A confidential disclosure agreement, also called a confidentiality agreement or CDA, is a legal agreement which prohibits employees from disclosing certain information about a company. It is a permanent agreement, which means a signed confidentiality agreement remains valid after employment has ended.
Confidentiality in the workplace involves keeping proprietary information like business information, employee information and client details private. In case there is a data breach, the company would be held accountable and can be penalized in extreme cases.
As a member of the site personnel, contractor, or subcontractor staff of the _______________project, I, _____________________________, agree that I will protect the confidentiality of all information identifiable to a private person that is collected in the conduct of my work for the __________________ project.
An employee confidentiality agreement, or non-disclosure agreement or an “NDA,” makes it crystal clear to an employee that he or she cannot under any circumstance, with the exception of prior written approval, disclose company secrets.
California employee confidentiality laws establish the scope and limitations of confidentiality agreements. Typically, these laws allow employers to protect legitimate business information, such as manufacturing processes, customer lists, research and development details, and marketing strategies.
Business confidentiality is the process and act of keeping certain company-related information private and away from public knowledge. The information itself is known as confidential business information (or business confidential information).