NDA & Confidentiality Agreement Drafting · Global
Custom non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and mutual NDAs drafted for founders, businesses, and individuals worldwide. One-way or mutual, ready to sign, enforceable in the jurisdictions you operate in. Drafted in 24 to 48 hours.
Share who the NDA is between, whether it needs to be one-way or mutual, and what confidential information is involved. A lawyer from our team will confirm the right type of agreement and respond with a precise quote and timeline.
Most NDAs are drafted in 24 to 48 hours. A bespoke or multi-party confidentiality agreement may take 2 to 3 days.
A non-disclosure agreement (also called an NDA, a confidentiality agreement, or a CA) is the contract that protects your confidential information when you share it with someone else: an investor, a co-founder, an employee, a contractor, a potential partner, or a buyer. It defines what counts as confidential, what the other side may and may not do with it, how long the obligation lasts, and what happens if they breach it.
The concept is the same the world over, but a template downloaded for free rarely protects you. It may define confidential information too narrowly, leave out the remedies that make breach worth pursuing, set an unenforceable time period, or pick the wrong governing law for the people actually signing it. My Legal Pal drafts NDAs for founders, companies, and individuals across India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the UAE, Australia, and beyond, each one written for your situation and enforceable where it needs to be.
NDAs rarely travel alone. They often sit alongside contracts we draft or review, and for ongoing needs they form part of a legal retainer.
From a short brief to a signed-ready confidentiality agreement, reviewed before it reaches you.
Who is sharing information with whom, why, and what needs protecting. We confirm whether you need a one-way or mutual NDA.
We define what counts as confidential, what is carved out, how long the obligation lasts, and the governing law.
Drafted for your situation and jurisdiction, with the remedies and definitions that make the agreement actually enforceable.
Checked for enforceability and for the gaps that templates routinely leave open.
A clean, signable NDA with a plain-language note on the key terms you should understand.
Adjusted to your feedback and ready to send to the other side for signature.
Select the situation closest to yours. We will tell you which type of NDA fits, what it should cover, and what comes next.
The situation closest to yours tells us which type of NDA fits, what it should cover, and what comes next.
You disclose, they receive. Protects information flowing in one direction, the standard choice when you are pitching an idea, sharing a plan, or briefing a contractor on confidential work.
Both sides disclose. Standard when two businesses explore working together and each will share confidential information with the other.
For pitching to investors. Balances real protection with the reality that many investors will not sign a broad NDA before a first conversation.
For staff and freelancers. Covers confidentiality during and after engagement, and pairs well with IP-assignment language for anyone creating work product.
For business partnerships. Protects information shared with suppliers, distributors, or partners during a commercial relationship.
For due diligence. Drafted to protect sensitive deal information while staying balanced enough for the other side’s lawyers to clear it quickly.
For inventions and code. Focused on protecting designs, prototypes, and technical work, often paired with return-and-destruction obligations.
For three or more parties. A single agreement so every party shares identical obligations, with no gaps between separate two-party NDAs.
Every NDA is quoted for your situation, but most fall into one of three bands. The figures below are indicative starting prices to set expectations; your exact quote depends on complexity, the number of parties, and the jurisdictions involved. [Confirm these figures before publishing.]
| Type | Best for | From |
|---|---|---|
| Simple NDA | A straightforward one-way confidentiality agreement between two parties | $75 |
| Standard NDA | A mutual NDA, or a one-way NDA with IP, non-solicit, or jurisdiction-specific terms | $110 |
| Complex / bespoke NDA | Multi-party, cross-border, M&A or due-diligence, or heavily negotiated confidentiality agreements | $150+ |
Prices are indicative and quoted in US dollars for clarity; we work with clients worldwide and can quote in your currency. Most NDAs are delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
A strong NDA is not about length. It is about getting a handful of clauses right. These are the ones that decide whether the agreement protects you or just looks like it does.
The single most important clause. Too narrow and real secrets fall outside it; too broad and a court may refuse to enforce it. A good definition captures what actually needs protecting and marks the boundary clearly.
A one-way (unilateral) NDA protects information flowing in one direction, you to them. A mutual NDA protects both sides and is standard when two businesses explore working together. Using the wrong one creates imbalance or leaves a party unprotected.
What the receiving party may do with the information, and the standard carve-outs, information already public, already known, or independently developed, that every enforceable NDA includes.
How long confidentiality lasts. Too short and the protection expires while the secret still matters; an indefinite term can be unenforceable in some jurisdictions. The right period depends on the information and where the NDA will be enforced.
What happens on breach. The clauses that allow you to seek an injunction quickly, rather than only damages after the harm is done, are what give an NDA real teeth. Templates frequently omit them.
