[Company Name] [Address] [Date] CONFIDENTIAL [Former Employee Name] [Home Address or via Email] Re: Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Dear [Employee]: We understand you have accepted a position with [Competitor], effective [Date]. While we respect your right to pursue new opportunities, we write to remind you of your ongoing legal obligations regarding [Company]'s confidential information. YOUR OBLIGATIONS During your employment, you had access to confidential and proprietary information including [general categories without full disclosure]: • Customer information, pricing, and contract terms • Technical specifications and product roadmaps • Business strategies and financial data • Proprietary methodologies and processes You signed a Confidentiality Agreement dated [Date] that requires you to: 1. Maintain the confidentiality of all proprietary information 2. Not use or disclose such information after your employment 3. Return all company materials upon termination 4. Not solicit [Company] customers using confidential information These obligations continue after your employment ends. WHAT WE EXPECT We are not asking you to refrain from working for [Competitor] or in your field—California law protects your right to do so. However, you may NOT: • Use [Company]'s trade secrets in your new role • Disclose confidential information to [Competitor] • Rely on confidential customer lists or contacts • Share proprietary technical information CONFIRMATION REQUESTED Please confirm in writing by [Date] that: 1. You have returned all [Company] materials 2. You have deleted any [Company] information from personal devices 3. You understand your ongoing confidentiality obligations 4. You will not use or disclose [Company] trade secrets We reserve the right to take legal action if we discover misappropriation of [Company]'s confidential information. Sincerely, [Name] [Title] [Company]

[Company / Law Firm] [Address] [Date] VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND EMAIL [Former Employee Name] [Address] Re: DEMAND – Trade Secret Misappropriation in Violation of CUTSA Dear [Employee]: This firm represents [Company] regarding your misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Civil Code § 3426) and your Confidentiality Agreement. EVIDENCE OF MISAPPROPRIATION Our forensic investigation has revealed the following: • Between [Date] and [Departure Date], you accessed and downloaded [X] files from [Company]'s confidential [system/database] • On [Date], you connected a personal USB drive to your work computer and transferred approximately [X GB] of data • Your email records show you forwarded [X] confidential documents to your personal email account at [personal email] • You accessed [specific confidential system] [X] times in your final week—significantly more than your average of [X] times over the preceding months This information includes [categories of trade secrets] that you had no legitimate business reason to download or transfer. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES Under CUTSA, your conduct constitutes misappropriation subjecting you to: • Injunctive relief prohibiting use or disclosure • Actual damages for [Company]'s losses • Disgorgement of profits you or [New Employer] derive from this information • EXEMPLARY DAMAGES up to 2× actual damages for willful misappropriation • [Company]'s attorney fees Additionally, trade secret theft may constitute a criminal offense under California Penal Code § 499c. DEMANDS You must immediately: 1. CEASE all use and disclosure of [Company] trade secrets 2. RETURN OR DESTROY all [Company] confidential information in your possession, including electronic copies on any personal devices, cloud storage, or email accounts 3. PROVIDE sworn certification within seven (7) days that you have: (a) Returned or destroyed all [Company] materials (b) Not disclosed [Company] trade secrets to [New Employer] or any third party (c) Preserved all evidence pending potential litigation 4. IDENTIFY any third parties to whom you have disclosed [Company] information Failure to comply will result in [Company] seeking emergency injunctive relief and pursuing maximum damages without further notice. Contact undersigned immediately to discuss resolution. [Attorney Name] Counsel for [Company]

[Company / Law Firm] [Address] [Date] VIA CERTIFIED MAIL [New Employer Company] [Address] Attn: General Counsel Re: [Employee Name] – Trade Secret Misappropriation Dear Counsel: I represent [Company] in connection with the misappropriation of trade secrets by [Employee], who we understand recently joined [New Employer]. PURPOSE This letter puts [New Employer] on notice that [Employee] may possess [Company]'s trade secrets and that [New Employer] will be liable under CUTSA if it uses or benefits from that information. BACKGROUND [Employee] was employed by [Company] as [Title] from [Dates]. In that role, [Employee] had access to [Company]'s most sensitive confidential information, including [general categories]. We have evidence that [Employee] improperly downloaded and retained this confidential information before departing. [NEW EMPLOYER]'S POTENTIAL LIABILITY Under Civil Code § 3426.1, liability for trade secret misappropriation extends to any party that uses a trade secret "knowing or having reason to know" it was acquired through misappropriation. This letter provides [New Employer] with actual knowledge. If [New Employer]: • Assigns [Employee] to projects involving [area of potential overlap] • Uses information [Employee] brought from [Company] • Benefits from [Company]'s trade secrets [New Employer] may be jointly liable for injunctive relief, damages, exemplary damages, and attorney fees. WHAT WE REQUEST We request that [New Employer]: 1. Implement appropriate screening procedures for [Employee] 2. Ensure [Employee] does not work on [specific projects/products] 3. Confirm [Employee] has not disclosed [Company] information 4. Return any [Company] materials in [Employee]'s possession WHAT WE ARE NOT REQUESTING We are NOT asking [New Employer] to terminate [Employee]. California law (B&P § 16600) protects employee mobility, and [Company] respects that right. We simply require that [Company]'s trade secrets not be misused. Please respond within ten (10) days. We are prepared to discuss reasonable protective measures that would allow [Employee]'s continued employment while protecting [Company]'s interests. Sincerely, [Attorney Name] Counsel for [Company]

[Company] [Address] [Date] [Former Employee Name] [Address] Re: Cease Solicitation of [Company] Employees Dear [Former Employee]: It has come to our attention that you have been contacting current [Company] employees to recruit them to [New Employer / Your Startup]. Specifically, we are aware that you have contacted [names or "multiple employees"] regarding employment opportunities since your departure. CONCERNS Your recruitment efforts raise several concerns: 1. If you are using [Company]'s confidential employee information (org charts, compensation data, performance reviews, personal contact information from company systems), this constitutes misappropriation of trade secrets. 2. If you are sharing [Company]'s confidential information with employees you're recruiting—or encouraging them to bring such information—you may be inducing breach of their confidentiality obligations. 3. Mass recruiting combined with trade secret theft suggests an effort to replicate [Company]'s operations using our confidential information. DEMAND We demand that you: 1. Cease contacting current [Company] employees using confidential company information 2. Confirm you are not using [Company]'s confidential employee or organizational information in your recruiting 3. Confirm you have not shared or encouraged current employees to share [Company] confidential information We are not claiming you cannot hire people who independently seek out opportunities with [your company]. However, systematic recruiting using our confidential information is actionable. Please respond by [Date]. [Name] [Title] [Company]