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disclosure agreement (NDA), also known as a confidentiality agreement, is a legally binding contract in which one party agrees to give a second party confidential information about its business or products and the second party agrees not to share this information with anyone else for a specified period of time.

Some common examples of unilateral NDAs include: Employer-employee NDA: Restricts employees from revealing trade secrets and business information. Company-contractor NDA: Restricts hired contractors from taking business information and sharing it with competitors or using it for themselves.

A confidentiality agreement should include a clear definition of the confidential information, scope of the agreement, obligations of the receiving party, the duration of the contract, any exceptions to confidentiality, and the consequences of a breach of the contract.

NDAs are often used during business negotiations when working on a deal with another company or individual. For instance, if one is considering a business merger with another company, a bilateral NDA needs to be signed so both parties can keep their respective sensitive data safe.

There are three types of NDAs: unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral. Read on to learn when you should use each type. You'll also learn how to use a contract management tool like Ironclad to draft and manage them.

I acknowledge that all Information is strictly confidential and I agree that I shall not reveal to any person or entity, or use any Information at any time, except as expressly directed by [firm], or as may be required by law.