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Confidentiality (NDA) Details For Commercial Website

I�ve currently materialized a three part contract for a commercial website. The documents were furnished by a family friend attorney who does not practice the field relevant to this project.

A twenty (20) page outline of the commercial website was created for the �development agreement� contract - which explains, in full detail, the website concept, its requirements, and proposed functionality.

--Should I use that exact same twenty page outline as the �confidential� information for my NDA?

--Or should I create a more [condensed] version of my website outline, perhaps five (5) pages or so, as a substitute instead?

The reason for uncertainty is that the NDA will [only] be used as I get quotes from developers upon interviewing them. Its sole purpose is to protect the website concept before the website is created.

Therefore, I feel hesitant to use the most comprehensive outline of my website for this stage, as it makes the information (provided in full detail) more vulnerable in my opinion - conversely it may be wiser to use the more detailed document - hence the sought advice of other attorneys.


Asked on 1/12/09, 4:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Manuel Rodriguez Rodriguez & Rodriguez Law Firm P.C.

Re: Confidentiality (NDA) Details For Commercial Website

Hello,

You can define the "confidential" information in the NDA as any information related to the project that you are providing to a developer for purposes of the interview. This language is sufficient without the need to outline what the confidential information is. Most NDA's are 1-2 pages max. The danger with the outline approach is that you might "miss" an important piece of confidential information in the outline and lose protection over any aspect that is not specifically mentioned in your outline. I think you should have an attorney experienced in this area of law review the development agreement and the NDA.

Regards,

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Answered on 1/13/09, 4:10 pm


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