Obligation to Keep Confidential. The Employee acknowledges that his employment by the Company brings him into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its subsidiaries and its customers, including, without limitation, information about costs, profits, markets, sales, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, concepts, and other business affairs and methods of the Company, its subsidiaries and its customers and other information not readily available to the public, as well as plans for future developments (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Proprietary Information"). The Employee further acknowledges that the relationships between the Company, its subsidiaries and its officers, employees, agents, and customers constitute a valuable asset of the Company (the "Other Proprietary Assets"). In recognition of the foregoing, the Employee covenants and agrees:
Obligation to Keep Confidential. Except as authorized in writing by the Company, Employee shall not at any time, either prior to, during or after Employee’s association with the Company, disseminate, disclose or otherwise appropriate, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information of the Company of which Employee gains knowledge prior to, during or after termination of such employment, and Employee shall retain all such information in trust in a fiduciary capacity for the sole use and benefit of the Company. Employee acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the Company is valuable, special and unique to its business, that on such Confidential Information the Company’s business depends, that such Confidential Information is proprietary to the Company, and that the Company wishes to protect such Confidential Information by keeping it secret and confidential for the sole use and benefit of the Company. Employee shall take all steps necessary, and all steps reasonably requested by the Company, to ensure that all such Confidential information is kept secret and confidential for the sole use and benefit of the Company.
Obligation to Keep Confidential. The receiving Party shall:
Obligation to Keep Confidential. Receiving Party shall, and shall cause its Authorized Parties to, for the greater of the following periods: (A) five years from the date of receipt of the Confidential Information, (B) for so long as the Confidential Information constitutes trade secrets under Applicable Law and (C) with respect to Edison’s Confidential Information related to Critical Cyber Assets, Critical Energy Infrastructure Information, BES Cyber System Information, and EPI, until such time Edison provides notice that such information is no longer confidential, (1) keep strictly confidential and take reasonable precautions to protect against the disclosure of all Confidential Information; and (2) use all Confidential Information solely for the purposes of performing its obligations under the Agreement and not for any other purpose. However, Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to those of its Authorized Parties who need to know this information for the purposes of performing the Receiving Party’s obligations under the Agreement if, prior to being given access to Confidential Information, those Authorized Parties are informed of the information’s confidential nature and the requirements of the Agreement, and are directed to comply with the requirements of the Agreement. The Receiving Party shall hold Confidential Information in confidence with at least the same degree of care with which it protects its own confidential and proprietary information. Contractor shall comply with the additional requirements of the Cyber Policy for all Information Systems accessing, using, or storing Edison Data in electronic or digital form and all Edison Data accessed, received, or maintained by Contractor. Each Party will be responsible for any breach of the Agreement by its Authorized Parties. The requirements of this Section 8 and its subsections extend to Confidential Information created by Contractor for Edison as a Deliverable.
Obligation to Keep Confidential. The Employee recognizes that his relationship with the Company is one of high trust and confidence by reason of his access to and contact with the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the Company. The Employee will not at any time, either during his employment with the Company or thereafter, disclose to others, or use for his own benefit or the benefit of others, any confidential or proprietary information, and all other knowledge, information, documents or materials, owned, developed or possessed by the Company, whether in tangible or intangible form, the confidentiality of which the Company takes reasonable measures to protect, and which pertains, in any manner, to subjects which include, but are not limited to, the Company's research operations, customers (including identities of customers and prospective customers, identities of individual contacts at business entities which are customers or prospective customers, preferences, businesses or habits), business relationships, products (including prices, costs, sales or content), financial information or measurements, business methods, future business plans, data bases, computer programs, marketing plans, forecasts, licenses, pricing information and other information owned, developed or possessed by the Company ("Proprietary Information").
Obligation to Keep Confidential. Employee agrees to keep all ------------------------------- Confidential Information strictly and permanently confidential and, accordingly, agrees that he/she shall not at any time (whether during or after Employee's employment with Onvia or during or after the Noncompetition Term) directly or indirectly, willingly and knowingly use for any purpose, or disclose or permit to be disclosed to any Person, any Confidential Information other than as required in the performance of Employee's duties for Onvia. Employee acknowledges that the Confidential Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of Onvia acquired at great time and expense by Onvia, and that any disclosure or other use of such Confidential Information other than for the benefit of Onvia or an Affiliate of Onvia would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to Onvia. Employee shall not at any time willingly or knowingly take any action that would reduce the value of any of the Confidential Information to Onvia.
Obligation to Keep Confidential. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee’s employment by the Company brings the Employee into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its subsidiaries and its customers, including, without limitation, information about costs, profits, markets, sales, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, concepts, and other business affairs and methods of the Company, its subsidiaries and its customers and other information not readily available to the public, as well as plans for future developments (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Proprietary Information”). The Employee further acknowledges that the relationships between the Company, its subsidiaries and its officers, employees, agents, and customers constitute a valuable asset of the Company (the “Other Proprietary Assets”). In recognition of the foregoing, the Employee covenants and agrees:
Obligation to Keep Confidential. The Observer will keep confidential and will treat confidentially all Confidential Information.
Obligation to Keep Confidential. (a) Each party to this Agreement shall keep confidential, except as the other party or parties may otherwise consent in writing, and, except for the other parties' benefit, not disclose or make any use of at any time and for any purpose whatsoever, any trade secrets, confidential information, knowledge, data, trademarks or trade names, or other information of any of the Companies to their products, know-how, designs, customer lists, business plans, marketing plans and strategies, pricing strategies, or other subject matter pertaining to any business of the Companies or any of their clients, customers, consultants, licensees, or affiliates, which the party has obtained or may obtain, or otherwise acquire during the course of contacts, discussions, negotiation, or agreement with any of the other parties, except as herein provided (hereafter, collectively, "Confidential Information"). No party shall deliver, reproduce, or in any way allow any Confidential Information of the other parties or any documentation relating thereto, to be delivered to or used by any third parties without specific written direction or consent of a duly authorized officer of the other party.
Obligation to Keep Confidential. EMPLOYEE acknowledges and agrees that all Proprietary Information that comes into EMPLOYEE's possession (including any information originated or developed by EMPLOYEE while employed by the COMPANY) is secret and is the exclusive property of the COMPANY. EMPLOYEE agrees to use the Proprietary Information only in connection with EMPLOYEE's work for the COMPANY. EMPLOYEE agrees, while ----- employed with the COMPANY and thereafter, to hold the Proprietary Information in ---------------------------------------- confidence and agrees not to disclose or reveal, in any matter, any Proprietary Information to any person or entity.
