Mutual Confidentiality Agreement
(Short Form)


Summary

This is a short form mutual confidentiality agreement for use when two parties will be disclosing confidential information pursuant to a commercial transaction. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate clauses. This is a mutual agreement that will apply to and protect the confidential information of both parties. A mutual confidentiality agreement is appropriate in transactions where both parties will (or will likely) exchange proprietary information during their relationship. Mutual clauses and agreements generally subject each party to identical non-disclosure obligations, even if one of the parties may be providing more proprietary information. As this is a short form, it contains the basic terms regarding the exchange of confidential information between two parties. For a more detailed template, see Mutual Confidentiality Agreement. For additional guidance, see Confidential Information Protections, Confidentiality and Non-disclosure Agreement ...