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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. Except as required in3.4During the performanceperiod of his duties tothe Executive’s employment with the Company under this Agreement,and thereafter, the Executive shall not, during or afterwithout the Termwritten consent of this Agreement, use for himself or others,the Company, utilize or disclose to others,others any proprietary or confidential information including without limitation, trade secrets, data, know-how,of any type or description, which terminology shall be construed to mean any information developed or identified by the Company that is intended to give it an advantage over its competitors or that could give a competitor an advantage if obtained by it, unless and until such confidential information has become public knowledge through no fault of the Executive. Such information includes, but is not limited to, product or process design, developmentalspecifications, manufacturing methods, financial or experimental work, Company relationships, computer programs,statistical information about the Company, marketing or sales information about the Company, sources of supply, lists of customers and the Company’s plans, strategies and contemplated actions. The Executive shall not disclose any proprietary or confidential information bases and systems, data bases, customer lists, business plans, financial information of or aboutto others outside the Company or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without written approval by an executive officer of its affiliates, customersthe Company, either during or clients,at any time after employment, unless authorized in writing to do soand until such proprietary or confidential information has become public knowledge without fault 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, # nothingExecutive. Nothing in this SectionAgreement or Agreement shall prohibitelsewhere prohibits the Executive from reporting possible violations of state or federal law or regulation to any governmental agencyentity, or entity or self-regulatory organization or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicablestate or federal law or regulation (and theregulation. The Executive shallis not be required to obtain the written consent ofnotify the Company prior to makingthat he has made any such reports or disclosures); and # in accordance withdisclosures; provided, however, that nothing herein authorizes the disclosure of information he obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney-client privilege. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, # the ExecutiveAct: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federalFederal or stateState trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that:that # is made # in confidence to a federal, state,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 Executiveseal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Companyan employer for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executivelaw may disclose athe trade secret to histhe attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Executiveindividual # files any document containing the trade secret under sealseal; and # does not disclose the trade secretsecret, except pursuant to court order.

ConfidentialCompany Information. Except as requiredotherwise provided in the performance of his duties to the Company under this Agreement, the Executive shall not,agrees at all times during or after the Termterm of this Agreement, use for himself or others, or disclosethe Executive’s employment and thereafter, to others,hold 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 propertyConfidential Information of the Company or its affiliates, asRelated Entities in strictest confidence, and not to use (except for 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 consentbenefit of the Company to fulfill the Executive’s employment obligations) or to disclose to any person, firm or corporation other than the Company or those designated by it said Confidential Information without the prior authorization of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by law or legal process. The Executive agrees that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary information prepared or maintained in any format, including technical data, trade secrets or know-how in which the Company or Related Entities have an interest, including, but not limited to, business records, contracts, research, product or service plans, products, services, customer lists and customers (including, but not limited to, vendors to makingthe Company or Related Entities on whom the Executive called, with whom the Executive dealt or with whom the Executive became acquainted during the term of the Executive’s employment), pricing data, costs, markets, expansion plans, summaries, marketing and other business strategies, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration or marketing, financial or other business information obtained by the Executive or disclosed to the Executive by the Company or Related Entities or any such reportsother person or disclosures); and # in accordanceentity during the term of the Executive’s employment 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,Company either directly or indirectly,indirectly electronically, in writing, orally, by drawings, by observation of services, systems or other aspects of the business of the Company or Related Entities or otherwise. Confidential Information does not include information that: # was available to an attorney; and # solely for the purposepublic prior to the time of reportingdisclosure, whether through press releases, SEC filings or investigating a suspected violation of law;otherwise; or # is made in a complaintotherwise becomes available to the public through no act or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and # ifomission of the Executive filesor through the wrongful act of 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.third party.

