NDA and Freelance Contract Generator

1. Parties

This Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on 6 November 2026 between [Party A name] and [Party B name].

2. Purpose

In connection with evaluating a potential business relationship between the parties (the "Purpose"), each party (the "Disclosing Party") may disclose confidential information to the other party (the "Receiving Party").

3. Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" means non-public information, in any form, that is marked confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential, including business plans, financial data, customer lists, software, designs and technical information.

• It does not include information that is or becomes public through no fault of the Receiving Party.
• It does not include information the Receiving Party already knew, received lawfully from a third party, or developed independently without using the Confidential Information.

4. Obligations

The Receiving Party shall:

• use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose;
• keep it secret with at least the care it uses for its own confidential information, and no less than reasonable care;
• share it only with employees and advisers who need to know and are bound by confidentiality duties at least as strict as these.

5. Required disclosure

If the Receiving Party is required by law, regulation or court order to disclose Confidential Information, it shall give the Disclosing Party prompt written notice where permitted and disclose only what is legally required.

6. Return of materials

On written request, or when this Agreement ends, the Receiving Party shall promptly return or securely destroy all Confidential Information and confirm in writing that it has done so.

7. No licence

All Confidential Information remains the property of the Disclosing Party. Nothing in this Agreement grants a licence or any right in it, and it is provided "as is" without warranty.

8. Remedies

The parties agree that unauthorised disclosure may cause harm that money cannot fully repair, and that the Disclosing Party may seek injunctive relief in addition to any other remedy.

9. Term

This Agreement lasts for 2 years from the date above. The duty to protect Confidential Information continues for 3 years after it ends, and for as long as any trade secret remains a trade secret.

10. General

• This Agreement is governed by the laws of [governing law, e.g. England and Wales].
• It is the entire agreement on this subject and can be changed only in writing signed by both parties.
• If a provision is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
• Neither party may assign this Agreement without the other's written consent.