Free standard employee confidentiality agreement — professional wording your business can adapt in minutes. Available in English, Español and 中文. Swap the [bracketed] parts, or let KwickPhone fill in your business name automatically.
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Employee Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreement
In consideration of my employment with [Business Name], I agree:
1. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION includes customer lists and contact information, pricing, recipes/formulas/processes, vendor terms, marketing plans and anything marked or treated as confidential. It does not include information that is public through no fault of mine.
2. USE. I will use confidential information only to do my job, and will not share it outside the company during or after my employment.
3. RETURN. When my employment ends I will return or delete all company materials, files and access credentials.
4. NOTICE (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1833(b)): I cannot be held criminally or civilly liable for disclosing a trade secret in confidence to a government official or attorney solely to report or investigate a suspected violation of law.
5. This agreement does not restrict my right to discuss wages or working conditions protected by law (NLRA §7), and survives the end of my employment.
Acuerdo de Confidencialidad del Empleado
En consideración de mi empleo con [Nombre del Negocio], acepto:
1. INFORMACIÓN CONFIDENCIAL incluye listas y contactos de clientes, precios, recetas/fórmulas/procesos, términos de proveedores, planes de marketing y todo lo marcado o tratado como confidencial. No incluye información pública sin culpa mía.
2. USO. Usaré la información confidencial solo para mi trabajo y no la compartiré fuera de la empresa durante o después de mi empleo.
3. DEVOLUCIÓN. Al terminar mi empleo devolveré o eliminaré todos los materiales, archivos y credenciales.
4. AVISO (Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1833(b)): no puedo ser responsabilizado por revelar un secreto comercial en confianza a un funcionario o abogado únicamente para reportar una posible violación de ley.
5. Este acuerdo no restringe mi derecho a hablar de salarios o condiciones laborales protegido por ley (NLRA §7), y sobrevive al fin de mi empleo.
⚖️ These templates are general starting points, not legal advice. Rules differ by state and by business — have your attorney review your final wording before you use it.
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