By a Confidentiality Agreement?

A confidentiality agreement is a legal agreement that binds one or more parties to non-disclosure of confidential or proprietary information. ... A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a particular type of confidentiality agreement.

Are confidentiality agreements legally binding?

A confidentiality agreement is a legally binding contract that states two parties will not share or profit from confidential information. A business usually gives a confidentiality agreement to an employee or contractor to make sure its trade secrets or proprietary information remains private.

What is a confidentiality agreement called?

A confidentiality agreement, which is also known as non-disclosure agreement or simply as an NDA, is simply a contract between two or more parties where the subject of the agreement is a promise that information conveyed will be maintained in secrecy.