(i) Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (A) in the course of his employment or continued employment by the Company and its affiliates, it has been, or will or may be, necessary for Executive to create, use or have access to (x) technical, business, or customer information, materials, or data relating to the present or planned business of the Company or its affiliates which has not previously been released to the public with the Company’s authorization, including confidential information, materials or proprietary data belonging to the Company or its affiliates or relating to the affairs of the Company or its affiliates (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”) and (y) information and materials that concern the business of the Company or its affiliates that come into Executive’s possession by reason of employment with the Company or its affiliates (collectively, “ Business Related Information ”); (B) all Confidential Information and Business Related Information are the property of the Company and its affiliates; (C) the use, misappropriation or disclosure of any Confidential Information or any Business Related Information would constitute a breach of trust and could cause serious and irreparable injury to the Company and its affiliates; and (D) it is essential to the protection of the goodwill of the Company and its affiliates and to the maintenance of the competitive position of the Company and its affiliates that all Confidential Information and Business Related Information be kept confidential and that Executive not disclose any Confidential Information or Business Related Information to others or use any Confidential Information or Business Related Information to Executive’s own advantage or the advantage of others.