Confidentiality
NDA
This page summarizes confidentiality expectations for business, technical, and strategic information shared during discovery and delivery engagements.
Effective date: 6 April 2026
Confidential Information
- Confidential information includes business plans, product details, technical documentation, pricing, client data, and non-public materials shared during engagement.
- Information disclosed verbally, digitally, or in writing may be treated as confidential where context reasonably indicates sensitivity.
- Publicly available information or data independently developed without use of confidential material is excluded.
Obligations of Receiving Party
- The receiving party must protect confidential information with reasonable safeguards and restrict access to authorized personnel only.
- Confidential information may be used solely for evaluating or delivering the intended business engagement.
- Disclosure to subcontractors or advisors is allowed only where they are bound by equivalent confidentiality obligations.
Non-Disclosure and Exceptions
- The receiving party must not disclose confidential information without prior written consent of the disclosing party.
- Disclosure required by law, court order, or regulator is permitted where legally necessary and appropriately limited.
- Where permitted, the disclosing party should be notified in advance to seek protective action.
Duration and Return of Information
- Confidentiality obligations continue for the period specified in the signed agreement, or for a commercially reasonable period where not specified.
- On request or contract conclusion, confidential materials should be returned, deleted, or securely archived as legally required.
- Surviving confidentiality obligations remain enforceable beyond project completion where applicable.