The U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any 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, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA provides that an individual who files 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 information 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.

U.S. DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT NOTICE OF IMMUNITY. The U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is made # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;law or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA provides that an individual who files 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 information 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.

The U.S.Pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an: # no individual shall notwill be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is mademade: # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA providesseal so that it is not made public; and # an individual who filesis pursuing a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret information to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containingthat contains or reflects the trade secret under sealseal; and # does not disclose theany trade secret,secret except pursuant toas permitted by court order.

The U.S.DTSA Notice. Pursuant to the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is made in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly,official or to an attorney, andattorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;law. An individual shall not be held criminally or #civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA provides that anAn individual who files 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 information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under sealseal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

The U.S.Moreover, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an, # no individual shall notwill be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is mademade: # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA providesseal so that it is not made public; and # an individual who filesis pursuing a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret information to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containingthat contains or reflects the trade secret under sealseal; and # does not disclose theany trade secret,secret except pursuant toas permitted by court order.

The U.S.“Moreover, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an, # no individual shall notwill be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is mademade: # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA providesseal so that it is not made public; and # an individual who filesis pursuing a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret information to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containingthat contains or reflects the trade secret under sealseal; and # does not disclose theany trade secret,secret except pursuant toas permitted by court order.”

The U.S.Moreover, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an, # no individual shall notwill be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is mademade: # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA providesseal so that it is not made public; and # an individual who filesis pursuing a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret information to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containingthat contains or reflects the trade secret under sealseal; and # does not disclose theany trade secret,secret except pursuant toas permitted by court order.

The U.S.Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an individual shall not2016, no person or employee may be held criminally or civilly liable under any federalFederal or stateState trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is made in confidence to a federal, stateFederal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly,official or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;law. An individual or #employee enjoys the same protections for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA provides that anAn individual or employee who files 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 or employee and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual or employee files any document containing the trade secret under sealseal; and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

The U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an individualNotice. Under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Employee shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret thatthat: # is made # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made to Employee’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against Employee for reporting a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA provides that an individual who files 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 information 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.

TheYou are hereby notified that under the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) provides that an2016: # no individual shall notwill be held criminally or civilly liable under anyU.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that(as defined in the U.S. Economic Espionage Act) that: # is made in confidence to a U.S. federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney,attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; oror, # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, the DTSA providesseal so that it is not made public; and, # an individual who filespursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court or arbitration proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under sealseal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.as permitted by order in that proceeding.