Virginia Non-Disclosure Agreement Template

The Virginia Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a form that serves the purpose of protecting a person or business’ secretive information from being exposed to third parties such as the public or competitors. It can be used as either a “bilateral” or “unilateral” agreement. If used as a unilateral agreement, there is one “disclosing party” and one “receiving party” who will respectively disclose and receive confidential information. If used as a bilateral agreement, both parties share and receive each other’s confidential information. In bilateral situations, there is less risk of disclosure, as both parties have something to lose. However, with the amount of time it takes to draft and sign an NDA, it’s well worth the risk it mitigates. Situations in which an NDA is commonly used include:

The hiring of a new employee who will require access to secret company information in order to perform his or her job,
The sharing of innovative technology that is not yet patented to potential investors, or
The disclosure of confidential medical information by a patient to a healthcare professional.