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Nondisclosure of Confidential Information
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Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after Executive’s employment with Employer, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing Executive’s duties of employment, use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of Employer, any other Related Company or any of its respective customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how Executive may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, Employer’s and any other Related Company’s unique selling and servicing methods and business techniques, business strategies, financial information, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information, processes, inventions, patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property and intangible rights, and other business information. Executive specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled by Employer, any other Related Company and/or Executive, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by Employer or another Related Company, as the case may be, to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of Employer or another Related Company and that any retention and use of such information or rights by Executive during his employment with Employer (except in the course of performing his duties and obligations hereunder) or after the termination of his employment shall constitute a misappropriation of Employer’s or another Related Company’s trade secrets, rights or other property.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information is a special, valuable, and unique asset of Company. Executive agrees to keep in confidence and trust all Confidential Information for so long as such information is not generally known to the public or to persons outside Company who could obtain economic value from its use. Executive agrees that Executive shall not directly or indirectly use the Confidential Information for the benefit of Executive or any other person or entity.

Prior to the Effective Date, the Recipient and BMS entered into a certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement dated October 2, 2018 (the “CDA”). As it relates to disclosures involving the BMS Study Drug, the Recipient Study Drug or the conduct of the Combined Therapy Clinical Trial only, the CDA is hereby terminated and replaced by the terms of this Agreement. Any Confidential Information relating thereto previously disclosed by the Parties pursuant to the CDA shall now be Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement and the Parties shall treat it as such in accordance with the terms hereof. All written, visual, oral and electronic data, information, know-how or other proprietary information or materials, both technical and non-technical, disclosed by one Party to any other Party pursuant to this Agreement, and disclosed in the manner specified herein, that # if in tangible form, is labeled in writing as “proprietary” or “confidential” (or similar reference), or # if in oral or visual form, is identified as proprietary or confidential or for internal use only at the time of disclosure or within ​ thereafter shall be “Confidential Informationof the disclosing Party, and all Study Data and Inventions shall be the Confidential Information of the Party owning such Study Data or Invention (as provided in [Section 8.2] with regard to Study Data and [Section 6.1] with regard to Inventions). For purposes of this Agreement, regardless of which Party discloses such Confidential Information to the other, # all Recipient Study Inventions, Recipient Technology and Recipient Regulatory Documentation shall be Confidential Information of the Recipient and BMS shall be the receiving Party, # all BMS Study Inventions, BMS Technology, and BMS Regulatory Documentation shall be Confidential Information of BMS and the Recipient shall be the receiving Party.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. The Consultant agrees to hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence, and agrees not to directly or indirectly disclose, divulge, reveal, report, publish or transfer, for any purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information to any person or entity. The Consultant acknowledges that the Company holds all right, title, and interest in and to all tangible and intangible incidents of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, all trade secrets, copyrights, patent rights and derivative works pertaining thereto, and that this agreement conveys to the Consultant only a limited right to use the Confidential Information in the course of performing this Agreement. Such right is fully revocable in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Consultant further agrees that, except for such right of use, it shall not assert any right, title, or interest in or to the Confidential Information. The Consultant agrees to return all Confidential Information in the Consultant's possession or under the Consultant's control at the request of the Company or, in the absence of such a request, upon the termination of this Agreement.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive hereby acknowledges and represents that Executive has consulted with independent legal counsel regarding Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and that Executive fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein and Executive agrees that Executive will not, directly or indirectly: # use, disclose, reverse engineer or otherwise exploit for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the Company the Confidential Information except as authorized by the Company; # during Executive’s employment with the Company, use, disclose, or reverse engineer # any confidential information or trade secrets of any former employer or third party, or # any works of authorship developed in whole or in part by Executive during any former employment or for any other party, unless authorized in writing by the former employer or third party; or # upon Executive’s resignation or termination # retain Confidential Information, including any copies existing in any form (including electronic form), that are in Executive’s possession or control, or # destroy, delete or alter the Confidential Information without the Company’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may use the Confidential Information in the course of performing Executive’s duties on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company as described hereunder, provided that such use is made in good faith. Executive will immediately surrender possession of all Confidential Information to Company upon any suspension or termination of Executive’s employment with Company for any reason.

