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Build a Plain-English Mutual NDA Starting Draft
Answer guided questions and get a mutual non-disclosure agreement draft in clear language — with an explanation beside every choice that matters. It is a starting template for review, not a finished contract, and it never leaves your browser.
What an NDA really does
A non-disclosure agreement creates a contractual duty of confidence: the receiving side promises to use your information only for an agreed purpose and not to share it. In India — where trade secrets are protected through contract rather than a dedicated statute — the NDA is the legal backbone of confidentiality. It deters leaks, defines the rules, and gives you a claim if the rules are broken.
What it does not do: an NDA does not make an invention patentable, does not preserve patent rights in every circumstance, and does not enforce itself. Disclose the minimum, record what was shared and when, and treat the NDA as one layer of protection, not the whole plan.
When a template is not enough
Use professional drafting rather than this starting draft when the stakes justify it: a key commercial negotiation, technology licensing, employment and consultant agreements (which need assignment clauses this template deliberately does not include), cross-border disclosures, or any situation where the other side sent their own NDA — reviewing theirs is a different job from writing yours.
NDA FAQ
Confidentiality questions, answered
Bigger than an NDA?
Assignment agreements, licensing terms, and reviewing the other side's paper are professional work. MYCrave's team handles contract layers around IP daily.
Mutual or one-way — which is this?
Mutual: both parties can share and both are bound. Mutual NDAs are usually faster to agree because the obligations are symmetric. If only you will disclose, a one-way NDA is possible — mention it at review and the draft is easily adapted.
How long should confidentiality last?
Common commercial choices are 2, 3 or 5 years from disclosure; genuinely secret know-how sometimes justifies "for as long as it remains a trade secret". Longer is not automatically better — very long terms can be resisted or, in some situations, harder to enforce. The builder explains the options and makes you choose.
Why won't it pick governing law for me?
Because that is a legal decision with consequences — which courts, which law, what convenience for you if things go wrong. Defaults chosen silently by software are exactly how bad contracts happen. The builder requires an explicit choice and explains what it means.
Is my draft stored on your servers?
No. Everything you type stays in your browser (with an optional local draft save you can delete with one click). Print or save the finished draft yourself — we never see it.