Dear Seniors,
I require a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) specifically used by software companies. I have gone through the ones available on CiteHR, but I am specifically looking for the ones used by software companies to protect new codes written by developers which they could sell or misuse. I would be very grateful for an early response.
Thanks in advance.
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Garima
From India, Pune
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14I require a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) specifically used by software companies. I have gone through the ones available on CiteHR, but I am specifically looking for the ones used by software companies to protect new codes written by developers which they could sell or misuse. I would be very grateful for an early response.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Garima
From India, Pune
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Dear Garima,
May I request you to frame the clause and verify it with a lawyer. You have viewed the format and identified the areas where the NDA would be different. Software products can always be further developed. Once the developer leaves your firm, he can build in features and sell the upgraded version. Even before that, they can easily take up a freelancing project on Elance or other sites with a parallel skill-set while working for you. Where would you draw a line?
What about the employees who are developing products for multiple clients? Information security is crucial for them. Product information and development acumen need to be clarified.
You may further need to add a clause for the software sales and business analytics teams too. The duration and pay-off would depend on the business risk. Once the lawyer seals the language and the pattern, it would then remain unchallenged.
Please connect with Octavious; he can help you frame the agreement and mitigate the risks.
Wish you all the best!
From India, Mumbai
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May I request you to frame the clause and verify it with a lawyer. You have viewed the format and identified the areas where the NDA would be different. Software products can always be further developed. Once the developer leaves your firm, he can build in features and sell the upgraded version. Even before that, they can easily take up a freelancing project on Elance or other sites with a parallel skill-set while working for you. Where would you draw a line?
What about the employees who are developing products for multiple clients? Information security is crucial for them. Product information and development acumen need to be clarified.
You may further need to add a clause for the software sales and business analytics teams too. The duration and pay-off would depend on the business risk. Once the lawyer seals the language and the pattern, it would then remain unchallenged.
Please connect with Octavious; he can help you frame the agreement and mitigate the risks.
Wish you all the best!
From India, Mumbai
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Hello Garima,
As (Cite Contribution) mentioned: 'Where would you draw a line?'
Please find attached the format that we have suggested to many software companies, who are using it with adaptations/modifications as per their needs. This format has been downloaded from CiteHR previously.
If you are looking for a ready-to-use format, you won't find it due to the simple reason that each software company has its own set of priorities/issues to be included in the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
All the best.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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As (Cite Contribution) mentioned: 'Where would you draw a line?'
Please find attached the format that we have suggested to many software companies, who are using it with adaptations/modifications as per their needs. This format has been downloaded from CiteHR previously.
If you are looking for a ready-to-use format, you won't find it due to the simple reason that each software company has its own set of priorities/issues to be included in the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
All the best.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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Thanks TS and Ms. (Cite Contribution) for the suggestions. I am unable to send a message to anyone (Octavius); probably don't know how to do it. Could you please guide me on how to send a message.
Thanks,
Garima
From India, Pune
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Thanks,
Garima
From India, Pune
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Hi Garima,
The format provided here by TS will work well, but only if you get it customized and ratified through a lawyer. Since there will be a certain amount of information about the work your company is involved in and also the details of the job profile of the employee in question. Please remember each employee category NDA will differ by at least 20-30%. It can be done through communication via email if required.
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Z N HANSI
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From India, Chennai
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The format provided here by TS will work well, but only if you get it customized and ratified through a lawyer. Since there will be a certain amount of information about the work your company is involved in and also the details of the job profile of the employee in question. Please remember each employee category NDA will differ by at least 20-30%. It can be done through communication via email if required.
Regards,
Z N HANSI
Advocate
From India, Chennai
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Hi Garima,
Kindly refer to the below link which shows a list of senior members/moderators: [CiteHR Human Resource Management Community Knowledgebase - Show Groups](https://www.citehr.com/showgroups.php). Just click on "Send PM" where the ID Octavious is mentioned.
P.S. Octavious is also a moderator of this site.
From India, Delhi
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Kindly refer to the below link which shows a list of senior members/moderators: [CiteHR Human Resource Management Community Knowledgebase - Show Groups](https://www.citehr.com/showgroups.php). Just click on "Send PM" where the ID Octavious is mentioned.
P.S. Octavious is also a moderator of this site.
From India, Delhi
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Hi Garima, Please find confidentiality agreement for Employees that we use in our Organization, I am sure it will help you too for your Company. Thanks and Regards. Sonal.
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Dear Pravin,
Thanks for your help. I can view everyone's ID, but there is no option to send a private message available. I don't know if it's a problem specific to my profile.
Regards,
Garima
P.S. Thanks to everyone for their help.
From India, Pune
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Thanks for your help. I can view everyone's ID, but there is no option to send a private message available. I don't know if it's a problem specific to my profile.
Regards,
Garima
P.S. Thanks to everyone for their help.
From India, Pune
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Hello Sonal,
While appreciating your efforts to support another CiteHR member's query/situation, please also bear in mind not to upload any company-related documents directly. For all you know, you could be accused of deviating from the confidentiality agreement norms within the company at a later date - hope you get the point. Maybe you can copy and paste the appropriate content that's relevant.
If you wish, you can edit your response to this thread using the Edit option at the bottom right corner of your post.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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While appreciating your efforts to support another CiteHR member's query/situation, please also bear in mind not to upload any company-related documents directly. For all you know, you could be accused of deviating from the confidentiality agreement norms within the company at a later date - hope you get the point. Maybe you can copy and paste the appropriate content that's relevant.
If you wish, you can edit your response to this thread using the Edit option at the bottom right corner of your post.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Garima,
Did you mean that you are unable to see the "Send PM" option on the right side of the page? In that case, there is another alternative which you can try. Kindly refer to the below link posted by Octavious recently:
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When you click his ID, you will see a few links related to his ID. Click on "Send a private message to Octavious" (see attached image as well for your reference). Hope it helps. :)
From India, Delhi
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Did you mean that you are unable to see the "Send PM" option on the right side of the page? In that case, there is another alternative which you can try. Kindly refer to the below link posted by Octavious recently:
<link no longer exists - removed>
When you click his ID, you will see a few links related to his ID. Click on "Send a private message to Octavious" (see attached image as well for your reference). Hope it helps. :)
From India, Delhi
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