Common use of Confidentiality of Trade Secrets and Other Materials Clause in Contracts

Confidentiality of Trade Secrets and Other Materials. a. The Employee shall regard and preserve as confidential all Trade Secrets (as defined below) and other non-public, confidential, privileged and/or proprietary information, including, without limitation, client lists, client files, and any other client information (collectively referred to herein as “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries, that has been or may be revealed to or obtained by the Employee by reason of the Employee’s employment. The Employee shall not take, retain, copy or use, or disclose to any non- affiliated third party, either during the Employee’s employment or forever thereafter, any Trade Secret or other Confidential Information connected with the Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries, except as required in the line of the Employee’s employment capacity with the Corporation, or as authorized in advance and in writing by the Corporation, or as required by law, rule, regulation or lawful court order. This provision shall not apply with respect to information of the Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries, which has been voluntarily disclosed by the Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries, to the public or otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.