know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals, in each case, concerning the past, current or future business, activities and operations of Holdings or its Affiliates or Subsidiaries and/or any third party that has disclosed or provided any of same to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”), without the prior written authorization of the Board.
(b) “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that is (i) generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of Grantee’s breach of this or any other confidentiality covenant; (ii) made legitimately available to Grantee by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation of which Grantee has knowledge; or (iii) required by law to be disclosed; provided that with respect to subsection (iii), Grantee shall give prompt written notice to Holdings of such requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and reasonably cooperate with any attempts by Holdings to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.
(c) Except as required by law, Grantee will not disclose to anyone, other than Grantee’s family (it being understood that, in this Exhibit 2, the term “family” refers to Grantee, Grantee’s spouse, children, parents and spouse’s parents) and advisors, the existence or contents of this Unit Agreement; provided that Grantee may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of this Exhibit 2.
(d) Upon termination of the Term for any or no reason, Grantee shall (i) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; and (ii) immediately destroy, delete, or return to Holdings, at Holdings’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Grantee’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Grantee’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Holdings property) that contain Confidential Information, except that Grantee may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information. Grantee may use Holdings and its Subsidiaries’ trade name in referencing her service (in writing or orally) to such companies for purposes of her resume or biography, it being understood that any such use does not relive Grantee of her obligations hereunder.
(e) 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “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 (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Exhibit 2 is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the parties to this Unit Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure.
(f) The provisions of Section 2 hereof shall survive the termination of Grantee’s Term for any or no reason.
3. Whistleblower Protection. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Unit Agreement (including Exhibit 2), no provision of this Unit Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede Grantee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee does not need the prior authorization of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee shall not be required to notify Holdings or its Subsidiaries that such reports or disclosures have been made.