Confidentiality agreements
One side shares, the other keeps it private.
Protect sensitive information you need to share.
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Key features
Duties on the receiving side only
The agreement is written for one discloser and one recipient, so the obligations run one way.
Say what is covered
Describe the kinds of information in your own words, and say whether it has to be marked confidential to count.
Carve out what is not confidential
Note information that is excluded, such as what is already public, so the scope is clear.
Who may see it
Name the people the recipient may share it with, and say whether it must be returned when you ask.
Your own dates and length
The effective date and how many years the duties last are the ones you type.
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Your answers are prepared into a draft and reviewed by a qualified lawyer, rather than handed back to you as a finished form.
About this document
A one-way confidentiality agreement is used when only one party is handing over sensitive information and the other is being trusted with it. The receiving side agrees to keep it private, use it only for the stated purpose and give it back when asked.
It is simpler than a mutual agreement because only one side has duties. It is a common first step before sharing plans, customer details, designs or financial figures with someone outside your business.
This builder records what you and the other side have agreed. State-specific wording and signing requirements are confirmed by a lawyer before anything is signed, and the draft says so.
Is this document right for you?
Useful when
- You are about to show someone a plan, design or customer list
- A contractor or advisor will see sensitive material
- You are pitching to someone who has nothing to disclose back
- You want a recipient to return or destroy what you gave them on request
Commonly used by
- Founders and small business owners
- Inventors and designers
- Companies bringing in outside advisers
- Professionals sharing client material with a vendor
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Alternatives
These are separate documents, for different jobs.
- Non-disclosure agreementsKeep information shared between parties confidential.View document
- Consulting agreementsSet the terms of a consulting engagement.View document
- Non-compete agreementsLimit competing work after someone leaves.View document
- Independent-contractor agreementsSet the terms of work with an independent contractor.View document
When to use this
- Before a demonstration of an unreleased product
- When a new adviser is given access to financial figures
- When a supplier is shown a design to quote on
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About the confidentiality agreements
It is an agreement in which one party, the recipient, promises to keep another party's information private and to use it only for an agreed purpose.
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