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 TermFor purposes of this Agreement, use"Confidential Information" means confidential information, to the extent it is not a trade secret, that is possessed by or developed for himselfthe Company and that relates to the Company's business or others,technology, including but not limited to computer program object and source codes, business plans and strategies, existing or discloseproposed bids, technical developments, existing or proposed research projects, financial or business projections, investments, marketing plans and strategies, pricing and cost information, negotiations strategies, sales strategies, training information and materials, employee compensation and other employee information, customer or potential customer lists, customer purchasing history, and information generated for customer engagements. Confidential Information also includes information received by the Company from others which the Company has an obligation to others, anytreat as confidential, including information obtained in connection with customer engagements. Confidential Information shall not include information that is or becomes available to the public through no wrongful act or omission of Executive. The parties agree that the Company's Confidential Information was established at great expense and protected as 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 aboutprovides the Company with a substantial competitive advantage in conducting its business. The parties further agree that by virtue of the Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will have access to, and be entrusted with, Confidential Information and that the Company would suffer great loss and injury if the Executive would disclose this information or anyuse it to compete with the Company. Therefore, the Executive agrees that during the term of its affiliates, customers or clients, unless authorized in writingExecutive's employment, and until the first to do so byoccur of # such time as the Board or Crown’s , but excluding any informationConfidential Information becomes generally available to the public or information (except information relatedthrough no fault of Executive, # such time as the Confidential Information no longer provides a benefit to the Company) which Executive possessed prior to hisCompany or # the second anniversary of the termination of Executive's employment with the Company. TheCompany, 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, eitherwill not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, use or disclose, or cause to an attorney; and # solely forbe used or disclosed, in any geographic area in which such use or disclosure could harm the purposeCompany's business interests, any Confidential Information. This provision does not prohibit Executive's use of reportinggeneral skills acquired prior to 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 retaliationduring employment by the Company for reporting a suspected violationCompany, as long as such use does not involve the use or disclosure of law,Confidential Information or trade secrets. The restrictions contained in this paragraph apply to Confidential Information regardless of the fact that the Executive may disclose a trade secret to his attorneyhave participated in the discovery and the development of that information. Executive also agrees and acknowledges that Executive will comply with all applicable laws regarding insider trading or the use the trade secretof material nonpublic information in connection with the court proceeding, iftrading of securities. For purposes of this [Section 10], Company shall include any subsidiaries of the Company. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this [Section 10] constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.this Agreement.

Confidential Information. Except as required inExecutive acknowledges that the performanceinformation, observations and data obtained by him while employed by any member of his dutiesthe Company Group concerning the business or affairs of the Company Group or provided 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 basesGroup by its customers 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 informationsuppliers, that is not known generally available to the public or information (except information related to(“Confidential Information”), are 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 AgreementGroup. Therefore, Executive agrees that during his employment and for a period of two (2) years thereafter he shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulationnot disclose to any governmental agencyunauthorized person or entity or self-regulatory organization or making disclosures that are protected underuse for his own purposes any Confidential Information without the whistleblower provisions of applicable law or regulation (and the Executive shall not be required to obtain theprior written consent of the Board other than in a good faith effort to promote the interests of the Company priorGroup, unless and to makingthe extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions. With respect to 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 ofConfidential Information constituting a trade secret that: # is made #under applicable law, Executive agrees not to use or disclose such information for so long as the item continues to constitute a trade secret (i.e., the two (2) year restriction shall not apply to such information). Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of any member of the Company Group which he may then possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in confidencethis paragraph 6 shall be construed to a federal, state,in any way limit the rights of the Company to protect confidential or local government official, either directlyproprietary information which constitute trade secrets under applicable trade secret laws. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain strictly confidential, and Executive hereby agrees not to disclose the terms and conditions hereof to any person or indirectly,entity, other than immediate family members, legal advisors or to an attorney; and #personal tax or financial advisors, or prospective future employers 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 # ifdisclosing the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliationlimitations on Executive’s conduct imposed by the Company for reporting a suspected violationprovisions of law, thethis paragraph 6 who, in each case, shall be instructed by Executive may disclose a trade secret to his attorney and use the trade secretkeep such 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.

