For a Monicals Pizza Recipient, what is the minimum duration of their obligations after their relationship with the Franchisee Operating Entity ends?

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• a) Recipient shall not communicate or divulge to (or use for the benefit of) any other person, firm, association, or corporation, with the sole exception of Franchisee, now or at any time in the future, any Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information. At all times from the date of this Agreement, Recipient must take all steps reasonably necessary and/or requested by Franchisee to ensure that the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets are kept confidential pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Recipient must comply with all applicable policies, procedures and practices that Franchisee has established and may establish from time to time with regard to the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets.
• b) Recipient's obligations under paragraph 2(a) of this Agreement shall continue in effect after termination of Recipient's relationship with Franchisee, regardless of the reason or reasons for termination, and whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, and Franchisee is entitled to communicate Recipient's obligations under this Agreement to any future customer or employer to the extent deemed necessary by Franchisee for protection of its rights hereunder and regardless of whether Recipient or any of its affiliates or assigns becomes an investor, partner, joint venturer, broker, distributor or the like in a Monical's Pizza Restaurant.

3. Non-Competition

• a) During the term of Recipient's relationship with Franchisee and for a period of two (2) years after the expiration or termination of Recipient's relationship with Franchisee, regardless of the cause of expiration or termination, Recipient shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, divert or attempt to divert any business or customer of Franchisee to any Competitive Business, by direct or indirect inducement or otherwise, or do or perform, directly or indirectly, any other act injurious or prejudicial to the goodwill associated with the Company's service mark "Monical's Pizza®" and such other trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, designs, graphics, logos, emblems, insignia, fascia, slogans, drawings and other commercial symbols as the Company designates to be used in connection with Monical's Pizza Restaurants or the Company's uniform standards, methods, procedures and specifications for the establishment and operation of Monical's Pizza Restaurants.
• b) During the term of Individual's relationship with Franchisee, Individual shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, carry on, be engaged in or take part in, render services to, or own or share in the earnings of any Competitive Business anywhere within the United States without the express written consent of Franchisee.
• c) For a two (2) year period following the term of Individual's relationship with Franchisee, regardless of the cause of termination, Individual shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, carry on, be engaged in or take part in, render services to, or own or share in the earnings of any Competitive Business within a twenty-five (25) mile radius of Franchisee's Franchised Restaurant or within Franchisee's Area of Primary Responsibility, whichever is greater, or within twenty-five (25) miles of any other Monical's Pizza Restaurant without the express written consent of Franchisee.

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 46–257)