(ii) Nothing contained in this Agreement restricts or otherwise interferes with the Employee obligation to testify truthfully in any forum; right and/or obligation to contact, cooperate with, provide information to, or testify or otherwise participate in any action, investigation, or proceeding of any government agency, commission, or entity; disclose the details of or information about sexual assault, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, or other conduct that the Employee believes may be unlawful; report any allegations of criminal conduct to any federal, state, or local authority or official; or disclose any information or produce any documents as is required by law or legal process; provided, however, that, even in these circumstances, Executive remains subject to the restrictions in Paragraph 7(d)(iii) below.
(iii) Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to or does waive, or authorize waiver of, any attorney-client, work product, or other legal privilege belonging to the Company.
8. Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement.
(a) Employee Confidentiality Obligation. Employee agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement completely confidential, subject to the terms of Paragraphs 4(b), 7 and 8(c) of this Agreement. Employee may disclose any information concerning the Agreement to Employee’s attorneys, spouse, tax accountants or financial advisors, or as required by law, provided that, if Employee makes a disclosure to any such person and such person makes a disclosure that, if made by Employee, would breach this Paragraph 8, such disclosure will be considered to be a breach of this Paragraph 8.
(b) Employee Non-Disparagement. Employee agrees to refrain from any publication, oral or written, of a defamatory, disparaging, or otherwise derogatory nature pertaining to the Company or any of its affiliates, their products and services, and their directors, officers, employees or customers. Employee further agrees that Employee will not make or publish any statement critical of the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, and employees or in any way adversely affecting or otherwise maligning the business or reputation of the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors and employees.
(c) This Paragraph 8 shall not prohibit Employee or the Company or any of its/his representatives from taking action to enforce their rights under this Agreement, making disclosures required by law or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange upon which the securities of the Company are listed, from cooperating with or responding to any governmental, administrative or judicial investigations or proceedings, or submitting a complaint to any governmental or administrative tribunal.
9. Return of Property. Prior to receiving any Consideration Payments noted in this Agreement, Employee must: (a) return to the Company all Confidential Information in any form (whether hard copy or electronic) and all Company property, including, but not limited to, any equipment, keys, badges, cell phone, computers or electronic devices, files (electronic, paper or other media), records, or information relating to the Company; and (b) certify, in writing, that he has done so.
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