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22 BlackBerry Code of Business Standards and Principles Contents
• There is a signed and valid non-disclosure
agreement in place (be sure to follow the
instructions on go/nda for completing and
then submitting the original signed copy of
the agreement to the NDA Mailbox).
• You have marked the documents disclosed
as “BlackBerry Confidential”.
Report “Leaks” Immediately
You must immediately report any unauthorized
disclosure of BlackBerry confidential or proprietary
information – even inadvertent – and other
security incidents to Corporate Security, as well
as your manager.
This Is a Lasting Obligation
Your obligation to safeguard BlackBerry confidential
or proprietary information continues after you are
no longer a BlackBerry employee. You may never
disclose BlackBerry confidential or proprietary
information after you leave, unless you have
BlackBerry’s consent to do so.
It is vital that you think of and protect information
just like you would any other BlackBerry asset.
Much of the information available to you as a
BlackBerry employee is confidential or proprietary.
This is information not generally available to the
public, which includes BlackBerry technical
information, business and marketing data
and plans, financial data, internal e-mail
communications, information about customers
including personal information or data, existing
and future product information and any other
information generally considered confidential in
our industry. If you fail to properly protect and
secure BlackBerry confidential or proprietary
information, you could be subject to discipline
up to and including termination. If you have any
questions on whether information is confidential
or proprietary, or how to protect it, you should
consult your manager or Corporate Security.
Avoid Inadvertent Disclosure
You must be extremely careful to avoid disclosure of
BlackBerry’s confidential or proprietary information.
You should not discuss such information in public
places where others may overhear you, or on
blogs or social media networks. You must never
leave it unattended.
Intentional Disclosure Must Be Authorized
You must exercise extreme caution before
intentionally disclosing any confidential or proprietary
information. When disclosing such information within
BlackBerry, you should be sure you are authorized to
do so and then only share it with colleagues who truly
need to know the information to do their jobs.
You should not disclose confidential or proprietary
information to anyone outside of BlackBerry unless
all of the following are met:
• You have obtained your manager’s approval or
already have the authority to do so.
• The disclosure is limited only to such information
as is necessary to fulfill BlackBerry’s particular
business purpose.
BS&P SECTION CONTACT(S) (Click to view) POLICY OR PROCEDURE (Click to view)
Do Not Disclose BlackBerry
Confidential Information
For the info of each team in this chapter
• Security
• Non-Disclosure Agreement Team
• BlackBerry Employee/Consultant Confidentiality
and Intellectual Property Agreement
• BlackBerry Information Classification Policy