non-disclosure agreement
Confidentiality legal document
A non-disclosure agreement is a legal contract requiring one or both parties to keep certain information confidential.
Common in business deals, employment, and anywhere sensitive information changes hands: Before the merger talks, everyone signed an NDA.
Often abbreviated NDA.
Also called a confidentiality agreement.
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