• Both sides bound alike

  The agreement is written so each party is both a discloser and a recipient, with the same duties on each.

• Say what it is for

  Describe the purpose of sharing in your own words, so the information can only be used for that and nothing wider.

• Dates and length in your own figures

  You give the effective date and how many years the duties last. Nothing is suggested or pre-filled.

• Attach a supporting document

  Add a file that goes with the agreement, such as a description of the project, and note anything else the agreement should say.

• Guided, with the agreement beside you

  A few short screens: the parties, the terms and signing. The agreement takes shape next to the questions as you answer.

• A lawyer reviews it before it is used

  Your answers are prepared into a draft and reviewed by a qualified lawyer, rather than handed back to you as a finished form.

A mutual non-disclosure agreement is used when two parties will each share confidential information with the other, for example while exploring a deal or working together. Each side agrees to keep what it receives private and to use it only for the stated purpose.

Because the obligations run both ways, neither side is asked to accept terms the other is not. That makes it a natural fit when the information is flowing in both directions, and when you would rather not negotiate who is the discloser and who is the recipient.

This builder records what the two of you have agreed. State-specific wording and signing requirements are confirmed by a lawyer before anything is signed, and the draft says so rather than leaving you to assume it is complete.

Not sure? Talk to an attorney about your situation first.

These are separate documents, for different jobs.

• Confidentiality agreementsProtect sensitive information you need to share.View document
• Joint-venture agreementsSet out how two businesses work together on a venture.View document
• Consulting agreementsSet the terms of a consulting engagement.View document
• Letter of IntentState the main terms two parties intend to agree.View document

• Before a first meeting where both sides will present non-public material
• When two firms begin a joint product study
• When a supplier and a customer share specifications and pricing

• Confidentiality agreementsProtect sensitive information you need to share.View document
• Licensing agreementsLet another party use something you own, on your terms.View document
• Trademark assignment agreementsTransfer ownership of a trademark.View document
• Trademark licensing agreementsLet another party use your trademark, on your terms.View document