Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
In accepting this employment offer, and in consideration of this employment offer and/or ADT’s continued obligation and promise to provide you with confidential and propriety information pertaining to its business operations and customers, and your promise and obligation not to use or disclose that information except in the course of performing your job duties, you agree that, except as prohibited by law, during your employment with ADT and its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and for the one (1) year period following your termination of employment for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control (including indirectly through a debt or equity investment), provide services to, or be employed by, any person or entity engaged in any business that is (i) located in or provides services or products to a region with respect to which you had substantial responsibilities while employed by ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, (ii) and competitive with (A) the line of business or businesses of ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates that you were employed with during your employment (including any prospective business to be developed or acquired that was proposed at the date of termination), or (B) any other business of ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates with respect to which you had substantial exposure during such employment.
Further, in accepting this employment offer, and in consideration of this employment offer and/or ADT’s continued obligation and promise to provide you with confidential and propriety information pertaining to its business operations and customers, and your promise and obligation not to use or disclose that information except in the course of performing your job duties, you agree that, except as prohibited by law, during your employment with ADT and its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, and for the two (2) year period thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, on your own behalf or on behalf of another (i) solicit, recruit, aid or induce any employees of ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates to leave their employment with ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates in order to accept employment with or render services to another person or entity unaffiliated with ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, or hire or knowingly take any action to assist or aid any other person or entity in identifying or hiring any such employee, or (ii) solicit, aid, or induce any customer of ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates to purchase goods or services then sold by ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates from another person or entity, or assist or aid any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such customer, or (iii) otherwise interfere with the relationship of ADT or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates with any of their employees, customers, vendors, agents, or representatives.
Irreparable injury will result to ADT and to its business, in the event of a breach by you of any of your covenants and commitments you have accepted as a condition of this employment offer, including the covenants of non-competition and non-solicitation. Therefore, in the event of a breach of such covenants and commitments, ADT reserves all rights to seek any and all remedies and damages permitted under law, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, equitable relief and compensatory damages.
Governing Law
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the provisions of this offer letter shall be governed by the laws of the state of Florida without reference to principles of conflicts of laws that would direct the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. In the event of any dispute between the parties, it is agreed that the United States courts shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of the same.
Severability; Successors
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this offer letter will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this offer letter, which will remain in full force and effect. Moreover, if any provision is found to be excessively broad in duration, scope or covered activity, the provision will be construed, and to the extent necessary will be deemed to be amended, so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with applicable law. Any non-solicitation and/or non-competition provision contained in this offer letter is expressly intended to benefit the Company (which includes all parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliated entities as third party beneficiaries) and its successors and assigns; and the parties expressly authorize the Company (including all third party beneficiaries) and its successors and assigns to enforce these provisions.