Non-Disclosure Agreement (Mutual) — 2026 template

This Agreement is dated [Date] and made between [Party A legal name], (company number [Company number]), of [Address] ("Party A"), and [Party B legal name], (company number [Company number]), of [Address] ("Party B").

1. Purpose

The parties intend to share confidential information for the purpose of (Purpose, e.g. evaluating a possible collaboration concerning [subject]) (the "Purpose").

2. Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" means all information of a confidential nature disclosed by one party (the "Discloser") to the other (the "Recipient"), in any form, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, including [Examples: business plans, technical data, customer information, trade secrets].

It does not include information that: (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than through breach of this Agreement; (b) was lawfully in the Recipient's possession before disclosure; (c) is lawfully received from a third party without restriction; or (d) is independently developed by the Recipient.

3. Obligations

• The Recipient will use the Confidential Information only for the Purpose and keep it secure.
• The Recipient may disclose it only to its employees, officers, professional advisers and [Group companies / funders] who need to know it for the Purpose and who are bound by equivalent confidentiality obligations; the Recipient is responsible for their compliance.
• The Recipient will not copy the Confidential Information except as needed for the Purpose.

4. Permitted and Required Disclosures

The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by law, a court, a regulator or a stock exchange, giving the Discloser prior notice where lawful.