Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs, also known as 'Confidentiality Agreements') are an essential part of modern business. If you have a trade secret, an invention or a 'good idea', it can be worrying revealing the details to a third party because you never know if your idea may be stolen. For this reason, NDA forms are common. The problem is, most of them are long winded, running to 10 pages or more, and they very length of them makes it difficult sometimes to get your target to sign in the first place.
For this reason, we here at www.lawyersbench.com have come up with this 'short form' NDA form you can use. It is short, unambiguous, and covers both parties, so you should find much less resistance when trying to get it signed. As always, www.lawyersbench.com recommend consulting your own lawyer in any legal matter.
Non Disclosure Agreement
Parties:-
A) COMPANY (or person) A (E.g. www.lawersbench.com)
B) COMPANY (or person) B (E.g. Jefferson Highway Esq)
Whereas:-
The parties possess valuable information, technical knowledge, experience and data of a secret and confidential nature relating to the field, all of which are regarded by them as commercial assets of considerable value; and
The parties are willing to disclose such information to each other on the condition that the recipient of the information does not disclose the same to any third party nor make use thereof in any manner except as set out below.
In consideration of such disclosure to each other, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows;
1.The receiving party undertakes to treat as strictly confidential and not to divulge to any third party any of the information disclosed by the other and not to make use of any such information without the disclosing party's prior written consent.
2.In the event of one party visiting any of the Establishments of the other party, the visiting party undertakes that any information relating to the field which may come to its knowledge as a result of any such visit, inclusive of the form, materials and design of various elements of any relevant plant and equipment which may be seen at such Establishments as well as all the plant as a whole, the methods of operation thereof and the various applications thereof, shall be kept strictly confidential and that any such information will not be divulged to any third party and will not be made use of in any way by the visiting party without the other party's prior written consent.
3. The above undertaking shall not appy to:
a)Information which at the time of disclosure is published or otherwise generally available to the public.
b)Information which after disclosure by the disclosing party is published or becomes generally available to the public, otherwise than through any act or omission on the part of the receiving party.
c)Information which the receiving party can show was in its possession at the time of disclosure and which was not acquired directly from the disclosing party.
d)Information rightfully acquired from others who did not obtain it under the pledge of secrecy to the disclosing party.
4. The parties agree that after three years from the date hereof they shall each be relieved from all obligations under the Agreement and that after such period has expired they will rely on such patents as they may then own for the protection of any information disclosed to each other pursuant to this Agreement.
5. The terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to apply also to the servants or agents or legally associated entities of the receiving party who shall require their said servants or agents or legally associated entities to observe the foregoing obligations.
6.Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the disclosure of any Proprietary Information hereunder, shall be construed as granting either expressly or by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license under any invention or patent now or hereafter owned by or controlled by the parties.
7. This agreement shall not be construed in any manner to be an obligation to enter into further contract or to reimburse the cost of any effort expended by either party.
8. This agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the INSERT COUNTRY / STATE HERE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the date hereof.
COMPANY A
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
COMPANY B
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Free Joint Venture Checklist
Oftentimes, you may have a need to set up a 'joint venture' with a third party. These collaborative businesses can be extremely profitable for all parties involved, but you must ensure on the way in to such an agreement that you have done your due diligence, and that everyone understands exactly what the terms and conditions of the venture are.
How to write a Cease and desist letter
A Cease and Desist letter is one of the simplest legal forms in use today. With the spread of the web, and the copyright infringement that has brought, C&D's (as they are known) have become very common. The problem is, a standard C&D can cost $50 or more if sent from a lawyer, and you may find, if you have any kind of business at all, that you can't afford this on an on-going basis. So here is the solution - a Cease and Desist form of your very own.
