Grouped Into 11 Collections of Similar Clauses From Business Contracts
This page contains No Disparagement clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. We have organized these clauses into groups of similarly worded clauses.
No Disparagement. (a) Employee agrees to refrain from making untruthful or disparaging statements in any private or public forum, including but not limited to newspapers, television, radio, or the internet, about any Released Party, Employee's employment with the Company, or any general matter concerning any Released Party's reputation, standing in the business community, business practices, or products; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Employee from (a) complying with any valid sub...poena or court order; or (b) communicating with any federal, state or local government office. Employee Initials DR Employer Initials PL Page 6 (b) Company agrees to take reasonable steps to ensure Michael Saylor, Phong Le, and Richard Cober refrain from making untruthful or disparaging statements in any private or public forum, including but not limited to newspapers, television, radio, or the internet, about Employee or Employee's employment with the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Company from (a) complying with any valid subpoena or court order in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) communicating with any federal, state or local government office.View More
No Disparagement. (a) (a)Subject to Subsections 1(d) and 1(f), Employee agrees to refrain from making untruthful or disparaging statements in any private or public forum, including but not limited to newspapers, television, radio, or the internet, about any Released Party, Employee's employment with the Company, or any general matter concerning any Released Party's reputation, standing in the business community, business practices, or products; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Emplo...yee from (a) complying with any valid subpoena or court order; or (b) communicating with any federal, state or local government office. Employee Initials DR Employer Initials PL Page 6 (b) Company (b)Company agrees to take reasonable steps provide written instruction to ensure Michael Saylor, Phong Le, Leslie Rechan, Rick Rickertsen, Jarrod Patten, and Richard Cober Stephen Graham that they must refrain from making untruthful or disparaging statements in any private or public forum, including but not limited to newspapers, television, radio, or the internet, about Employee or Employee's employment with the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Company from (a) complying with any valid subpoena or court order in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) communicating with any federal, state or local government office. View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive will not make public statements or communications that disparage the Company or any of its businesses, services, products, affiliates or current, former or future directors and executive officers in their capacity as such. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Company will instruct its directors and executives not to make public statements or communications that dis...parage the Executive. The foregoing obligations shall not be violated by truthful statements to any governmental agency or entity, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive Employee will not make public statements or communications that disparage the Company Employer or any of its businesses, services, products, affiliates or current, former or future directors and executive Employee officers in their capacity as such. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Company Employer will instruct its directors and executives Employees not to mak...e public statements or communications that disparage the Executive. Employee. The foregoing obligations shall not be violated by truthful statements to any governmental agency or entity, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings). View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Date: (i) Executive will not make public statements or communications that disparage the Company or any of its businesses, services, products, affiliates or current, former or future directors and executive officers in (in their capacity as such. During the Term such); and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, (ii) the Company will instruct cause its directors and executives named executive officers... not to make public statements or communications that disparage the Executive. The foregoing obligations shall will not be violated by truthful statements in response to any governmental agency or entity, legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings). View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive Employee will not make public statements or communications that disparage the Company or any of its businesses, services, products, affiliates or current, former or future directors and executive Employee officers in their capacity as such. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Company will instruct its directors and executives Employees not to make public statement...s or communications that disparage the Executive. Employee. The foregoing obligations shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to any governmental agency or entity, legal process, required governmental or regulatory testimony or filings, filings or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings). View More
No Disparagement. Executive agrees that he will not falsely denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon the Company, its management, products, services, business and manner of doing business, and that he will use his reasonable best efforts to prevent any member of his immediate family from engaging in any such activity.
No Disparagement. Executive agrees that he will not falsely denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon the Company, its management, products, services, business and manner of doing business, and that he will use his reasonable best efforts to prevent any member of his immediate family from engaging in any such activity. The Company agrees that its officers and directors will not falsely denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon Executive, and that it will use its reasonable best efforts to pr...event any of its employees or agents from engaging in any such activity. View More
No Disparagement. Executive Employee agrees that he will not falsely denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon the Company, its management, products, services, business and manner of doing business, and that he will use his reasonable best efforts to prevent any member instruct members of his immediate family from engaging not to engage in any such activity.
