A "confidentiality agreement" is a contract that contemplates one party disclosing proprietary or confidential information to a second party. The Confidentiality Agreement is designed to require the recipient of the information to keep it confidential and not use it for any purpose detrimental to the disclosing party. The key elements of Confidentiality Agreements include:

• Identification of the parties
• Definition of what is defined to be confidential
• The scope of the confidentiality obligation by the receiving party
• The exclusions from confidential treatment
• The term of the agreement

Sample Confidentiality Agreements can be found at www.LegalAgreements.com.