Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Nondisparagement Contract Clauses (6)
This page contains Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Nondisparagement clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. We have organized these clauses into groups of similarly worded clauses.
Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Nondisparagement. (a) Employee acknowledges and agrees that he will be afforded access to Confidential Information which could have an adverse effect on the Company and its Business if it is used in an unauthorized manner and/or disclosed. Employee will not, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, disclose or use any Confidential Information, or permit any person to use, examine or make copies of any Confidential Information, except as may be required in his duties on behalf of the Company... or any of its subsidiaries. Employee agrees to take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of, and avoid the disclosure and the unauthorized use of, any Confidential Information. 6 (b) Employee shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, files, electronic data, computer tapes, software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) that is Confidential Information or Personal Information or Work Product (each as defined herein) or other information relating to the Business of the Company which Employee may then possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee will have the right to retain and remove all personal property and effects which are owned by Employee. (c) Employee agrees that he will not view or access any Personal Information except as needed in the course of his job duties and responsibilities for the Company or any of its subsidiaries. (d) Employee agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any public statement that criticizes or disparages the Company or any of its subsidiaries, executive officers, employees, directors or products. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit Employee from responding publicly to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena, court order, or the like and/or from responding to any inquiry about this Agreement or its underlying facts and circumstances by any regulatory or investigatory organization and/or from making any truthful statements in the course of any litigation. (e) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Employee's attorney and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee's attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Employee files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except under court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section.View More
Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Nondisparagement. (a) Employee acknowledges and agrees that she will be afforded access to Confidential Information which could have an adverse effect on the Company and its Business if it is used in an unauthorized manner and/or disclosed. Employee will not, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, disclose or use any Confidential Information, or permit any person to use, examine or make copies of any Confidential Information, except as may be required in her duties on behalf of the Compan...y or any of its subsidiaries. Employee agrees to take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of, and avoid the disclosure and the unauthorized use of, any Confidential Information. 6 (b) Employee shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, files, electronic data, computer tapes, software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) that is Confidential Information or Personal Information or Work Product (each as defined herein) or other information relating to the Business of the Company which Employee may then possess or have under her control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee will have the right to retain and remove all personal property and effects which are owned by Employee. (c) Employee agrees that she will not view or access any Personal Information except as needed in the course of her job duties and responsibilities for the Company or any of its subsidiaries. (d) Employee agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any public statement that criticizes or disparages the Company or any of its subsidiaries, executive officers, employees, directors or products. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit Employee from responding publicly to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena, court order, or the like and/or from responding to any inquiry about this Agreement or its underlying facts and circumstances by any regulatory or investigatory organization and/or from making any truthful statements in the course of any litigation. (e) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Employee's attorney and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee's attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Employee files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except under court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section.View More
Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information Nondisparagement. (a) Employee acknowledges and agrees that he will be afforded access to Confidential Information which could have an adverse effect on the Company and its Business if it is used in an unauthorized manner and/or disclosed. Employee will not, at any time, either during the Employment Period or thereafter, disclose or use any Confidential Information, or permit any person to use, examine or make copies of any Confidential Information, except as may be required in his duties on behalf of the Company... or any of its subsidiaries. Employee agrees to take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of, and avoid the disclosure and the unauthorized use of, any Confidential Information. (b) Employee shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, files, electronic data, computer tapes, software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) that is Confidential Information or Personal Information or Work Product (each as defined herein) or other information relating to the Business of the Company which Employee may then possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee will have the right to retain and remove all personal property and effects which are owned by Employee. 7 (c) Employee agrees that he will not view or access any Personal Information except as needed in the course of his job duties and responsibilities for the Company or any of its subsidiaries. (d) Employee agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any public statement that criticizes or disparages the Company or any of its subsidiaries, executive officers, employees, directors or products. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit Employee from responding publicly to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena, court order, or the like and/or from responding to any inquiry about this Agreement or its underlying facts and circumstances by any regulatory or investigatory organization and/or from making any truthful statements in the course of any litigation. (e) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Employee's attorney and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee's attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Employee files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except under court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section.View More