No Disparagement. Executive agrees that, except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, Executive will not take any action or make any statement or disclosure, written or oral, that is intended or reasonably likely to disparage the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their past or present employees, officers or directors, and the Company will not knowingly disparage, criticize or otherwise make any derogatory statements regarding Executive. For purposes of th...e Company's obligation to not disparage Executive under this Section 8 only, the term "Company" means only the Company's executive officers, directors, and members of the Global Leadership team.View More
No Disparagement. Executive agrees that, except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, Executive will not take any action or make any statement or disclosure, written or oral, that is intended or reasonably likely to disparage the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their past or present employees, officers or directors, and the Company will not knowingly disparage, criticize or otherwise make any derogatory statements regarding Executive. For purposes of th...e Company's obligation to not disparage Executive under this Section 8 only, the term "Company" means only the Company's executive officers, directors, and members of the Global Leadership team. 9. Power of Attorney. Effective on the Departure Date, the Company hereby revokes any and all powers of attorney the Company may have granted Executive during Executive's employment with the Company. View More
No Disparagement. I agree that, during my employment with the Company and after the termination of my employment for any reason, I will not disparage the Company, its officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants, shareholders, or agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to it or their business, business reputation or personal reputation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit me from making truthful statements or disclosures required by applicable law, regulation or leg...al process; or requesting or receiving confidential legal advice. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit my right to make truthful statements in the proper performance of my job duties for the Company, discuss my employment, or report possible violations of law or regulation with the SEC, EEOC, DOL, NLRB, OSHA or other federal government agency or similar state or local agency, or to discuss the terms and conditions of my employment with others to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7 of the NLRA, or to the extent that such disclosure is protected under the applicable provisions of law or regulation, including but not limited to "whistleblower" statutes or other similar provisions that protect such disclosure.View More
No Disparagement. I agree that, during my employment with the Company and after the termination of my employment for any reason, I will not disparage the Company, its officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants, shareholders, or agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to it or their business, business reputation or personal reputation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit me from making truthful statements or disclosures required by applicable law, regulation or leg...al process; or from discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or 5 discrimination or any other conduct that I have reason to believe is unlawful; or requesting or receiving confidential legal advice. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit my right to make truthful statements in the proper performance of my job duties for the Company, discuss my employment, or report possible violations of law or regulation with the SEC, EEOC, DOL, NLRB, OSHA or other federal government agency or similar state or local agency, or to discuss the terms and conditions of my employment with others to the extent expressly permitted by Section 7 of the NLRA, or to the extent that such disclosure is protected under the applicable provisions of law or regulation, including but not limited to "whistleblower" statutes or other similar provisions that protect such disclosure. View More
No Disparagement. It is a material condition of this Agreement that Employee not make, repeat, authorize, or permit any statements, comments, remarks, or publications of any type or of any nature (orally, electronically, or in writing) which tend to adversely affect, libel, slander, disparage or actually disparage or expose to hatred, contempt or ridicule (a) the reputation of Employer or the Releasees; (b) any of their services, affairs, or operations; or (c) any of its past or present customers, directors, offi...cers, employees, representatives or agents (collectively, "Disparaging Remarks") at any time now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, Disparaging Remarks as to any events, circumstances, occurrences, interactions, transactions, observations, or dealings of any kind, licit, allegedly illicit, or otherwise. Further, Employee expressly waives and forever relinquishes such rights if any, that Employee may have to make or publicize any Disparaging Remarks. Further, the Company agrees that neither it nor any executive of the level of vice president or higher or member of the Board of Directors will make any Disparaging Remarks about the Employee, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to truthful statements made in response to any legal, administrative or regulatory proceeding, subpoena or inquiry.View More
