Client Confidentiality Any information about clients of the Employer which is learned by an employee during the course of employment must, as a condition of continued employment, be treated as strictly confidential and each employee is expected to respect this confidentiality and to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard it.
Confidentiality (a) Subject to Section 7.15(c), during the Term and for a period of three
15Confidentiality (a) Subject to Section 7.15(c), during the Term and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, each party shall, and shall cause its and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and agents to, keep confidential and not publish or otherwise disclose to any third party, directly or indirectly, any information that is, and the disclosing party has marked as, or has otherwise designated in writing to the receiving party as, “confidential trade secret,” “confidential commercial information” or “confidential financial information” (collectively, “Confidential Information”), except to the extent such disclosure is permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The confidentiality obligations under Section 7.15(a) shall not apply to any Confidential Information that (i) is or hereafter becomes part of the public domain by public use, publication, general knowledge or the like through no fault of the receiving party in breach of this Agreement, (ii) can be demonstrated by documentation or other competent proof to have been in the receiving party’s possession prior to disclosure by the disclosing party without any obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information, (iii) is subsequently received by the receiving party from a third party who is not bound by any obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information, (iv) has been published by a third party or otherwise enters the public domain through no fault of the receiving party, or (v) can be demonstrated by documentation or other competent evidence to have been independently developed by or for the receiving party without reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information.
(c) Each party shall have the right to disclose Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is (i) made in response to a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or, if in the reasonable opinion of the receiving party’s legal counsel, such disclosure is otherwise required by applicable law; provided, however, that the receiving party shall first have given notice to the disclosing party and given the disclosing party a reasonable opportunity to quash such order or to obtain a protective order or confidential treatment order requiring that the Confidential Information that is the subject of such order or other applicable law be held in confidence by such court or other third party recipient, unless the receiving party is not permitted to provide such notice under such order or applicable law, or (ii) made by the receiving party or any of its Affiliates to its or their attorneys, auditors, advisors, consultants, contractors or other third parties for use by such person or entity as may be necessary or useful in connection with the performance of the activities under this Agreement, provided that such third party is bound by confidentiality obligations at least as stringent as those set forth herein, either by written agreement or through professional responsibility standards.
Records; Confidentiality (a) The Manager shall maintain appropriate books of accounts and records relating to services performed hereunder, and such books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by representatives of the Trust or any Subsidiary at any time during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice. The Manager shall keep confidential any and all non-public information, written or oral, obtained by it in connection with the services rendered hereunder (“Confidential Information”) and shall not use Confidential Information except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement or disclose Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any Person other than (1) to its Affiliates, managers, officers, trustees, directors, employees, members, agents, representatives or advisors who need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of rendering services hereunder, (2) to appraisers, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of the Trust’s and any Subsidiary’s business ((1) and (2) collectively, “Manager Permitted Disclosure Parties”), (3) in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Trust or any Subsidiary or disclosure or presentations to Trust investors, (4) to governmental officials having jurisdiction over the Trust, (5) as required by law or legal process to which the Manager or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party, or (6) with the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Manager agrees to inform each of its Manager Permitted Disclosure Parties of the non-public nature of the Confidential Information and to direct such Persons to treat such Confidential Information in accordance with the terms hereof. Nothing herein shall prevent the Manager from disclosing Confidential Information (1) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (2) upon the request or demand of, or pursuant to any law or regulation, any regulatory agency or authority, (3) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, or (4) to its legal counsel or independent auditors; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (1) and (2), it is agreed that the Manager will provide the Trust and the Operating Partnership with prompt written notice of such order, request or demand so that the Trust and the Operating Partnership may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Manager’s compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Manager is, in the opinion of counsel, required to disclose Confidential Information, the Manager may disclose only that portion of such information that its counsel advises is legally required without liability hereunder; provided, that the Manager agrees to exercise its best efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following shall be deemed to be excluded from the provisions hereof: any Confidential Information that (A) is available to the public from a source other than the Manager, (B) is released in writing by the Trust to the public or to Persons who are not under similar obligation of confidentiality to the Trust and the Subsidiaries, or (C) is obtained by the Manager from a third party without breach by such third party of an obligation of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information disclosed.
