Common use of Notice of Rights Clause in Contracts

Notice of Rights. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Notice of Rights. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.