You agree that you will hold in trust and confidence all Confidential Information and will not disclose to others, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information or anything relating to such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary or appropriate in the course of performing your Duties.  You further agree that you will not use any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary in the course of performing your Duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may disclose Confidential Information to your legal counsel and accounting advisors who have a need to know such information for accounting or tax purposes and who agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 8. In the event that you are required to disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a valid order of a court or other governmental or self-regulatory body, you may disclose such Confidential Information, so long as you first (i) to the fullest extent possible, provide the Company reasonable notice and an opportunity to interpose an objection to such disclosure or obtain a protective order requiring that the Confidential Information so disclosed be provided on a confidential basis only for the purposes for which the order was issued, (ii) reasonably cooperate, at the Company’s cost, with the Company’s efforts under clause (i) above, as reasonably requested by the Company (including efforts by the Company to seek a protective or other similar order or relief), and (iii) minimize the extent of any such disclosure to only that which (on the advice of your legal counsel) is required to be disclosed in the applicable context. In no event will you directly or indirectly oppose action by the Company or any of its affiliates to obtain a protective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Information or to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information.