non-disclosure
Keeping secrets official
Non-disclosure refers to the keeping of information secret or confidential.
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract requiring parties to keep certain information private—common in business deals, employment, and settlements.
The term appears almost exclusively in legal and corporate contexts: She signed a non-disclosure before seeing the prototype.
Enforceable written agreement
- signatoryOne who signs officially
- clauseProvision in agreement
- bindingLegally or morally required
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
terms · conditions · execution · obligation · compliance · breach · violation · penalties
Legally owned, restricted use
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
restricted · private · protected · sealed · redacted · embargoed · need-to-know · clearance
Legal dispute process
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- breachBreaking of agreement
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
discovery · deposition · arbitration · mediation · settlement · damages · enforcement · jurisdiction
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- investorOne who allocates capital
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
pitch · startup · venture capital · negotiation · bid · proposal · client · vendor
contract
Enforceable written agreement
parties · terms · conditions · execution · obligation · compliance · breach · violation · penalties · enforceable
proprietary
Legally owned, restricted use
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- privilegedHaving special advantages
trade secret · restricted · private · protected · sealed · redacted · embargoed · need-to-know · clearance · authorized
litigation
Legal dispute process
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- breachBreaking of agreement
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
testimony · discovery · deposition · arbitration · mediation · settlement · damages · enforcement · jurisdiction · remedy
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- investorOne who allocates capital
due diligence · pitch · startup · venture capital · negotiation · bid · proposal · client · vendor · employee
- NDAsNDA, confidentiality clause
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- business ethicscode of conduct, ethics code, codes of conduct, ethics training, ethics committee
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
- confidentialityNDA, nondisclosure, confidentiality clause, confidentiality, privacy
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
non-disclosuredisclosure
Act of revealing information
revelation · divulgence · sharing · telling · publication
non-disclosuretransparency
State of being see-through
openness · full disclosure · open access · public record · candor