Confidentiality and Covenant Against Competition Sample Clauses

Confidentiality and Covenant Against Competition. (a) Contractor acknowledges that much of the information imparted to Contractor by Company or obtained by Contractor during his employment with Company is confidential, constitutes trade secrets and remains the sole exclusive property of Company. Contractor further acknowledges that Company’s confidential information and trade secrets are unique and novel. Accordingly, Contractor will not disclose any such information, except as authorized by Company. Contractor shall promptly return all materials containing proprietary information of Company in his possession or control, (i) upon the expiration or termination, for any cause, of this Agreement or (ii) as otherwise requested to do so by Company. Independent Contractor Consulting Agreement –page 2 of 6
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Confidentiality and Covenant Against Competition. (a) The Employee hereby covenants and agrees with the Employer and PharMerica for the benefit of the Employer, PharMerica and their respective affiliates, that during the Term, and for a twelve month period commencing on the later of the Expiration Date or the Employee's termination of employment for any reason (the "Noncompete Period"), the Employee will not engage in nor carry on, directly or indirectly, with or without compensation, any business which provides services or products that are the same as, or in competition with, any of the services or products provided to third parties by the Employer, PharMerica or any of their affiliates, at any time between January 1, 1998 and the date on which the Employee ceases to serve as an employee of the Employer, PharMerica or any of their affiliates, regardless of whether such business is performed by the Employee directly, or as a member of, or owner of an equity interest in (other than as a holder of less than two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding stock of a publicly held corporation), or as an investor, officer, director, employee, agent, member, associate or consultant of, any person, partnership, corporation, joint venture, limited liability Employer or other entity.
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Confidentiality and Covenant Against Competition a. Franchisee acknowledges that much of the information imparted to Franchisee by USI is confidential, constitutes trade secrets and remains the sole exclusive property of USI. Confidential information includes: (1) ingredients, recipes, and methods of preparation of food and beverages; (2) methods of operation of U-Swirl Stores; (3) information about products, services, or procedures before they become public knowledge; and (4) other information disclosed to Franchisee through confidential notifications and the Operations Manual. Franchisee further acknowledges that USI’s confidential information and trade secrets are unique and novel to Franchisee. Franchisee shall not disclose any such information, except as authorized by USI. Franchisee shall return all materials such as the Operations Manual, recipes, menus, brochures and the like, and other materials received from USI, to USI upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any cause.
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  • Covenant Against Competition During the period of Participant’s employment and for two (2) years after his or her Last Day of Employment, Participant acknowledges and agrees he or she will not, directly or indirectly, establish or engage in any business or organization, or own or control any interest in, be employed by, or act as an officer, director, consultant, advisor, or lender to, any of the following located in those geographic markets where Participant has had direct and substantial involvement in Company’s operations in such geographic markets: (a) any entity that engages in any business competitive with the business activities of Company including, without limitation, its assisted and digital (including software) tax services businesses (“Prohibited Companies”); (b) any financial institution or business where any of Participant’s duties or activities would relate to or assist in providing services or products to one or more of the Prohibited Companies for use in connection with products, services or assistance being provided to customers; or (c) any financial institution or business whose primary purpose is to provide services or products to one or more of the Prohibited Companies for use in connection with products, services or assistance being provided to customers. Without limiting clause (c), any financial institution or business whose profits or revenues from the provision of services or products to the Prohibited Companies exceeds 25% of total profits or revenues, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be covered by clause (c). For Participants whose primary place of employment as of the Last Day of Employment is in Puerto Rico or Arizona, the restrictions in this Section 2.2 shall be limited to one (1) year following Participant’s Last Day of Employment. The restrictions in this Section 2.2 shall not apply if Participant’s primary place of employment as of the Last Day of Employment is in California or North Dakota; provided, however, to the extent permitted under such states’ laws, Company nevertheless retains all rights and remedies set forth in Sections 2.8 and 2.9 in lieu of enforcing the restrictive covenant set forth in this Section 2.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant has a standalone employment agreement with Company and such employment agreement includes covenants against competition or non-solicitation of customers, the scope, but not the duration, of such covenants shall apply solely for purposes of Sections 2.2 and 2.4, but shall have no other effect on this Award Agreement. All other covenants contained in this Section 2 shall apply to Participant notwithstanding any covenants or other terms contained in any other agreement.

