BOL Clause Samples

BOL. BOL recognizes and acknowledges that it has in the past and currently has access to certain confidential information relating to the Company, such as operational policies, customer lists, and pricing and cost policies, that are valuable, special and unique assets of the Company. BOL agrees that, prior to the Closing, or if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, it will not use or disclose such confidential information to their own benefit except in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or disclose such confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except (a) to the Stockholders and to authorized representatives of the Company or BOL who need to know such information in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, who have been informed of the confidential nature of such information and who have agreed to keep such information confidential as provided hereby, unless (i) such information becomes known to the public generally through no breach by BOL of this covenant, (ii) disclosure is required by law or the order of any governmental authority under color of law or is necessary in order to secure a consent or approval to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, that prior to disclosing any information pursuant to this clause (iii), BOL shall, if possible, give prior written notice thereof to the Company and the Stockholders and provide the Company and the Stockholders with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, or (iv) the disclosing party reasonably believes that such disclosure is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against the disclosing party and the same prior disclosure set forth immediately above is given. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by BOL of the provisions of this Section, the Company and the Stockholders shall be entitled to an injunction restraining BOL from disclosing, in whole or in part, such confidential information. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company and the Stockholders from pursuing any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages. In the event that the transactions contemplated herein are not consummated, the Parent and BOL shall return to the Company within a reasonable time all documents containing confidential information about the Company.