Jab bhi aap kisi ko business idea, client list, pricing model, formula, code, ya strategy dikhate ho, risk hota hai ki wo aage use kare ya leak kare. NDA ya confidentiality agreement is risk ko legally manage karne ka tool hai.
Ek achha NDA typically define karta hai:
- What counts as confidential information,
- What is excluded (public info, independently developed data, etc.),
- Purpose of sharing (evaluation, potential partnership, employment, etc.),
- Duration of confidentiality,
- Permitted disclosures (like to advisors, subject to similar obligations),
- Remedies for breach (injunctions, damages).
Unilateral NDA tab jahan ek side main info share kar rahi ho; mutual NDA jahan dono exchange karein. NDAs magic shield nahi – agar doosri side determined ho misuse karne ke liye, to proof aur enforcement still challenge ho sakte hain. Lekin bina NDA ke, aapka legal position aur weak ho jata hai.
Founders ke liye tip: extremely broad NDAs har chhoti baat pe insist karna investors/partners ko irritate kar sakta hai. Balance chahiye – key IP protect karo, lekin normal market conversations suffocate mat karo.