character, as well as documents, prototypes, samples, prospects, inventions, product ideas, know how, processes, plans (including, without limitation, marketing plans and strategies), specifications, designs, techniques, technology, formulas, software, improvements, forecasts, and research. Confidential Information does not include any information that is available to the public or, upon reasonable investigation, is ascertainable in the public domain or information generally known outside of the Company. The Participant’s obligations under this Section 5 regarding specific Confidential Information shall cease when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately.