During the term of Employee’s employment, the Company permitted Employee to have access to and become acquainted with trade secret information of a confidential, proprietary or secret nature.  Subject to and in addition to any confidentiality or non-disclosure requirements to which Employee was subject prior to the date the Employee executes this Release, effective as of the date Employee executes this Release, Employee acknowledges and agrees that (i) all confidential, proprietary, trade secret information received, obtained or possessed at any time by Employee concerning or relating to the business, financial, operational, marketing, economic, accounting, tax or other affairs at the Company or any client, customer, agent or supplier or prospective client, customer, agent or supplier of the Company will be treated by Employee in the strictest confidence and will not be disclosed or used by Employee in any manner without the prior written consent of the Company or unless required by law, and ii) Employee  has not during the term of Employee’s employment and will not remove or destroy any such confidential information.