  • Confidentiality and Noncompetition The Executive shall enter into the Confidentiality Agreement and Non-Compete Agreement. The Executive’s execution of those agreements is a material inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, this Agreement will be null and void unless the Executive enters into the Confidentiality Agreement and the Non-Compete Agreement.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Competition To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity of the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Competitions To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity of the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

  • Confidentiality and Nondisclosure The Executive will not use or disclose to any individual or entity any Confidential Information (as defined below) except (i) in the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii) as authorized in writing by the Company, or (iii) as required by subpoena or court order, provided that, prior written notice of such required disclosure is provided to the Company and, provided further that all reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of such information shall be made. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean information that (i) is used or potentially useful in the business of the Company, (ii) the Company treats as proprietary, private or confidential, and (iii) is not generally known to the public. “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, information relating to the Company’s products or services, processing, manufacturing, marketing, selling, customer lists, call lists, customer data, memoranda, notes, records, technical data, sketches, plans, drawings, chemical formulae, trade secrets, composition of products, research and development data, sources of supply and material, operating and cost data, financial information, personal information and information contained in manuals or memoranda. “Confidential Information” also includes proprietary and/or confidential information of the Company’s customers, suppliers and trading partners who may share such information with the Company pursuant to a confidentiality agreement or otherwise. The Executive agrees to treat all such customer, supplier or trading partner information as “Confidential Information” hereunder. The foregoing restrictions on the use or disclosure of Confidential Information shall continue after Executive’s employment terminates for any reason for so long as the information is not generally known to the public.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Use The recipient of a disclosing Party’s Confidential Information shall maintain such Confidential Information in confidence, and shall disclose such Confidential Information only to its employees, agents, consultants, Affiliates, licensors, sublicensees, attorneys, accountants, investors, potential acquirors and advisors who have a reasonable need to know such Confidential Information and who are bound by obligations of confidentiality and non-use no less restrictive than those set forth herein and for whom each Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 6. The recipient of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information shall use such Confidential Information solely to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to use and disclose such Confidential Information in regulatory applications and filings), unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing. The recipient of the other Party’s Confidential Information shall take the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information of a similar nature and importance (but in any event no less than reasonable care).

  • Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Except as required to be publicly disclosed, Consultant and any associated personnel, consultants, advisors, professionals or other affiliates (collectively “Consultant Representatives”) agree to treat confidentially and to maintain in strict confidence the existence and terms of this Agreement. In the event that Consultant or Consultant Representatives become legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information (as defined in the Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by the Parties), it will provide Company with reasonable notice so that Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of the Agreement. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that Company waives compliance with the provisions of the Agreement, Consultant or Consultant Representatives will furnish only that portion of the Agreement that it is advised by opinion of counsel (reasonably acceptable to Company) is legally required and will endeavor to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the remainder of the Agreement. Consultant and its Representatives further agree that they will not engage in any disparagement of the Company or any of its personnel, Board, consultants, advisors, professionals or other affiliates (collectively “Company Representatives”) in any written, oral or broadcast form in any medium whatsoever. Consultant and its Representatives acknowledge that money damages may be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 5, and that any such breach would cause the Company and/or Company Representatives irreparable harm. Accordingly, Consultant agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach hereof by Consultant or by its Representatives of this Section 5, (i) the Company shall become entitled, in addition to any other available remedies at law, without the requirement to mitigate damages or take any other action, to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance without the posting of any bond or other security, and (ii) that the Company shall become entitled to terminate this Agreement and cease making any payments pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof that have not yet been paid, and (iii) depending upon the severity of the breach, Consultant shall, upon any such termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5, forfeit to the Company within five business days following the date of such termination up to the full amount of any and all Securities paid by Company to Consultant or its Representatives pursuant to Section 2 hereof.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure The Executive hereby agrees at all times during the term of the Employment and after his termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without prior written consent of the Company, any Confidential Information. The Executive understands that “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers, supplier lists and suppliers, software developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, franchisees, distributors and other persons with whom the Company does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Company or other business information disclosed to the Executive by or obtained by the Executive from the Company, its affiliates, or their respective clients, customers or partners, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, if specifically indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the Executive.

  • Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenants (a) The Executive acknowledges that:

  • Confidentiality and Ownership 17.1 Ownership of all inventions, improvements, designs, creations, developments and other intellectual property relating to or deriving from any of the work performed by the Employee shall be the property of the Employer and/or the relevant Client of the Employer.

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