An onboarding acknowledgment confirming that a new team member has read and understood their confidentiality obligations, what counts as confidential, and how to handle and report incidents.
This acknowledgment confirms that a new team member understands the confidentiality expectations that apply to their role. It does not replace any confidentiality agreement already signed — it records that the obligations were read, explained, and understood at onboarding.
I, Team member full name, joining Company name (the "Company") as Role title with a start date of Start date, make the acknowledgments below.
I understand that confidential information includes any non-public information I access through my work, such as:
I confirm that I have read this acknowledgment and the Company's confidentiality policy, that I had the opportunity to ask questions, and that I understand these obligations apply from my first day and continue after my engagement ends, as provided in my agreements with the Company.
Team member: ✍ Team member signature Date: Acknowledgment date
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Confidentiality terms tailored to independent contractors, including rules for handling client materials, credentials, and devices during and after the engagement. Pairs with your independent contractor agreement.
An addendum setting a processor's obligations when handling personal data on a company's behalf: processing scope, confidentiality, security measures, sub-processors, breach notice, and deletion at the end of services.
An employee-facing invention assignment covering inventions made during employment, a placeholder for statutory carve-outs, a duty to disclose, and cooperation on filings. Sign at or before the start date.
Assigns work-product intellectual property to the company, with definitions, a moral-rights waiver, a prior-inventions schedule, and further-assurances duties. Use it with employees or contractors creating work for the business.
A short, candidate-friendly NDA for interviews and work trials where the candidate will see sensitive material such as roadmaps, code, or customer data. Scoped to the hiring process only.
A two-way NDA for exploratory business conversations where both sides will share sensitive material. Covers what counts as confidential, standard exclusions, permitted disclosures, and how long the obligations last.