Executive acknowledges that the Company has a legitimate and continuing proprietary interest in the protection of its Confidential Information and that it has invested substantial sums and will continue to invest substantial sums to develop, maintain and protect Confidential Information. The Company agrees to provide Executive access to Confidential Information in conjunction with Executive’s duties. In exchange, as an independent covenant, unless Executive has obtained the prior written consent of the Company, Executive agrees not to make any unauthorized use, publication, or disclosure, during or subsequent to Executive’s employment by the Company, of any Confidential Information generated or acquired by Executive during the course of Executive’s employment, except to the extent that the disclosure of such Confidential Information is necessary to fulfill Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Exchange Act or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the Company of any reporting described in clause (i).