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(b) Executive also acknowledges that through the Executive’s employment with Company the Executive
has acquired and had access to Trade Secrets of the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or
related entities. Executive agrees that the Company may prevent the use or disclosure of its Trade
Secrets through use of an injunction or other means and acknowledges that the Company has taken
all reasonable steps necessary to protect the secrecy of the Trade Secrets. Executive agrees to hold
in confidence all Trade Secrets of Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities that
came into the Executive’s knowledge during employment by Company and shall not disclose, publish,
or make use of at any time such Trade Secrets for so long as the information remains a Trade Secret.
“Trade Secret” means that information defined by the Georgia Trade Secrets Act, O.C.G.A. Sec.
10-1-761, or other applicable trade secrets statute or act.
(c) If Executive works for a vendor supplying product or services to Company, Executive acknowledges
that Company will not conduct business with Executive before February 1, 2017 (“cooling period”).
During the cooling period, Executive will not have any access to Company facilities for business
purposes and Executive will not be allowed to participate in any meetings with current Company
associates while Executive is working for the supplier/new employer.
(d) Executive further acknowledges that the Executive’s breach of any of Executive’s promises in this
Paragraph 8 would result in immediate and irreparable harm to Company, its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates or related entities that cannot be adequately or reasonably compensated at law. Accordingly,
Executive agrees that Company shall be entitled, if any such breach shall occur or be threatened or
attempted, if it so elects, to seek from a court a temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunction,
without being required to post a bond, enjoining and restraining such breach or threatened or attempted
breach by Executive.
(e) Nothing in this Paragraph 8 prohibits Executive from exercising any of the rights specified in
Paragraph 15 (Non-Interference and Right to Participate in Agency Proceedings).