NDA guides
Straight answers to the questions people ask before they send — or sign — a non-disclosure agreement.
A one-way NDA protects one side’s information; a mutual NDA protects both. How to tell which fits, with examples, and why mutual is the safe default.
Read →Most NDAs protect information for 1 to 5 years, and trade secrets for as long as they stay secret. How the two clocks in an NDA work and what to pick.
Read →Generally, yes. US law gives e-signatures the same effect as ink for business contracts like NDAs. What makes one hold up, and what evidence to keep.
Read →Generally, no. An ordinary US business NDA is binding without a notary or witness. What notarization does, and what actually makes an NDA hold up.
Read →A checklist of the clauses a standard NDA should have, from defining confidential information to governing law, plus extras that call for a lawyer.
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