Which country’s law applies and where disputes are resolved. For parties in different countries, this choice is decisive for whether you can actually enforce the agreement. It must be chosen deliberately, not left to a template’s default.
What the receiving party must do with your information when the relationship ends, return it, delete it, and certify they have done so.
None in substance. “Non-disclosure agreement” and “confidentiality agreement” are two names for the same contract, the document that protects shared confidential information. “NDA” is more common in the US and tech; “confidentiality agreement” and “CA” are common in the UK and corporate settings. The legal effect is identical.
A one-way (unilateral) NDA protects information disclosed by one party to another, for example when you pitch an idea to a potential partner. A mutual (bilateral) NDA protects information flowing both ways, standard when two businesses share information to explore a deal. The right choice depends on who is actually disclosing.
Yes, a well-drafted NDA is enforceable in virtually every major jurisdiction, provided it is reasonable in scope, duration, and definition. NDAs fail not because the concept is weak but because the drafting is: an overbroad definition, an unreasonable time period, missing remedies, or the wrong governing law. The enforceability is in the drafting.
A template can work for the simplest, lowest-stakes situation. But a generic template does not know your information, your jurisdiction, or the relationship, and it commonly leaves out the injunction remedy, mis-defines confidential information, or picks a governing law that does not match the signers. For anything that genuinely matters, the cost of a drafted NDA is small against the cost of one that fails when you rely on it.
It depends on the information. Trade secrets may warrant a long or indefinite term where the law allows; commercial information often suits two to five years. The period should match how long the information stays sensitive, and stay within what your governing jurisdiction will enforce.
Often you cannot insist on one, many professional investors decline to sign NDAs at the pitch stage. The practical answer is to share enough to interest them without disclosing the genuinely protectable secret, and to use an NDA where the relationship is more bilateral, such as with a strategic partner or in due diligence. We advise on when an NDA helps and when it does not.
Yes, but the governing law and jurisdiction clauses become critical. A cross-border NDA must choose a law and forum that the parties can realistically enforce in, and account for the different ways jurisdictions treat confidentiality and remedies. This is exactly where a drafted NDA outperforms a template.
Illustrative examples of NDA problems we have solved. Composite scenarios, shared to show the kind of work involved.
None in substance. Non-disclosure agreement and confidentiality agreement are two names for the same contract that protects shared confidential information. NDA is more common in the US and tech; confidentiality agreement and CA are common in the UK and corporate settings. The legal effect is identical.
A one-way NDA protects information disclosed by one party to another, for example when you pitch an idea. A mutual NDA protects information flowing both ways, standard when two businesses share information to explore a deal. The right choice depends on who is actually disclosing.
Yes, a well-drafted NDA is enforceable in virtually every major jurisdiction, provided it is reasonable in scope, duration, and definition. NDAs fail because of weak drafting, an overbroad definition, an unreasonable term, missing remedies, or the wrong governing law, not because the concept is weak.
A template can work for the simplest, lowest-stakes situation. But it does not know your information, jurisdiction, or relationship, and commonly omits the injunction remedy, mis-defines confidential information, or picks a governing law that does not match the signers. For anything that matters, a drafted NDA costs little against one that fails when you rely on it.
It depends on the information. Trade secrets may warrant a long or indefinite term where the law allows; commercial information often suits two to five years. The period should match how long the information stays sensitive and stay within what your governing jurisdiction will enforce.
Often you cannot insist on one, many investors decline to sign at the pitch stage. The practical answer is to share enough to interest them without disclosing the genuinely protectable secret, and to use an NDA where the relationship is more bilateral, such as with a strategic partner or in due diligence. We advise on when an NDA helps and when it does not.
Yes, but the governing law and jurisdiction clauses become critical. A cross-border NDA must choose a law and forum the parties can realistically enforce in, and account for how different jurisdictions treat confidentiality and remedies. This is exactly where a drafted NDA outperforms a template.
A simple one-way NDA starts from around $75, a standard or mutual NDA from around $110, and complex or cross-border agreements from $150, all quoted precisely for your situation. Most are delivered in 24 to 48 hours, with bespoke agreements in 2 to 3 days.
Prakhar Rai is an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India and the founder of My Legal Pal. An alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, with a Master of Business Laws, Prakhar has 10+ years of experience advising startups, technology companies, SMEs, and individual entrepreneurs across India, the UAE, the UK, and Southeast Asia.
His practice focuses on commercial contracts, with particular depth in confidentiality, IP protection, and the agreements that growing businesses rely on day to day. My Legal Pal’s NDA drafting service is led by Prakhar and delivered by a team of qualified contract lawyers experienced in confidentiality and commercial law.
One-way or mutual, simple or bespoke, drafted for your situation and enforceable where it needs to be. Fixed fees, most delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
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