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Non-disclosure Agreement

By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: A Non-disclosure Agreement is a legal contract that allows a company to share its intellectual property (IP) with others, whose input it needs, without unduly jeopardizing that information.

For more information read Non-disclosure Agreements to protect your Intellectual Property

Also Known As: Confidentiality agreement, NDA
Common Misspellings: Non disclosure agreement
Examples: All bidders must sign a non-disclosure agreement before we disclose the proprietary information in the specifications to them.
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