Executive acknowledges that preservation of a continuing business relationship between Employer and their respective customers, representatives, and employees is of critical importance to the continued business success of Employer and that it is the active policy of Employer to guard as confidential certain information not available to the public and relating to the business affairs of Employer. In view of the foregoing, Executive agrees that he/she shall not during the Term and at any time thereafter, without the prior written consent of Employer, disclose to any person or entity any such confidential information that was obtained by Executive in the course of his/her employment by Employer. This section shall not be applicable if and to the extent Executive is required to testify in a legislative, judicial or regulatory proceeding pursuant to an order of Congress, any state or local legislature, a judge, or an administrative law judge or is otherwise required by law to disclose such information. Nothing in this section precludes Executive from confidentially or otherwise (without informing Employer) communicating or filing a charge or complaint with a governmental or regulatory entity, participating in a governmental or regulatory investigation (including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the U.S. Department of Labor) or any other federal, state, or local agency, nor preclude Executive from giving truthful testimony or disclosures in a legislative, judicial or regulatory proceeding pursuant to an order of Congress, any state or local legislature, a judge, or an administrative law judge or is otherwise required by law to disclose such information. Nothing in this section shall limit Executive’s ability to (a) disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (b) disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this section is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b).