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Partnership Agreement

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Asked on Nov 15, 2023

What about confidentiality in a partnership agreement?

I am starting a business with a partner and we are in the process of creating a Partnership Agreement. We both want to ensure that anything discussed or shared between us as part of the business is kept confidential. We are looking for advice on how to ensure that this is upheld in the Partnership Agreement.

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You can sign a Non-Disclosure provision within the Partnership Agreement or as a separate document. These are fairly standard and can be drafted quickly and easily.

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