Trade Secret/Proprietary Notice

Detects trade secret designations, proprietary information notices, and commercial-in-confidence markings.

Type

keyword_list

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence: keyword-based detection requires corroborative evidence for accurate identification.

Jurisdictions

global

Regulations

AML/CTF Act (Cth), IPA 2009 (Qld), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS

Data categories

intellectual-property, confidential

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

9

Should match

• CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY - trade secret information — Test match 1
• COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE: do not distribute or copy — Test match 2
• Proprietary technology: restricted distribution, do not disclose — Test match 3

Should not match

• Proprietary blend of spices — Non-match 1
• The secret ingredient is love — Non-match 2

Known false positives

• Generic use of proprietary or secret in non-business contexts. Mitigation: Require legal/business marking keywords like do not distribute or Commercial-in-Confidence.