The Executive agrees that at all times during and after the Employment Period, the Executive shall (i) hold in confidence and refrain from disclosing to any other party all information, whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, of a private, secret, proprietary or confidential nature, of or concerning the Company and its subsidiaries, their business and operations, and all files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, computer disks or other computer storage medium, data, models or any photographic or other tangible materials containing such information (“ Confidential Information ”), including without limitation, any sales, promotional or marketing plans, programs, techniques, practices or strategies, any expansion plans (including existing and entry into new geographic and/or product markets), and any customer or supplier lists, (ii) use the Confidential Information solely in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Company and for no other purpose, (iii) take all precautions necessary to ensure that the Confidential Information shall not be, or be permitted to be, shown, copies or disclosed to any third parties, without the prior written consent of the Company, and (iv) observe all security policies implemented by the Company from time to time with respect to the Confidential Information.  In the event that the Executive is ordered to disclose any Confidential Information, whether in a legal or regulatory proceeding or otherwise, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or order so that the Company may seek to prevent disclosure.  In the case of any disclosure, the Executive shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that the Executive is ordered to disclose.