Confidentiality. Executive agrees that at all times during Executive's employment and following the conclusion of Executive's employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, Executive will hold in strictest confidence and not disclose Confidential Information. Except as required in the performanceInformation (as defined below) to anyone who is not also an Executive 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 to any Executive of its affiliates, customersthe Company who does not also have access to such Confidential Information, without express written authorization of the President of the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean any trade secrets or clients, unless authorizedCompany proprietary information, including but not limited to manufacturing techniques, processes, formulas, customer lists, inventions, experimental developments, research projects, operating methods, cost, pricing, financial data, business plans and proposals, data and information the Company receives in writing to do so byconfidence from any other party, or any other secret or confidential matters of the BoardCompany. Additionally, Executive will not use any Confidential Information for Executive's own benefit 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 informationdetriment 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 during Executive's employment or its affiliates is a special, valuable and unique asset. All records, files, materials and confidential information obtained bythereafter. Executive in the course of hisalso certifies that 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 pursuantand will not breach any agreement or duty that Executive has to court order.anyone concerning confidential information belonging to others.

Confidential Information. Except as required in the performance of his duties to the Company under this Agreement, theInformation; Unauthorized Disclosure. Executive shall not, whether 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 courseperiod of his employment with the Company are confidential and proprietary and shall remain the exclusive property of the Companyhereunder 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 obtainthereafter, without the written consent of the Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person, other than an executive of Company prioror a person to makingwhom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of his duties as an executive of Company, any such reportsConfidential Information obtained by him while in the employ of Company with respect to Company’s business. Subject to the exclusions below, as used in this Agreement “Confidential Information” means data or disclosures)information in any form, regardless of whether or not marked “confidential” or “proprietary” # which concerns, relates to, or comes from the business activities, business methods, products, services, relationships, research, or business development of Company or another member of the Company Group; # which Executive received, designed, compiled, produced, used, generated or otherwise became aware of as a result of his employment or engagement with Company or any other member of the Company Group; and # which is not generally known to the public. The parties agree that “Confidential Information” specifically includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets (as defined by Texas and federal law) of Company or another member of the Company Group and the following kinds of information and data (to the extent not generally known to the public): # information about the customers and prospective customers (such as customer and prospective customer identities, contact information, preferences, needs, requirements, specifications, proposals, contracts, financial information, and historic purchasing patterns, and information about Company’s or its Affiliates’ provision of products and services to each customer) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # non-public information about the products and service techniques of Company or any other member of the Company Group; # the computer systems and software developed by Company or another member of the Company Group or their respective agents for use by of Company or another member of the Company Group; # non-public information about the business methods (such as sales methods, business processes, training manuals and methods, research and development work, purchasing information and contracts, and new ideas made or conceived by employees or agents) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # financial information (such as pricing and bidding formulas, financial projections, budgets, analyses, accounting data, and financing information) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # information about the business plans and strategies (such as marketing plans, opportunities for new or developing business, products, services, or markets, and information about new business partnerships or distributorship arrangements) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # private personnel information (including employee social security numbers and medical records); # communications between Company or other members of the Company Group and their respective attorneys; # information provided to Company or another member of the Company Group with an expectation of confidentiality or which is subject to non-disclosure obligations (such as information shared in confidence by a customer or supplier); and # in accordance withinformation marked “confidential” or “proprietary” by Company or another member of the Defend Trade Secrets ActCompany Group. “Confidential Information” does not include general knowledge and skills used throughout the energy industry or any information which Executive may be required to disclose by any applicable law, order, or judicial or administrative proceeding. In no event shall an asserted violation of 2016, # the provisions of this Section constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement. Within fourteen (14) days after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, 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 confidencereturn to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney;Company all documents and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaintother tangible items containing Company or other document filedCompany Group information which are in a lawsuitExecutive’s possession, custody or control. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information exclusively belongs to Company, the other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and # if the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation bymembers of the Company for reporting a suspected violationGroup or their designated affiliate, and that any work of law,authorship relating to Company’s business, products or services, whether such work is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, and whether or not such work is Confidential Information, shall be deemed exclusively belonging to Company, the Executive may disclose a trade secret to his attorney and useother members of 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.Company Group or their designated affiliate.