No Disparagement. It is a material condition of this Agreement that Employee not make, repeat, authorize, or permit any statements, comments, remarks, or publications of any type or of any nature (orally, electronically, or in writing) which tend to adversely affect, libel, slander, disparage or actually disparage or expose to hatred, contempt or ridicule (a) the reputation of Employer or the Releasees; (b) any of their services, affairs, or operations; or (c) any of its past or present customers, directors, offi...cers, employees, representatives or agents (collectively, "Disparaging Remarks") at any time now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, Disparaging Remarks as to any events, circumstances, occurrences, interactions, transactions, observations, or dealings of any kind, licit, allegedly illicit, or otherwise. Further, Employee expressly waives and forever relinquishes such rights if any, that Employee may have to make or publicize any Disparaging Remarks. Further, the Company agrees that neither it nor 5 any executive of the level of vice president or higher or member of the Board of Directors will make any Disparaging Remarks about the Employee, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to truthful statements made in response to any legal, administrative or regulatory proceeding, subpoena or inquiry. View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and thereafter, Consultant agrees that Consultant will not disparage Global Eagle, or its subsidiaries' or affiliates', relationships with past, current, or prospective employees, employers, stockholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, acquirers, successors in interest, joint venturers, customers, service providers, or vendors, provided, however, that no action 7 taken by Consultant in exercise of its legal or equitable rights to preserve its assets or to maintain its business competi...tiveness, including but not limited to the protection of its intellectual property, trade secrets, and confidential information, will be construed as a breach of this provision by the Consultant. For purposes of this Section 10, the term "prospective" shall refer to pending efforts by Global Eagle to solicit, or negotiate the terms of, a business, employment, or sales relationship to which the Consultant knows or reasonably should know is occurring. During the Term and thereafter, the Company will direct the members of its Board of Directors and of its Executive Leadership Team not to publicly disparage Consultant or make any public comments or communications which tend to cast Consultant in a negative light.View More
No Disparagement. During the Term and thereafter, Consultant agrees that Consultant will not disparage Global Eagle, GEE's, or its subsidiaries' or affiliates', relationships with past, current, or prospective employees, employers, stockholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, acquirers, successors in interest, joint venturers, customers, service providers, or vendors, provided, however, that no action 7 taken by Consultant in exercise of its legal or equitable rights to preserve its assets or to maintain its business ...competitiveness, including but not limited to the protection of its intellectual property, trade secrets, and confidential information, will be construed as a breach of this provision by the Consultant. For purposes of this Section 10, the term "prospective" shall refer to pending efforts by Global Eagle GEE to solicit, or negotiate the terms of, a business, employment, or sales relationship to which the Consultant knows or reasonably should know is occurring. During the Term and thereafter, the Company will direct the members of its Board of Directors and of its Executive Leadership Team not to publicly disparage Consultant or make any public comments or communications which tend to cast Consultant in a negative light.View More
No Disparagement. Neither the Company Group nor the Employee shall make disparaging or otherwise detrimental comments to any person or entity concerning the other, or the circumstances surrounding Employee's engagement and/or separation of engagement from the Company, unless such party can demonstrate that the comments were made in private circumstances and that it or he intended the comments will not be published. In addition, the Employee shall not make disparaging or otherwise detrimental comments to any perso...n or entity concerning the Company Group's officers, directors or employees; the products, services or programs provided or to be provided by the Company Group; the business affairs, operation, management or the financial condition of the Company Group, unless the Employee can demonstrate that the comments were made in private circumstances and that he intended the comments will not be published. The obligations set forth in this Section 15 shall apply both during and 10 years after the Term. It is hereby agreed and clarified that, when determining the above non-disparagement undertaking, the parties took into account the payment to which Employee is entitled pursuant to Section 16, which is being made in consideration, inter alia, for such undertaking. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.3, the Company shall have sole discretion to determine whether or not the Employee shall receive the Non-Compete Payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee materially breaches any provision of Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15 hereof, the Non-Compete Payment shall immediately cease, and the Company shall be entitled to reclaim any amounts of the Non-Compete Payment already paid in accordance herewith, and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Employee with respect to the Non-Compete Payment, without derogating from any other rights or remedies available to the Company pursuant to the Agreement or Law in respect of such breach. Employee shall confirm such return in writing to the Company promptly upon Company's written request, together with confirmation that the Employee no longer has any Company property or confidential or proprietary information of the Company in his possession or control. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company except that such rights and obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger or consolidation, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company and such assignee or transferee contractually assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company, as contained in this Agreement.View More
