Confidentiality agreement

Confidentiality agreement: a written agreement stipulating that the disclosure of certain information is being provided for specific limited purposes only, entered into before any disclosure is made and where the recipient of such information agrees to keep it confidential. A confidentiality agreement (also commonly known as a non-disclosure agreement) can be one-way (only one party to the agreement is providing confidential information) or multi-party (two or more parties to the agreement are providing/receiving confidential information).