{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-27-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-27-3","heading":"Misappropriation.","body":"A person who discloses or uses the trade secret of another, without a privilege to do so, is liable to the other for misappropriation of the trade secret if:\n(1) That person discovered the trade secret by improper means;\n(2) That person’s disclosure or use constitutes a breach of confidence reposed in that person by the other;\n(3) That person learned the trade secret from a third person, and knew or should have known that (i) the information was a trade secret and (ii) that the trade secret had been appropriated under circumstances which violate the provisions of (1) or (2), above; or\n(4) That person learned the information and knew or should have known that it was a trade secret and that its disclosure was made to that person by mistake.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 27 Alabama Trade Secrets Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-27-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"1a765cf17caf3d4b467e4caaeb90caed3512d1dc5ad5e333b3b489edd9cf05ad","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-27-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-27-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}