Protect your rights to your confidential information with our Confidentiality Agreement:
1. Complete the Confidentiality Agreement form below.
2. Click on "View Results" at the bottom to preview your Confidentiality Agreement.
LawDepot's Confidentiality/ Non-Disclosure Agreement:
- Protects confidential information, inventions, or artistic creations revealed during discussions, proposals, or negotiations.
- Is ideal for employers who are hiring employees or independent contractors without the requirement of an employment contract.
- Has flexible terms that allow you to quickly and easily create a highly customized Confidentiality/ Non-Disclosure Agreement.
For situations requiring an employment contract, try our
Employment Agreement.
We regularly maintain this contract.
Last Modified: October 2008
Governing Law
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Form of Agreement
A confidentiality agreement and non-disclosure agreement are virtually the same document and achieve the same legal effect. The main difference is the title of the agreement as well as some formatting differences. It is a matter of preference as to which format you want to use.
The Potential Purchase/Transaction deals with the situation where a person is going to sell a business, part of a business, or assets to another party and they want to look at the financial books or other confidential information to confirm the value in the business or assets.
The Invention agreement deals with the situation where an inventor wants investors or some other person to evaluate the invention without risking their invention.
The Employee/Contractor agreement protects a company for any confidential information given to an employee or contractor to do his job as well as protecting any confidential information that the employee or contractor creates on the Employer’s behalf.
The Confidentiality Music agreement deals with the situation where an Artist wants investors or some other person to evaluate the musical recordings without risking their musical recordings.
The Other Purpose agreement deals with any other general situation where one party will be providing confidential information and wants to be protected.
Parties Providing Information
Person Providing Confidential Information
Parties Receiving Information
Person Receiving Confidential Information
Employer
Employee/Contractor
Asset Description
Permitted Purpose
(e.g. The recipient may use the Confidential Information only for the purpose of investigating the formation of a joint venture.)
Duty of Confidentiality
Additional Clauses
Execution Date