(b) Each of the Trust and the Operating Partnership shall keep confidential, and shall cause any other Subsidiary to keep confidential, any and all Confidential Information and shall not use, and shall cause any other Subsidiary not to use, Confidential Information except in furtherance of the terms of this Agreement or disclose Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any Person other than (1) to its Affiliates, officers, trustees, directors, employees, members, agents, representatives or advisors who need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of fulfilling the Trust’s and the Operating Partnership’s obligations hereunder (collectively, “Trust Permitted Disclosure Parties”), (2) as required by law or legal process to which the Trust or any Subsidiary or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party, or (3) with the consent of the Manager. Each of the Trust and the Operating Partnership agrees to (1) inform each of its Trust Permitted Disclosure Parties of the non-public nature of the Confidential Information and to direct such Persons to treat such Confidential Information in accordance with the terms hereof and (2) not disclose any Confidential Information to its Trust Permitted Disclosure Parties upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11 hereof. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trust or any Subsidiary from disclosing Confidential Information (1) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (2) upon the request or demand of, or pursuant to any law or regulation, any regulatory agency or authority, (3) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, or (4) to its legal counsel or independent auditors; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (1) and (2), it is agreed that the Trust and the Operating Partnership will provide the Manager with prompt written notice of such order, request or demand so that the Manager may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Trust’s and the Operating Partnership’s compliance with the provisions of this Section. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Trust or any Subsidiary is, in the opinion of counsel, required to disclose Confidential Information, the Trust or such Subsidiary may disclose only that portion of such information that its counsel advises is legally required without liability hereunder; provided, that each of the Trust and the Operating Partnership shall exercise, and shall cause any other Subsidiary to exercise, its best efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following shall be deemed to be excluded from the provisions hereof: any Confidential Information that (A) is available to the public from a source other than the Trust or any Subsidiary, (B) is released in writing by the Manager to the public or to Persons who are not under similar obligation of confidentiality to the Manager, or (C) is obtained by the Trust or any Subsidiary from a third party without breach by such third party of an obligation of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information disclosed. For the avoidance of doubt, information about the systems, employees, policies, procedures and investment portfolio (other than investments in which the Trust or any Subsidiary and the Manager have co-invested) shall be deemed to be included within the meaning of “Confidential Information” for purposes of the Trust’s and the Subsidiaries’ obligations pursuant to this Section 6(b).
(c) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of one year.
Non Competition Confidentiality 4.1 During the term of this Agreement, the Executive will offer to the Employer any investment or other opportunity generally in the business in which the Company operates, of which he may become aware. If after 30 days the Board of Directors of the Employer refuses the opportunity to participate in the investment or venture, the Executive may do so as permitted by Section 4.2 hereof and otherwise only if Executive obtains a consent to do so from a majority of the directors.
4.2 The Executive may make passive investments in companies involved in industries in which the Company operates, provided any such investment does not exceed a 5% equity interest, unless Executive obtains a consent to acquire an equity interest exceeding 5% by a vote of a majority of the directors.
4.3 Except as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof, the Executive may not participate in any business or other areas of business in which the Company is engaged during the term of this Agreement except through and on behalf of the Company.
4.4 During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall not own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any business which is engaged in the type of business conducted by the Employer at the time this Agreement terminates. In the event of the Executive's actual or threatened breach of this paragraph, the Employer shall be entitled to a preliminary restraining order and injunction restraining the Executive from violating its provisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Employer from pursuing any other available remedies for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the Executive.
4.5 a. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the information, business, list of the Employer's customers and any other trade secret or other secret or confidential information relating to Employer's business as they may exist from time to time are valuable, special and unique assets of Employer's business. Therefore, Executive agrees as follows:
(1) That Executive will hold in strictest confidence and not disclose, reproduce, publish or use in any manner, whether during or subsequent to this employment, without the express authorization of the Board of Directors of the Employer, any information, business, customer lists, or any other secret or confidential matter relating to any aspect of the Employer's business, except as such disclosure or use may be required in connection with Executive's work for the Employer.
(2) That upon request or at the time of leaving the employ of the Employer the Executive will deliver to the Employer, and not keep or deliver to anyone else, any and all notes, memoranda, documents and, in general, any and all material relating to the Employer's business.
(3) That the Board of Directors of Employer may from time to time reasonably designate other subject matters requiring confidentiality and secrecy which shall be deemed to be covered by the terms of this Agreement.