REASONS FOR COVENANTS. Employee, during the term of his employment, will have access to and will become familiar with, various trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, data, plans and know-how of the Company, heretofore known only to the Company, its employees, agents and contractors. These trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information, including, without limitation, information relating to the Company's operations or the financial condition or results of its operations, its marketing or business strategies and plans, the names, addresses, case histories or plans of any of its customers or prospective customers, its operating procedures or plans, its advertising methods or plans, the names, addresses, training, background or other information regarding any person who is or was an employee of the Company, and other compilations of information which are owned by the Company and which are regularly used in the operation of the business of the Company ("Confidential Information"), are and will be the result of large amounts of time, effort and expense of the Company in developing such information and in recruiting and training such employees and are essential to the success of the Company. Confidential Information shall be maintained by Employee on a confidential basis, and Employee shall not interfere with the employment relationships between the Company and its employees, agents, customers, suppliers and other contractors by inducing any of those employees, agents, customers, suppliers or other contractors to terminate their employment or other relationships with the Company.
REASONS FOR COVENANTS. Referral Agent and the Referral Agent's designees, employees, contractors, etc, during the term of this Agreement, will have access to trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of Company which are a valuable asset of the Company; the protection of which is essential to the success of Company. These trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information, including, without limitation, information relating to the Application and other Company products or services, Company's operations or its financial condition or results of its operations, its marketing or business strategies and plans, the names, addresses or specifications of any of its clients or prospective clients, the names, addresses, training, background or other information regarding any person who is or was an Referral Agent, agent, contractor, or referral source of Company, computer programs in whatever form and whatever stage of development, and any compilations of information which are used or are useful in the operation of the business of Company ("Confidential Information"). Failure to xxxx any of the Confidential Information as confidential or proprietary shall not affect its status as Confidential Information herein.
