NDA's

ingenious.applicationsingenious.applications Member Posts: 102
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I've tried to do some general web searches for this process, but haven't had much luck. Can anyone explain to me how I would go about getting an NDA created and then having it signed? Does it require a lawyer or notary? Do both parties have to be present at signing? If creating an NDA for the purposes of creating an app, are there any recommended statements that should be included?

Thanks!

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  • Team6LabsTeam6Labs Member Posts: 541
    I wouldn't even bother with an NDA for an idea. Ideas are a dime a dozen. But if it's necessary, just google 'sample nda'. Have the other person sign it and fax or scan you a copy. Then you sign it and scan it back. Boom, both of you have a signed copy.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer or attorney, I would recommend talking to a lawyer if you have any concerns.
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  • ingenious.applicationsingenious.applications Member Posts: 102
    I wouldn't even bother with an NDA for an idea. Ideas are a dime a dozen.
    Not just an idea, but my project up to this point. I've just been considering enlisting the services of one or two people so I can finally get my app published. I've been working on it off and on over the past several months and have run into a few roadblocks. I would just hate to lose all my time (and my idea) to someone who was supposed to be aiding my effort.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Ah high school legal advice, how nice. Though one good piece in there. Talk to a lawyer if you want anything thats gonna be enforceable.

    you can find samples on google but man they really kind of suck. and they are all different. personally when I need one I just use a blank version of one I have had to sign for contract work I have done with larger companies that took the time to have a lawyer write something. :)
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  • ShmirlyWhirlShmirlyWhirl Member Posts: 189
    @tenrdrmer

    Great idea for a startup: A law firm that specializes in NDA's for your NDA's, to protect them from other entities using them as their own.
  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692
    Bottom line NDA's don't really protect you 100% so be careful.

    Darren.
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    I've never used LegalZoom but for $14.95 it might be worth checking out.

    https://www.legalzoom.com/legalforms/independent-contractor-unilateral-nondisclosure-agreement

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  • ingenious.applicationsingenious.applications Member Posts: 102
    Bottom line NDA's don't really protect you 100% so be careful.

    Darren.
    I expected as much...as numerous people can have the same idea. But, if that's the case, which I understand, what is the point to getting an NDA if you cannot protect your project as a whole?
  • TesseractEngineTesseractEngine Member Posts: 180
    Unless you are attempting to protect technical innovation, NDAs are not worth the paper or bits they are written on. There is absolutely nothing that you could be possibly be working on with GameSalad that can be protected in law with an NDA. Nothing.

    There are, essentially, three types of people who want NDAs in a business relationship: those waiting on a patent, the naive, and the paranoid.

    If you want to use an NDA to protect your 'game idea', you do not know what an NDA is for, and you do not need one.

    Here's a primer on NDAs: http://contrast.ie/blog/five-reasons-to-drop-ndas/

    Standard caveat - want legal advice? Ask a qualified legal advisor. And when you do, please remember that there is a losing lawyer in every single case.
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