MUTUAL NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

CONFIDENTIALITY & PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Disclosing Party: Acme Corporation

Authorized Signature: _______________________

Date:

Receiving Party: John Doe

Authorized Signature: _______________________

Date:

How to use the NDA & Agreement Generator

Choose the document type: a mutual non-disclosure agreement or a freelance service agreement.

Fill in the parties, the effective date, and the specifics: what is confidential and for how long, or the scope of work, fees and delivery terms.

Review the generated text in the preview, then Download PDF Agreement or copy the text into your own document for signature.

When to use it

An NDA belongs at the start of a conversation where you will share something you do not want repeated: pricing, a client list, an unreleased product. A service agreement belongs before any freelance work starts, so that scope, payment and ownership of the result are written down while everyone is still friendly. Most small disputes trace back to one of these two documents not existing.

What the two templates contain

The NDA template names a disclosing party and a receiving party, defines confidential information broadly (financial data, plans, trade secrets, code, customer lists, specifications), obliges the receiving party to keep it confidential and use it only for the stated purpose, and runs for the term you choose: one, two or five years, or indefinitely. The service agreement template covers the scope of work, fees and payment, intellectual property (deliverables pass to the client on full payment), and termination on seven days' written notice with payment for work completed. Both take an effective date and a governing jurisdiction. They are templates: general wording that fits most small engagements, not advice on yours.

Worked example

A bakery is about to show a freelance developer its sales figures so the developer can scope an ordering app. Before the call: NDA, disclosing party the bakery, receiving party the developer, effective today, governing law the bakery's jurisdiction, term two years. After the scope is agreed: service agreement, client the bakery, provider the developer, fee and payment schedule filled in, effective from the start date. Two documents, two signatures each, both PDFs filed with the proposal. Six months later, when the developer wants to reuse the ordering code for another client, clause 3 of the service agreement answers the question before it becomes a dispute.

Common mistakes

Signing a one-way NDA when both sides will share. If you are both disclosing, you both need to be bound; check which party is which before generating.

Leaving the jurisdiction blank. A contract that does not say where it is governed is harder to enforce than one that says somewhere you would rather not litigate.

Treating the template as the whole agreement. Deposits, late-payment interest, liability caps and non-solicitation are not in it. If they matter to you, add them, and if they matter a lot, pay a lawyer.

Not attaching the scope. The service agreement refers to work; the proposal defines it. Reference one from the other.

When this tool is the wrong one

Employment contracts, partnership agreements, leases, anything involving regulated activity, and any agreement where the other side's lawyer will negotiate the wording: those need a lawyer, not a generator. This tool is for the freelance engagement that would otherwise have started on a handshake. Zen2B2 does not give legal advice.

Good to know

These are general-purpose templates, not legal advice, and the enforceability of any clause depends on your jurisdiction. For large contracts or anything unusual, have a lawyer review the text. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I create a free NDA online?

The NDA & Service Agreement Generator lets you fill in the parties' details and generate a standard Non-Disclosure Agreement as a downloadable PDF.

Is there a free freelance service contract template?

Yes, alongside the NDA option, it also generates a Freelance Service Agreement template you can customize with your own terms.

Do I need to register to generate a contract?

No — there's no signup, and nothing you type is uploaded to a server.