Confidential Information, General Provision
Sample 1
During your employment with company and thereafter, you will (i) notify and provide company immediately with the details of any unauthorized possession, use or knowledge of any of companies confidential information, (ii) assist in preventing any re-occurrence of this possession, use or knowledge, and (iii) cooperate with company in any litigation or other action to protect or retrieve company confidential information.
Sample 2
The executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the company, divulge, disclose or make accessible to any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity any confidential information except (a) in the course of carrying out his duties under this agreement or (b) when required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the company or by any administrative body or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information.
Whistleblower notice. Nothing in this provision prohibits the executive from disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or in a court filing made under seal, consistent with 18 U.S.C. Section 1833(b).
General information, not legal advice. Treat this as a drafting starting point, not a finished policy — employment law varies by jurisdiction and changes often, so have a licensed attorney tailor it to your situation before you rely on it.
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