Disclosure of Confidential Information. Except as required in the performance of his dutiesThe Executive recognizes, acknowledges and agrees that he has had and will continue to the Company under this Agreement, the Executive shall not, during or after the Term of this Agreement, use for himself or others, or disclosehave access to others, anysecret and confidential information regarding the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses (“Confidential Information”), including without limitation, trade secrets,but not limited to, its products, methods, formulas, software code, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, know-how, design, developmental or experimental work, Company relationships, computer programs, proprietary information basestrade secrets and systems, data bases, customer lists, business plans, financialprovided such information ofis not in or about the Company or anydoes not hereafter become part 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 domain, or information (except information relatedbecome known to others through no fault of 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.Executive. The Executive acknowledges that such information is of great value to the Company, is the sole property of the Company, and has been and will be acquired by him in confidence. In consideration of the obligations undertaken by the Company herein, the Executive will not, at any time, during or after his employment hereunder, reveal, divulge or make known to any person, any information acquired by the Executive during the course of his employment, which is treated as confidential by the Company, and not otherwise in the public domain. The provisions of this [Section 12] shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder. The Executive affirms that he does not possess and will not rely upon the protected trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information as is acquired and used byof any prior employer(s) in providing services to 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.subsidiaries.

Confidentiality . The Executive acknowledges that he will be making use of, acquiring, and/or adding to Confidential Information. Except as requiredInformation of the Company of a special and unique nature and value. The Executive covenants and agrees that he shall keep and maintain such Confidential Information strictly confidential and shall not, anywhere in the performanceworld, at any time, directly or indirectly, for himself, or on behalf of any person, firm, partnership or corporation, or otherwise, except as otherwise directed by the Company, or necessary to perform his duties to the Companyobligations under this Agreement, divulge or disclose for any purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information that has been obtained by, or disclosed to, him as a result of his relationship with the Company. This Agreement specifically prohibits the Executive from disclosing to any person, firm, partnership or corporation or otherwise, trade secrets or other Confidential Information relating to the business of the Company. “ Confidential Information ” as used herein shall not, duringmean any and all information regarding or afterrelating to the Termbusiness affairs of this Agreement, use for himselfthe Company, including without limitation any and all financial, technical, trade secret, and any other proprietary or others, or disclose to others, any confidential information including without limitation, trade secrets, data, know-how, design, developmental(written or experimental work, Company relationships, computer programs, proprietaryoral); provided however, “Confidential Information” shall not include information bases and systems, data bases, customer lists, business plans, financial information ofwhich # was 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 informationbecomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive in violation of this Agreement; # was or information (except information relatedis developed by the Executive independently of and without reference 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 technicalany Confidential Information; or commercial# was, is or other nature and that any information not madebecomes available to the general publicExecutive on a non-confidential basis from a third party who is to be considered confidential. The Executive acknowledges thatnot prohibited from transmitting such confidential information as is acquired and used by the Companya contractual, legal 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.fiduciary duty.

Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information. Except as required inInformation and Trade Secrets. Executive understands and agrees that the performanceConfidential Information and Trade Secrets constitute valuable assets of his duties to the Company under this Agreement, theand its affiliated entities, and may not be converted to Executive’s own use. Accordingly, Executive hereby agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the Employment Period or at any time following the end of the Employment Period for any reason reveal, divulge, or disclose to any Person not expressly authorized by the Company any Confidential Information, and Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the Employment Period or at any time following the end of the Employment Period for any reason use or make use of any Confidential Information in connection with any business activity other than that of the Company. Throughout the term of this Agreement and at all times after the Termdate that this Agreement terminates for any reason, Executive shall not directly or indirectly transmit or disclose any Trade Secret of this Agreement,the Company to any Person, and shall not make use of any such Trade Secret, directly or indirectly, for himself or for 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 reportsCompany. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, alter either the Company’s rights or disclosures); and # in accordance with the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, # the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liableExecutive’s obligations under any state or federal statutory or statecommon law regarding trade secret law for the disclosure of asecrets and unfair 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.practices.

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