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DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"b0184528-d27d-4fbf-b992-45338351fdce","order":16,"text":"For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means any and all non-public, confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information of the Employer, or of any of its affiliates, customers, suppliers, or other third parties to whom the Employer owes a duty of confidentiality, whether disclosed orally, in writing, electronically, visually, or by any other means, and whether or not marked, designated, or otherwise identified as “confidential.”","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"49988d65-63e1-41df-9727-e387646126d0","order":17,"text":"Confidential Information includes, without limitation: (a) trade secrets within the meaning of applicable state and federal law, including the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq.; (b) customer and client lists, prospect lists, and customer contact, account, purchasing, and pricing information; (c) supplier and vendor lists and terms; (d) business, marketing, sales, and strategic plans, forecasts, and financial information; (e) internal processes, methods, techniques, know-how, formulas, designs, specifications, and procedures; (f) software, source code, object code, databases, and technical documentation; (g) inventions, discoveries, improvements, research, and development; (h) personnel and compensation information; and (i) any analyses, compilations, studies, or other documents that contain or are derived from any of the foregoing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0b4dadbb-8179-4629-b2e6-5689b4164c89","order":18,"text":"“Confidential Information” does not include information that the Employee can demonstrate by competent written evidence: (a) was lawfully in the Employee’s possession, without obligation of confidentiality, prior to disclosure by the Employer; (b) is or becomes publicly available through no breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality by the Employee; (c) is lawfully obtained by the Employee from a third party who is not under any obligation of confidentiality; or (d) is independently developed by the Employee without use of or reference to any Confidential Information.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b11bcf10-2bb3-4caf-bfc5-1e650fa36b8c","order":19,"text":"2. 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TERM OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"40e21bab-ce7a-40ba-ba1e-029e5c5b8e68","order":25,"text":"The Employee’s obligations of confidentiality under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue throughout the term of the Employee’s employment and for a period of [Years after termination] year(s) following the termination of the Employee’s employment, regardless of the reason for such termination.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d0f5b3f6-1a51-4cbf-97c5-82c2585ec25e","order":26,"text":"Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret under applicable law, the Employee’s obligations shall continue for so long as such information remains a trade secret, without limitation in time.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"49bf78be-29a4-4c4a-87a4-30bb7ee4d3a2","order":27,"text":"4. OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"39e3a53c-c92e-482f-b523-3c2a3fcf5cf4","order":28,"text":"The Employee agrees that all inventions, discoveries, developments, improvements, works of authorship, designs, ideas, processes, formulas, software, and other intellectual property, whether or not patentable or registrable (collectively, “Inventions”), that are conceived, created, developed, or reduced to practice by the Employee, alone or jointly with others, during the term of employment and within the scope of employment, or that relate to the Employer’s business or result from the use of the Employer’s Confidential Information, resources, or facilities, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8f0db892-dfef-4a28-855c-63e685432049","order":29,"text":"The Employee hereby irrevocably assigns, and agrees to assign, to the Employer all right, title, and interest in and to all such Inventions, including all intellectual property rights therein. All works of authorship shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be deemed “works made for hire” under the U.S. Copyright Act.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"33cfa02e-7958-4072-9f33-19182fd12a32","order":30,"text":"The Employee shall promptly disclose all such Inventions to the Employer and shall, at the Employer’s expense, execute all documents and take all actions reasonably necessary to perfect, evidence, and enforce the Employer’s ownership of such Inventions, including the execution of patent, copyright, and trademark applications and assignments.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b36493b7-2e3a-4347-b67f-4c534de9fa7c","order":31,"text":"This Section 4 does not apply to any Invention that qualifies for exclusion under any applicable state statute governing the assignment of employee inventions developed entirely on the Employee’s own time without use of the Employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or Confidential Information, except as otherwise permitted by such statute.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"57c951da-d55a-4912-973b-529af301957f","order":32,"text":"5. RETURN OF PROPERTY AND INFORMATION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"d9862055-0bd8-4e3a-9cfd-41d3e8b7ff5e","order":33,"text":"Upon the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, or at any time upon the Employer’s request, the Employee shall immediately return to the Employer all Confidential Information and all property of the Employer in the Employee’s possession, custody, or control, including all documents, files, records, notes, drawings, devices, equipment, keys, access cards, credit cards, computers, mobile devices, and storage media, together with all copies, extracts, and summaries thereof, in whatever form.