Confidentiality Agreements And NDAs

Confidentiality Agreements and NDAs help to both protect valuable information and facilitate the exchange of confidential information between parties.

Confidentiality Agreement – Mutual

This Mutual Confidentiality Agreement (also known as a nondisclosure agreement or NDA) is a general confidentiality agreement. Parties may use this agreement when each party discloses confidential information to the other in connection with a possible commercial transaction. In other situations, only one of the parties may need to disclose confidential information. In those situations, parties should use a unilateral confidentiality agreement instead. Mutual confidentiality...

Confidentiality Agreement – Mutual (Short Form)

This is a short-form mutual confidentiality agreement (also known as a nondisclosure agreement or NDA). This agreement assumes that each party is disclosing and receiving confidential information under a mutual set of rights and obligations. Thus, parties may use this agreement for various commercial relationships and transactions that support using a short-form mutual agreement. Because each of the rights and obligations in a mutual confidentiality agreement applies to both...

Confidentiality Agreement – Unilateral (Pro-Discloser, Short Form)

This is a short-form unilateral confidentiality agreement (pro-discloser), also known as a nondisclosure agreement or NDA. Parties generally use this agreement in commercial transactions where only one party discloses confidential information. Specifically, this confidentiality agreement is unilateral, short form, and favors the disclosing party. We also offer unilateral confidentiality agreements that favor the recipient: Unilateral Confidentiality Agreement (Pro-Recipient,...

Confidentiality Agreement – Unilateral (Pro-Recipient, Short Form)

Under this form of NDA, one party discloses confidential information to the other in connection with a commercial transaction. Companies that engage in frequent exploratory discussions with potential disclosing parties commonly use this type of confidentiality agreement. Often, those disclosing parties insist on executing a confidentiality agreement prior to holding any discussions. Parties can also use this agreement in situations that support the use of a shorter and less...

Confidentiality Agreement – Unilateral (Pro-Recipient)

Under this agreement, one party discloses confidential information to the other in connection with a commercial transaction. Generally, unilateral confidentiality agreements preserve the confidentiality of the disclosing party's sensitive information. Additionally, parties use this agreement to restrict the recipient's use of the confidential information to limited purposes expressly set out in the agreement. Alternatively, we also offer the following Confidentiality...

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (CA)

This Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement is based on California law. Employers and corporations use this agreement to help protect valuable, confidential information from disclosure or misuse by employees. Valuable information may include intellectual property assets, such as trade secrets. Additionally, employers use this agreement to help ensure that employees comply with relevant security policies and rules. We also offer this agreement, specifically...

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (FL)

This Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement is based on Florida law. Employers and corporations use this agreement to help protect valuable, confidential information from disclosure or misuse by employees. Valuable information may include intellectual property assets, such as trade secrets. Additionally, employers use this agreement to help ensure that employees comply with relevant security policies and rules. We also offer this agreement, specifically...

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (IL)

This Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement is based on Illinois law. Employers and corporations use this agreement to help protect valuable, confidential information from disclosure or misuse by employees. Valuable information may include intellectual property assets, such as trade secrets. Additionally, employers use this agreement to help ensure that employees comply with relevant security policies and rules. We also offer this agreement, specifically...

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (NY)

This Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement is based on New York law. Employers and corporations use this agreement to help protect valuable, confidential information from disclosure or misuse by employees. Valuable information may include intellectual property assets, such as trade secrets. Additionally, employers use this agreement to help ensure that employees comply with relevant security policies and rules. We also offer this agreement, specifically...

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (TX)

This Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement is based on Texas law. Employers and corporations use this agreement to help protect valuable, confidential information from disclosure or misuse by employees. Valuable information may include intellectual property assets, such as trade secrets. Additionally, employers use this agreement to help ensure that employees comply with relevant security policies and rules. We also offer this agreement, specifically...