8.1Employee will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after the Employee’s employment with the Company, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing the Employee’s duties of employment, use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of the Company or its Clients, Customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how the Employee may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, the Company’s unique selling and servicing methods and business techniques, business strategies, financial information, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, lists of Clients/Customers and prospective Clients/Customers, other information about Clients/Customers and prospective Clients/Customers and other business information. Employee specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the mind or memory of the Employee and whether compiled by the Company, and/or the Employee, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by the Company to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of the Company and that any retention or use of such information by the Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company (except in the course of performing Employee’s duties and obligations) or after the termination of Employee’s employment shall constitute a misappropriation of the Company’s trade secrets. This Section is in addition to and does not override the provisions of any Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement which the Employee has entered into with the Company, all of which survive the integration clause set forth in Section 16 below.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information is a special, valuable, and unique asset of Company. Executive agrees to keep in confidence and trust all Confidential Information for so long as such information is not generally known to the public or to persons outside Company who could obtain economic value from its use. Executive agrees that Executive shall not directly or indirectly use the Confidential Information for the benefit of Executive or any other person or entity.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after Executive’s employment with Employer, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing Executive’s duties of employment, use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of Employer, any other Related Company or any of its respective customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how Executive may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, Employer’s and any other Related Company’s unique selling and servicing methods and business techniques, business strategies, financial information, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information, processes, inventions, patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property and intangible rights, and other business information. Executive specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled by Employer, any other Related Company and/or Executive, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by Employer or another Related Company, as the case may be, to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of Employer or another Related Company and that any retention and use of such information or rights by Executive during his employment with Employer (except in the course of performing his duties and obligations hereunder) or after the termination of his employment shall constitute a misappropriation of Employer’s or another Related Company’s trade secrets, rights or other property.

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after Executive’s employment with Employer, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing Executive’s duties of employment, use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of Employer, any other Related Company or any of its respective customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how Executive may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, Employer’s and any other Related Company’s unique selling and servicing methods and business techniques, business strategies, financial information, training, service and business manuals, promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information, processes, inventions, patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property and intangible rights, and other business information. Executive specifically acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled by Employer, any other Related Company and/or Executive, derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable efforts have been made by Employer or another Related Company, as the case may be, to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of Employer or another Related Company and that any retention and use of such information or rights by Executive during his employment with Employer (except in the course of performing his duties and obligations hereunder) or after the termination of his employment shall constitute a misappropriation of Employer’s or another Related Company’s trade secrets, rights or other property. Nothing in this Paragraph or Agreement is meant to override or invalidate other active agreements between Employee and the Company, including, but not limited to, any Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement, restrictive covenants (e.g., non-competition and/or non-solicitation agreements), and arbitration agreements.

Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Employer and its Affiliates continually obtain and develop Confidential Information (defined below). During Executive’s employment and at all times thereafter, Executive shall hold in strictest confidence and shall not disclose, use, or publish any of the Confidential Information, except as such disclosure, use or publication may be required in connection with Executive’s work for the Employer. If at any time (including after termination of Executive’s employment with the Employer), a person, entity, governmental agency or court of competent jurisdiction requests or demands that Executive disclose Confidential Information, to the extent permitted under applicable law or regulation, Executive shall promptly notify the Employer and shall cooperate with the Employer and/or its Affiliates in their efforts to prevent or limit such disclosure. Disclosure of Confidential Information by Executive or by anyone else, whether done intentionally or inadvertently, shall not affect Executive’s continuing obligations under this Agreement as to the disclosed Confidential Information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive’s obligation to protect Confidential Information shall not prohibit Executive from disclosing matters that are protected under any applicable whistleblower laws, including reporting possible violations of laws or regulations, or responding to inquiries from, or testifying before, any governmental agency or self-regulating authority, all without notice to or consent from the Employer. Executive is hereby notified that the immunity provisions in [Section 1833] of title 18 of the United States Code provide that an individual cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that is made # in confidence to federal, state or local government officials, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and is solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of the law, # under seal in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, or # to Executive’s attorney in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law (and the trade secret may be used in the court proceedings for such lawsuit) as long as any document containing the trade secret is filed under seal and the trade secret is not disclosed except pursuant to court order.

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