Other than as required in the ordinary course of Executive’s employment by the Company or its subsidiaries, and except as specifically authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors or Executive’s direct supervisor, Executive shall not at any time make use of or disclose, directly or indirectly, any (i) trade secret or other confidential or secret information of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or (ii) other technical, business, proprietary or financial information of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries not available to the public generally or to Competitors (“ Confidential Information ”), except to the extent that such Confidential Information (a) becomes a matter of public record or is published in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical or on electronic or other media available to the general public, other than as a result of any act or omission by Executive or (b) is required to be disclosed by any law, regulation or order of any court or regulatory commission, department or agency, provided that Executive gives prompt notice of such requirement to the Company to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order. Promptly following the termination of Executive’s employment or service with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, Executive shall surrender to the Company all records, memoranda, notes, plans, reports, computer tapes and software and other documents and data which constitute Confidential Information which Executive may then possess or have under his/her control (together with all copies thereof).