Hi, I am wondering what is the really name for date secret contract. I have an idea and concept of website and I am going to outsource website design. The only thing I need to contract is idea protection. Anybody has any similar contract or just know what is proper name for that contract? tnx!
Get an NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement). Web developers sign plenty of these when they are working on something secretive. You can also add non-competition clauses to them so the person who signs it can not compete or start a similar business within X amount of time. Many times they are only 1 or 2 pages only.
thank you! How is about signing? I just send to my designer by e-mail NDA, he sign and send me by post? Has NDA any velue if it is send by fax?
I have scanned them and emailed. Also did faxing. Should work both ways as long as the signature is there. My little disclaimer: I am no lawyer, please do not consider my advice as viable legal advice. :-D
And if you and the other party are in opposite sides of the globe, enforcing all and any terms of your potential agreement with them can pose quite a lot of serious challenges. Just something you might want to think some more if this applies to you.
In the U.S. a faxed/scanned & emailed agreement is legally binding. That may or may not be the case in other places.