1. Professor Steven Litt steven.litt@senecacollege.ca
Non-Disclosure Agreements: Key Elements In addition to typical contract elements (date, specific names of legal entities involved, etc) check for this:
As the Contract Sponsor/ Host/ Client:
Definition of ‘Confidential Material’
Obligation to Return/ Destroy
Obligation for Diligent Safekeeping
Jurisdiction
Duration of Terms/ Contract
Rights/ Limits of Assignment
As the AGENCY:
General or Prior Knowledge clause
Steven
What belongs in a NonDisclosure Agreement? At minimum, these elements:
As the Contract Sponsor/ Host/ Client:
Definition of ‘Confidential Material’; Obligation to Return/ Destroy; Obligation for Diligent Safekeeping; Jurisdiction; Duration of Terms/ Contract; Rights/ Limits of Assignment
As the AGENCY:
A ‘General or Prior Knowledge’ clause !