Draft an NDA without a lawyer’s first hour
Before you share a roadmap, customer list, or source code, you need a confidentiality agreement in place. This builder produces a clean mutual or one-way NDA — naming the parties, defining confidential information, listing obligations and exclusions, and setting a term and governing law — so you can circulate it for signature instead of starting from a blank page.
How it works
You choose the structure (mutual or one-way) and the tool assembles the matching clauses. The definition clause describes what counts as confidential information and pairs it with the standard four exclusions — information that is publicly available, already known to the recipient, independently developed, or rightfully received from a third party. The obligations clause requires the receiving party to protect the information and use it only for the stated purpose. A term clause sets how many years the obligations last, and a governing-law clause names the controlling jurisdiction. Signature blocks for both parties close the document. This is a practical starting template, not legal advice.
Tips and example
Match the term to how long the information stays sensitive — two to five years is typical, while genuine trade secrets may warrant indefinite protection. Be specific in the purpose field, for example evaluating a potential software integration partnership, because a narrow purpose limits how the recipient may use your data. Use a mutual NDA whenever both sides will share anything sensitive; it is rarely worth the friction of negotiating a one-way version when exchange is two-directional. Always have counsel review before signing, especially across borders.