Except to the extent this Agreement has been publicly filed, Employee will not disclose any information regarding the substance of this Agreement, except to his financial advisor, his accountant, his spouse, and any attorney with whom Employee consults regarding this Agreement, all of whom (prior to disclosure) are either ethically bound not to disclose or will likewise agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information, and Employee warrants that he has not made any such disclosures since this Agreement was presented to him. Pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Parties agree that nothing in this Paragraph, Paragraph (ix) of the Agreement, or any other provision of this Agreement shall cause employee to 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.