Non-Disclosure Agreement (UAE) — 2026 template

This template is intended for onshore UAE (outside the DIFC and ADGM financial centres, which apply separate common-law regimes) unless a field below provides otherwise. Arabic is the language of UAE courts and notaries: an English document used before them must be accompanied by a certified legal translation into Arabic.

This Non-Disclosure Agreement is made on [Date] between [Party A name], [Trade licence number, address], and [Party B name], [Trade licence number, address] (each a "Party").

1. Purpose

The Parties intend to exchange information for the purpose of [Purpose, e.g. evaluating a joint venture] (the "Purpose").

2. Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" means all information, in any form, disclosed by or on behalf of one Party (the "Discloser") to the other (the "Recipient") in connection with the Purpose, including business plans, pricing, customer lists, technical data and know-how, whether or not marked as confidential.

3. Obligations

3.1. The Recipient shall use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose, keep it confidential and protect it with at least reasonable care.

3.2. The Recipient may disclose it only to its directors, employees and professional advisers who need to know it for the Purpose and are bound by equivalent obligations; the Recipient is responsible for their compliance.