Two businesses that want to explore a deal need to share real information without losing control of it. This template gives them a short, readable mutual NDA: parties, a one-sentence purpose, defined terms, the recipient's duties, the standard exclusions, the term and a signature page.

The sample shows Zephyrine Group Ltd and Calder Fenwick Ltd assessing a packaging supply agreement, with a 2-year disclosure term, a 3-year survival period and a 20-day return or destruction clock. Replace the parties, the purpose, the information categories and the governing law, then have a lawyer review it.