Common use of Proprietary Information and Return of Company Property Clause in Contracts

Proprietary Information and Return of Company Property. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, without the express written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly communicate or divulge to, or use for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm, association, or corporation, any of the trade secrets, proprietary data, or other confidential information of the Company, which trade secrets, proprietary data, and other confidential information were communicated to Executive, or otherwise learned or acquired by Executive, during Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. Such trade secrets, proprietary data, or other confidential information include, but are not limited to, know how, manuals, writings and other works of authorship, computer programs, diagrams, schematics, methods, processes, techniques, business strategies and plans, financial information, accounting information, personnel information, marketing plans, the identities of past, future, and present customers, contractors, and suppliers, customer communications, customer lists and data, organizational charts, corporate books and records, legal documents, executive compensation information, and the like, which relate in any manner to the actual or anticipated business of the Company or the Released Parties. Executive agrees to return to the Company on or about Executive’s termination date, all property in Executive’s possession belonging to the Company, including, but not limited to, keys, I.D. badges, parking tags, credit cards, cellular phones, pagers, equipment, tools, supplies, computers, and originals and/or copies of documents, trade secrets, proprietary information, confidential information, books, handbooks, records, computer software, computer discs or tapes and any and all hard copies derived therefrom, and any and all other information pertaining to the business of the Company.