A jurisdiction-neutral standard form of confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement or NDA) for use in connection with a cross-border joint venture, where either:

Both parties are disclosing information about businesses to be contributed to the joint venture.

One party is disclosing information about a business to be contributed to the joint venture and the other party is disclosing information about intellectual property rights to be licensed to the joint venture.

This document is in the form of an agreement rather than a letter.

This document has been adapted from Standard Document, Confidentiality Agreement: Joint Ventures to provide a plain English, UK-style jurisdiction neutral starting point for local counsel to adapt in cross-border transactions.