A non-disclosure agreement legally binds you to keep certain information secret. Signing is often reasonable, but watch for overly broad scope, indefinite duration, and one-sided terms.
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) requires you to keep specified information confidential. They’re common and often reasonable — protecting genuine trade secrets. The concerns arise when an NDA is too broad (covering information that isn’t really confidential), lasts forever, is one-sided (only you’re bound), or is so restrictive it limits your future work. Before signing, check what’s actually defined as confidential, how long the obligation lasts, and whether it quietly restricts where you can work next. Reasonable NDAs are fine; overreaching ones deserve pushback.
Reasonable NDAs often last a few years for general confidential info; indefinite terms are common for true trade secrets but broad indefinite terms deserve scrutiny.
A pure NDA shouldn’t — but some contain non-compete or non-solicitation clauses that do. Read carefully for those hidden restrictions.
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