Confidentiality & Non-DisclosureEmployee Agreement · Human Resources

Employee Confidentiality Agreement

As a condition of employment, the employee agrees to protect the company's confidential information. The employer completes the company block; the employee completes their details, reviews the terms, and signs.

Employer

Company name

Department / location

Employee

Full name

Position / title

1. Engagement & term

Start / effective date

Obligation lasts

Governing law (state)

What this role gives access to — optional, to scope it

2. The employee's confidentiality obligations

Confidential Information means non-public information the employee learns through their work — including trade secrets, business plans, customer and personnel data, pricing, software, and anything marked or reasonably understood to be confidential. The employee agrees to:

Use Confidential Information only to perform their job, never for personal benefit or any outside party.
Keep it secure, not copy or remove it from company systems except as the work requires, and not discuss it outside the company.
Return or delete all confidential materials and company property when employment ends.

These duties do not cover information that becomes public through no fault of the employee or that the employee already lawfully knew. Disclosure required by law is permitted with prompt notice to the company. The company may seek an injunction to stop or prevent a breach in addition to other remedies. This agreement does not change the at-will nature of employment.

3. Acknowledgment & signatures

The employee has read and understands this agreement, has had the chance to ask questions, and agrees to be bound by it as a condition of employment.

Employee

Employee signature

Date

Company representative

Authorized signature ·

Date

CONFIDENTIAL · Employee NDA · File with the personnel record