Non-disclosure Agreement (NDAs), also commonly referred to as Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) or Proprietary Information Agreements (PIAs), are contracts between at least two parties which outline the proprietary/confidential information that the parties wish to exchange but want to restrict from wider use and dissemination.
Types of NDAs
CU Boulder’s partially-executed Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) Agreement will be used for unilateral disclosure of confidential information by an external entity to CU Boulder personnel. All other NDA disclosures allow one party to share confidential information with the other party. The NDA specifies how the receiving party/parties will protect and use the confidential information.
How to Initiate a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA)
In order to initiate a partially-executed non-disclosure agreement or confidential disclosure agreement, please contact the CIRES Export Control and Research Agreement Help Desk. The Export team will work with the PI to initiate the process accordingly.
For a Partially Executed NDA, the CIRES Export team will liaise with the relevant sponsor to assist with setting up the agreement.
For a confidential disclosure agreement/Non-disclosure Agreement, The CIRES Export team will need detailed information regarding the parties involved, so that an NDA request form can be completed and submitted to OCG for review/approval. Please see the attached OCG NDA form to review the necessary information in order to initiate the NDA process.
Please note: The delegation of signature authority for NDAs is held by OCG. CU Boulder PIs cannot sign NDAs on behalf of the University. Additionally, CU Boulder does not sign NDAs on behalf of unpaid students as part of their participation in capstone courses, such as senior and graduate design courses. CU Boulder advises companies to not engage students in NDAs, because CU Boulder has no recourse upon graduation.
For more information on CU Boulder NDAs, please visit OCG’s NDA page.