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"17e91acb-cab5-4866-9ff9-68ef12267df9","order":34,"text":"The Employee shall permanently delete all Confidential Information stored on any personal device, account, or storage medium and shall, upon request, certify in writing to the Employer that the Employee has complied with the obligations of this Section 5.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"dc7c3c70-6f16-4e9e-a83b-99a66ff82f7d","order":35,"text":"6. 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If any restriction in Sections 6 or 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable as to duration, geographic scope, or activity, the Parties agree that the court shall have the authority to modify and reform such restriction (i.e., to “blue-pencil” it) to the minimum extent necessary to render it enforceable, and such restriction shall be enforced as so modified.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"87c400d0-a1ae-4a05-88c1-1753a299af38","order":42,"text":"8. PROTECTED RIGHTS AND STATUTORY DISCLOSURES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"ccc9c206-5dc2-4ef2-9a4a-fb2939098c29","order":43,"text":"Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the Employee from: (a) reporting possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or the Department of Justice; (b) making disclosures protected under whistleblower provisions of applicable law; (c) discussing the terms and conditions of employment to the extent protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act; or (d) responding truthfully to a valid subpoena, court order, or governmental inquiry.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"bace78d9-f048-4179-b190-dc741d21df64","order":44,"text":"Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), the Employee is hereby notified that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (a) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"79ca24e4-872f-42ba-bb4c-afda0182e153","order":45,"text":"If a disclosure of Confidential Information is required by law, regulation, subpoena, or court order, the Employee shall, to the extent legally permitted, provide the Employer with prompt prior written notice so that the Employer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, and shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"614ab1f3-cb01-4019-8982-dc4bc0af1c65","order":46,"text":"9. REMEDIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"d2c80544-347a-4660-a4b9-4420654d8577","order":47,"text":"The Employee acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement would cause the Employer irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, the Employer shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief, without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual damages, in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c659654e-e92a-4f7e-97ea-7052a64ecb04","order":48,"text":"In addition to any other remedy, in the event of a material breach of the confidentiality or restrictive-covenant obligations under this Agreement, the Employee shall pay to the Employer liquidated damages in the amount of [Liquidated damages amount (USD)] U.S. dollars, which the Parties agree is a reasonable pre-estimate of the harm likely to result from such breach and not a penalty; provided, however, that such liquidated damages shall not limit the Employer’s right to injunctive relief.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"a01855ed-2c66-4181-ab90-b6263a2301db","value":"2","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"7c24f206-0a2d-4d71-808d-eedb33a0ace4","order":49,"text":"In any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3962a9d8-ea57-43bb-804a-0ddf21a6ffbc","order":50,"text":"10. NO EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE; AT-WILL STATUS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"de778760-cadc-4e98-81a5-647877f89204","order":51,"text":"Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a contract of employment for any specific term or to alter the at-will nature of the Employee’s employment, where applicable. Either Party may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, subject to applicable law and any separate written agreement between the Parties.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f5a4f6a9-8982-4931-8c34-5796cd25d1d4","order":52,"text":"11. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"6"},{"id":"298847f2-4d06-4ee1-9233-8b2269795e39","order":53,"text":"This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of [Governing-law state], without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c72c4a74-a019-4c0e-a520-5a7297623f1a","order":54,"text":"Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or validity thereof, shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered by [Arbitration organization] in accordance with its applicable rules, before a single arbitrator, in [County] County, in the State of [Governing-law state]. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"7f5482fc-915f-4576-9477-14824d256775","value":"2","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"40c06b3e-e5fe-43d4-a0f2-41e73abd7d86","order":55,"text":"The Parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in [County] County, in the State of [Governing-law state], for the resolution of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each Party waives any objection to venue or forum non conveniens in such courts.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"7f5482fc-915f-4576-9477-14824d256775","value":"1","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"2da9fc9d-bfb0-45c6-9657-53cce2db8f2a","order":56,"text":"EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f0fa9c04-5650-4f91-b5a6-4810ff5ebf26","order":57,"text":"12. 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