Common use of Immunity Notice Clause in Contracts

Immunity Notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (x) Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made: (A) in confidence to a federal (including, without limitation, the SEC or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding; (y) if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation, Executive may disclose Employer’s trade secrets to his attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if Executive: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order; and, (z) nothing in this Agreement prevents Executive from communicating with government agencies as permitted by law. Without prior authorization of the Company, however, the Company does not authorize Executive to disclose to any third party (including any government official or any attorney Executive may retain) any communications that are covered by the Company’s attorney-client privilege.