You cannot sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with yourself because an NDA is a contract between two or more parties. However, you can create a similar document for personal or organizational use to protect sensitive information, but it wouldn't be a typical NDA since there's no distinct second party involved.
In Michigan, and most states, companies do not face the issue of the risk of unenforceability of an NDA because of a lack of Time Limitation. Michigan law permits NDAs to have no time limitations. Hayes-Albion Corporation v Kuberski, 421 Mich 170 (1984).
You don't need a lawyer to create the agreement, but you may need someone with legal expertise to review it. We recommend consulting with a legal expert to ensure your agreement fully protects your organisation's interests when the document is first created.
Typically, a legal professional writing the NDA will complete these steps: Step 1 - Describe the scope. Which information is considered confidential? ... Step 2 - Detail party obligations. Step 3 - Note potential exclusions. Step 4 - Set the term. Step 5 - Spell out consequences.
I hereby undertake to treat as confidential all and any information that I receive while participating in the work of the Evaluator Panel and evaluating project proposals, to use this information solely for the purpose of evaluation of the proposals, not to disclose it to any third party and not to make it ...
7 Key elements to a non-disclosure agreement Identification of involved parties. Definition of the confidential information. Information ownership. Exclusions not considered confidential. Obligations and requirements of the involved parties. Effective agreement period. Consequences of a breach.
The Employee further agrees that the Employee will not improperly use or disclose any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other person or entity to whom Employee has an obligation of confidentiality, and will not bring onto the premises of the Company or any ...
Employee name​hereby agrees that he/she shall hold in confidence and hereby agrees that he/she shall not use, commercialize or disclose except under terms of employment of ​Company Name​,any confidential information or intellectual property to any person or entity, or else under provision governed by this ...
NDAs generally will only be enforced if the enforcing party can show: (1) the existence of a trade secret or other confidential information; (2) that the trade secret or confidential information was acquired improperly or as a result of a confidential relationship; and (3) that there was actual or threatened ...
Typically, a legal professional writing the NDA will complete these steps: Step 1 - Describe the scope. Which information is considered confidential? ... Step 2 - Detail party obligations. Step 3 - Note potential exclusions. Step 4 - Set the term. Step 5 - Spell out consequences.