No Disparagement. Neither the Company Group nor the Employee shall make disparaging or otherwise detrimental comments to any person or entity concerning the other, or the circumstances surrounding Employee's engagement and/or separation of engagement from the Company, unless such party can demonstrate that the comments were made in private circumstances and that it or he intended the comments will not be published. In addition, the Employee shall not make disparaging or otherwise detrimental comments to any perso...n or entity concerning the Company Group's officers, directors or employees; the products, services or programs provided or to be provided by the Company Group; the business affairs, operation, management or the financial condition of the Company Group, unless the Employee can demonstrate that the comments were made in private circumstances and that he intended the comments will not be published. The obligations set forth in this Section 15 shall apply both during and 10 years after the Term. It is hereby agreed and clarified that, when determining the above non-disparagement undertaking, the parties took into account the payment to which Employee is entitled pursuant to Section 16, which is being made in consideration, inter alia, for such undertaking. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.3, the Company shall have sole discretion to determine whether or not the Employee shall receive the Non-Compete Payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee materially breaches any provision of Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15 hereof, the Non-Compete Payment shall immediately cease, and the Company shall be entitled to reclaim any amounts of the Non-Compete Payment already paid in accordance herewith, and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Employee with respect to the Non-Compete Payment, without derogating from any other rights or remedies available to the Company pursuant to the Agreement or Law in respect of such breach. Employee shall confirm such return in writing to the Company promptly upon Company's written request, together with confirmation that the Employee no longer has any Company property or confidential or proprietary information of the Company in his possession or control. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company except that such rights and obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger or consolidation, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company and such assignee or transferee contractually assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company, as contained in this Agreement. View More
No Disparagement. Almarez, on behalf of himself and his heirs, successors and assigns, agrees that he shall not in any manner, engage, either directly or indirectly, in any conduct that might reflect negatively or adversely upon, or make any statements disparaging of, any of the Placer Releasees, or otherwise take any action that could reasonably be anticipated to cause material damage to the reputation, goodwill or business of any of the Placer Releasees. Placer, on behalf of itself and its successors and assign...s, agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, in any manner, engage, either directly or indirectly, in any conduct that might reflect negatively or adversely upon, or make any statements disparaging of, any of the Almarez Releasees, or otherwise take any action that could reasonably be anticipated to cause material damage to the reputation, goodwill or business of any of the Almarez Releasees.View More
No Disparagement. Almarez, RCM, on behalf of himself itself and his heirs, its successors and assigns, agrees that he shall not in any manner, engage, either directly or indirectly, in any conduct that might reflect negatively or adversely upon, or make any statements disparaging of, any of the Placer Releasees, or otherwise take any action that could reasonably be anticipated to cause material damage to the reputation, goodwill or business of any of the Placer Releasees. Placer, on behalf of itself and its succe...ssors and assigns, agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, in any manner, engage, either directly or indirectly, in any conduct that might reflect negatively or adversely upon, or make any statements disparaging of, any of the Almarez RCM Releasees, or otherwise take any action that could reasonably be anticipated to cause material damage to the reputation, goodwill or business of any of the Almarez RCM Releasees. View More
No Disparagement. You agree that you will not make any disparaging statements (orally or in writing) about the Company or its products, services, legal or business practices, past venture capital investors, known institutional investors, or current or past (as of the date of this Agreement) directors, officers, and known employees who served during your tenure at Etsy. The Company will instruct current members of the Etsy Executive Team and the Board to refrain from making any disparaging statements about you.
No Disparagement. You agree that you will not make any disparaging statements (orally or in writing) about the Company or its products, services, legal or business practices, past venture capital investors, known institutional investors, or current or past (as of the date of this Agreement) directors, officers, and known employees who served during your tenure at Etsy. The Company will instruct current members of the Etsy Executive Team and the Board of Directors ("Board") to refrain from making any disparaging s...tatements about you. View More