Confidentiality Policy
Obligation
It is a condition of the employment of all employees of Rubix Studios Pty. Ltd. (Company) that employees agree to keep all Confidential Information (as defined in this policy) confidential.
Employees agree not to disclose or make public any Confidential Information without the prior written approval of the Company.
Each employee of the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information is, and always remains, the Company’s exclusive property. No employee may have or assert proprietary or intellectual interest or right in the Confidential Information.
Any breach of these confidentiality obligations by any employee of the Company will be regarded by the Company as serious misconduct. If an employee commits such breach, the Company reserves the right to commence disciplinary action or terminate the employee’s employment without notice.
Definitions
Confidential Information means any trade secrets or confidential information relating to, or belonging to, the Company or any Related Body Corporate of the Company, including, but not limited to, any such information relating to:
- Customers or clients;
- Customer lists or requirements;
- Suppliers;
- Terms of trade;
- Pricing lists or pricing structures;
- Marketing information and plans;
- Intellectual Property;
- Inventions;
- Business plans or dealings;
- Technical data;
- Employees or officers;
- Financial information;
- Plans, designs, product lines;
- Any document identified as being confidential by the Company, research activities;
- Software and the source code of any such software.
Confidential Information does not include information which:
- It is generally available in the public domain
- Was known by you before the disclosure by the Company, its employees, representatives or associates.
Intellectual Property means all intellectual proprietary rights, whether registered or unregistered, and whether existing under statute, at common law, or in equity throughout the world, including, without limitation:
- All trademarks, trade names, logos, symbols, brand names or similar rights, registered or unregistered designs, patents, copyright, circuit layout rights, trade secrets and the right to have confidential information kept confidential;
- Any application, or right to apply, for any rights referred to above.
Inventions means any invention, discovery, idea, development, process, plan, design, formula, specification, program or other matter or work whatsoever, including any and all improvements made to any matter or work.
Related Body Corporate has the meaning given in section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Conduct which breaches this policy
- Conduct which breaches this policy is unacceptable.
- Depending on the severity and circumstances, a breach of this policy may lead to disciplinary action, regardless of the employee’s seniority.
- Disciplinary action might include any of:
- Demotion;
- A formal warning;
- Dismissal.
Pay secrecy
For clarity, this confidentiality policy does not restrict the employee’s rights under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) with respect to pay secrecy provisions that allows them the right to:
- Share or not share information about their pay or the employment terms and conditions in their employment contract needed to work out the employee’s pay;
- Ask other employees about their pay or the employment conditions that would permit the employee to work out their pay.
Further information
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact your manager.
This policy is effective from 4th April 2024.
