(1) A trade secret may not be acquired by
1. unauthorised access to, appropriation of, or copying of any documents, objects, materials, substances or electronic files, lawfully under the control of the trade secret holder, containing the trade secret or from which the trade secret can be deduced; or
2. any other conduct which, under the circumstances, is not commensurate with the principle of good faith in consideration of honest market practices.
(2) A person who has acquired a trade secret may not use or disclose it if
1. he or she acquired the trade secret by means of their own act under subsection (1)
a) no. 1 or
b) no. 2;
2. he or she is in breach of a duty to limit the use of the trade secret or
3. he or she is in breach of a duty not to disclose the trade secret.
(3) A person who has acquired the trade secret through a third party and, at the time of the acquisition, use or disclosure knows or ought to know that the third party has used or disclosed the trade secret in breach of subsection (2), may not acquire, use or disclose the trade secret. That applies in particular when the use consists of the production, offering, placing on the market or the importation, export or storage of infringing goods for those purposes.