Mutual NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement for both parties
Party A (You / Your Company)
Party B (Client / Other Party)
Agreement Details
NDA Clauses (Editable)
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AGREEMENT
Effective: 16 August 2026
Party A (Disclosing)
Your Name
Company
Party B (Receiving)
Client Name
Company
Agreement Clauses
8 clause(s)1. Purpose
This Agreement protects confidential information exchanged between Party A and Party B in connection with the mutually agreed project.
2. Confidential Information
Confidential Information includes business plans, client data, financial records, trade secrets, designs, source code, and related non-public information.
3. Obligations
Each party will keep information confidential, use it only for the project purpose, and avoid third-party disclosure without written consent.
4. Exclusions
Information already public, independently developed, previously known, or disclosed due to legal requirement is excluded from confidentiality obligations.
5. Portfolio Rights
Party B may display generic, non-confidential representations of completed work in a professional portfolio unless separately restricted in writing.
6. Duration
Confidentiality obligations remain in force for 2 year(s) from the effective date and survive project completion.
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7. Jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by Indian law and subject to courts in New Delhi unless both parties agree otherwise in writing.
8. Remedies
A non-breaching party may seek injunctive relief and other remedies available under applicable law for unauthorized disclosure.
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A mutual NDA that protects the client without signing away your portfolio
An NDA is the first document most freelance engagements produce, and it is the one people sign fastest and read least. The version a client sends is usually one-way: you are bound to silence, they are bound to nothing, and a clause somewhere in the middle quietly prevents you from ever showing the work. This generator produces a mutual agreement instead — both sides are bound, both sides are protected, and the portfolio question is answered explicitly rather than left to a clause you did not notice.
How This Local-First Tool Works
- Mutual by default. Confidentiality runs both ways, which is both fairer and easier to get signed — a client who objects to being held to the same standard they are asking of you has told you something useful.
- A defined term, not a perpetual one. Open-ended confidentiality is unenforceable in practice and unreasonable in principle; a stated duration with a survival clause for genuine trade secrets is what counsel expects to see.
- An explicit portfolio carve-out. The single most expensive omission in freelance NDAs is silence on whether you may show the work. This one states the position up front so you are not asking permission after delivery, when your leverage is gone.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is a mutual NDA better than the one my client sent?
- Usually, and for a reason that has nothing to do with fairness: a one-way NDA gives you no recourse if the client leaks your rates, your methods or your unreleased work to a competitor. Mutual agreements also tend to be shorter, because a clause that has to bind both parties rarely survives being unreasonable.
- Will this hold up in court?
- It is a properly structured agreement, not a substitute for a lawyer. For routine client work it is far stronger than the informal understanding most freelancers operate on. For a high-value engagement, or one where you expect a dispute, have counsel review the final document before signing.
- What should I never agree to in an NDA?
- Perpetual confidentiality with no survival limit, a definition of confidential information broad enough to cover your own pre-existing methods, and any clause that assigns ownership of your tools or general skills. Watch specifically for language that silently blocks portfolio use — it is often phrased as a publicity restriction rather than an IP one.
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