Common use of Confidentiality; Noncompetition Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality; Noncompetition. (a) The Company and the Employee acknowledge that the services to be performed by the Employee under the Agreement are unique and extraordinary and, as a result of such employment, the Employee will be in possession of confidential information relating to the business practices of the Company. The term “confidential information” shall mean any and all information (oral or written) relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective activities, other than such information which can be shown by the Employee to be in the public domain (such information not being deemed to be in the public domain merely because it is embraced by more general information which is in the public domain) other than as the result of breach of the provisions of this Section 8(a), including, but not limited to, information relating to: trade secrets, proprietary information, personnel lists, financial information, research projects, services used, pricing, customers, customer lists and prospects, product sourcing, marketing and selling and servicing. The Employee agrees that he will not, during his employment or subsequent to the termination of employment, directly or indirectly, use, communicate, disclose or disseminate to any person, firm or corporation any confidential information regarding the clients, customers or business practices of the Company acquired by the Employee during his employment by Company, without the prior written consent of Company; provided, however, that the Employee understands that Employee will be prohibited from misappropriating any trade secret at any time during or after the termination of employment. At no time during the Employment Term or thereafter shall the Employee directly or indirectly, disparage the commercial, business or financial reputation of the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Green Earth Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Green Earth Technologies Inc)

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Confidentiality; Noncompetition. (a) The Company and the Employee acknowledge that the services to be performed by the Employee under the Agreement are unique and extraordinary and, as a result of such employment, the Employee will be in possession of confidential information relating to the business practices of the Company. The term "confidential information" shall mean any and all information (oral or written) relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective activities, other than such information which can be shown by the Employee to be in the public domain (such information not being deemed to be in the public domain merely because it is embraced by more general information which is in the public domain) other than as the result of breach of the provisions of this Section 8(a), including, but not limited to, information relating to: trade secrets, proprietary information, personnel lists, financial information, research projects, services used, pricing, customers, customer lists and prospects, product sourcing, marketing and selling and servicing. The Employee agrees that he will not, during his employment or subsequent to the termination of employment, directly or indirectly, use, communicate, disclose or disseminate to any person, firm or corporation any confidential information regarding the clients, customers or business practices of the Company acquired by the Employee during his employment by Company, without the prior written consent of Company; provided, however, that the Employee understands that Employee will be prohibited from misappropriating any trade secret at any time during or after the termination of employment. At no time during the Employment Term or thereafter shall the Employee directly or indirectly, disparage the commercial, business or financial reputation of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Green Earth Technologies Inc)

Confidentiality; Noncompetition. (a) A. The Company Employer and the Employee acknowledge that the services to be performed by the Employee under the this Agreement are unique and extraordinary and, as extraordinary. As a result of such his employment, the Employee will be in possession of sensitive and highly confidential information relating to the business practices of the Company, both in the United States and abroad. The term “confidential information” shall mean any and all information (oral or verbal and written) relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective activities, other than such information which can be shown by the Employee to be in the public domain (such information not being deemed to be in the public domain merely because it is embraced by more general information which is in the public domain) other than as the result of breach of the provisions of this Section 8(a)8.A, including, but not limited to, information relating to: trade secrets, proprietary information, personnel lists, financial information, research projects, services used, pricing, customers, customer lists and prospects, product sourcing, marketing and selling and servicing. The Employee agrees that he will not, during his employment or subsequent to for a period of five (5) years after the termination of employment, directly or indirectly, use, communicate, disclose or disseminate to any person, firm or corporation any confidential information regarding the clients, customers or business practices of the Company acquired by the Employee during his employment by CompanyEmployer, without the prior written consent of CompanyEmployer; provided, however, that the Employee understands that Employee will be prohibited from misappropriating or disclosing any trade secret (as defined for purposes of Indiana law) at any time during or after the termination of employment. At no time during the Employment Term or thereafter shall the Employee directly or indirectly, disparage the commercial, business or financial reputation of the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Brightpoint Inc)

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Confidentiality; Noncompetition. (a) The Company and the Employee acknowledge that the services to be performed by the Employee under the Agreement are unique and extraordinary and, as a result of such employment, the Employee will be in possession of confidential information relating to the business practices of the Company. The term “confidential information” shall mean any and all information (oral or written) relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective activities, other than such information which can be shown by the Employee to be in the public domain (such information not being deemed to be in the public domain merely because it is embraced by more general information which is in the public domain) other than as the result of breach of the provisions of this Section 8(a), including, but not limited to, information relating to: trade secrets, proprietary information, personnel lists, financial information, research projects, services used, pricing, customers, customer lists and prospects, product sourcing, marketing and selling and servicing. The Employee agrees that he she will not, not during his her employment or subsequent to the termination of employment, except as may be required by law or legal process or in the good faith performance of her duties to the Company, directly or indirectly, use, communicate, disclose or disseminate to any person, firm or corporation any confidential information regarding the clients, customers or business practices of the Company acquired by the Employee during his her employment by the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that the Employee understands that the Employee will be prohibited from misappropriating any trade secret at any time during or after the termination of employment. At no time during the Employment Term or thereafter shall the Employee directly or indirectly, disparage the commercial, business or financial reputation of the Company. At no time during the Employment Term or thereafter shall the Company directly or indirectly, disparage the Employee in any manner that is likely to be harmful to her business or personal reputation. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process or required governmental testimony or filings.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Edgar Online Inc)

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