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Non-Disclosure Agreements & project work

Post by alexransome » Wed May 21, 2014 4:01 pm

Hi,

I'm looking to hire a developer to work with me in the development of some apps I have in mind. I'm at the point where I'm thinking about NDA's but don't actually have one to reference.

Would someone be kind enough to supply a standard NDA for me to review?

Also if you've experience in GPS enabled apps developed in Livecode, and want some work then PM me.

Be safe,

Alex

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Re: Non-Disclosure Agreements & project work

Post by FourthWorld » Wed May 21, 2014 5:37 pm

There are many to choose from:
https://www.google.com/search?q=NDA+template

For any good developer NDAs are a formality. They'll understand the request and faithfully sign it, and if they've been in the biz a while they may even ask that the terms be mutual. But any person of integrity will always regard anything they didn't read in a public venue as proprietary anyway, even without the paper.

And there's the challenge with bringing a new dev on board:

The NDA part is easy. More difficult is that a dev with skills useful to a given project probably has relevant experience with projects of that nature, and may already have some ideas, perhaps even functional or semi-functional code, that are also represented in the materials shared with them.

We see this in everything from startups pitching to investors, to screenwriters pitching to producers: if the other party passes on the opportunity after letting you know they already have something similar in the works, how can you know for sure they didn't actually get the idea from your work?

Short of an expensive court battle (where outcomes are uncertain anyway), you can't.

Most people are fundamentally honest. A slender few aren't. You can usually tell the difference in a few minutes shooting the breeze on the phone.

A dishonest person isn't worth working with under any terms. An honest person will honor NDA terms whether they're on paper or not.

So I wouldn't worry too much about the wording of the NDA. Any reasonable expression of your intentions is probably just fine.

They key is to spend some time discussing the non-proprietary aspects of the project first, to give you a chance to learn about the person you're considering.


Disclaimer required by the State of California: I am not an attorney, so anything written here is only a personal opinion and cannot be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice you should consult the services of a licensed professional qualified to practice law in your area.
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