{"id":209752,"date":"2021-08-31T15:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T02:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=209752"},"modified":"2021-08-31T15:17:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T02:17:59","slug":"reasons-to-have-a-non-disclosure-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/commercial-contracts\/reasons-to-have-a-non-disclosure-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Reasons to Have a Non-Disclosure Agreement in NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Businesses use contracts to underpin transactions or make agreements with other parties. Contracts are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/commercial-contracts\/legally-binding-agreement-new-zealand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legally binding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and so parties must follow the terms otherwise they could be liable for a breach of contract. If a court finds you liable for breach of contract, you may have to pay damages. One type of contract is a non-disclosure agreement which businesses use to protect information. This article will explain what a non-disclosure agreement is and the reasons why you should have one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Is a Non-Disclosure Agreement?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A non-disclosure agreement (<\/span><b>NDA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is a contract that prevents a party from disclosing a specific piece of information. This information must be considered confidential information for the purposes of the agreement. Likewise, such information could be critical to the operation of a business or it could be a privacy issue. Whatever the reason is, NDA clauses are legally binding as long as they meet all the elements of a binding contract.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you have established what confidential information you wish to protect, you must make sure to carve out any information that does <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">need protection. Carved out information refers to anything that is already in the public domain or information that has been obtained from another source.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Can a Non-Disclosure Agreement Protect?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The law does not limit what an NDA agreement can protect. 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This is because your intellectual property may create a competitive advantage for your business. Likewise, if a third party were to disclose such information, your business could fail. Consequently, if you are a startup founder, ensure any foundational employees are subject to an NDA agreement. Hence, any breach of this agreement will provide you with options to enforce your NDA in court.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protects Business Practices<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, if there are certain business practices you wish to protect, it is wise to have your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/commercial-contracts\/when-to-use-a-non-disclosure-agreement-in-new-zealand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">employees sign an NDA agreement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Importantly, NDA agreements with your employees stop them from disclosing your confidential information to competitors. <\/span>Further, you can restrict <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your employees <\/span>from<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> disclosing confidential information after they finish employment with your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect Customer Privacy Information<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may also need your employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement because of privacy issues. Your employees may be dealing with sensitive information from customers<\/span>. Hence, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is important that y<\/span>ou create legal obligations for your staff to protect such information <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">through an NDA agreement. Ultimately, this agreement ensures your employees cannot reveal your customers\u2019 sensitive information. Alternatively, you might add a confidentiality clause in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/employment\/employment-agreement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">employment agreement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pitching to Investors<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another situation where you should use NDA agreements is when you are pitching your business to investors. To convince investors to invest in your business, you might need to tell them confidential information or explain specific intellectual property. Before you do this, it is prudent to have them sign an NDA agreement<\/span>. This legal protection ensures<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that they legally cannot disclose or steal your ideas.\u00a0<\/span>Likewise, if they do, you have options to seek compensation for their breach of contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Permitted Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, you must also ensure that the confidential information y<\/span>ou define <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in your NDA agreement can be used for a permitted purpose. For example, if your employees sign an NDA agreement to not disclose customers\u2019 contact information, it is crucial that such information is for business-related matters. Otherwise, any use of the information c<\/span>ould be <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a breach of the agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Importantly, your permitted purpose clause must be as specific as possible otherwise your contracting party may be able to find a way around it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a business owner, contracts are an important tool to create legally enforceable agreements. This builds trust between businesses and helps regulate transactions and relationships. One such contract is the NDA agreement. While there are many reasons a non-disclosure agreement is helpful, it ultimately protects information that may harm a business if a party were to disclose it to the general public. This information could be intellectual property or private information. Importantly, ensure that your NDA agreements allow for such information to be used for its permitted purpose and that this permitted purpose is narrowly tailored. 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