NDA Summary
Distills an NDA into a structured, scannable reference covering material terms, obligations, and risk areas.
Prerequisites
- Complete NDA (executed or near-final draft)
- Any amendments or side letters modifying original terms
Quick Start
- Read the full NDA and any amendments
- Extract terms into each section below, citing section numbers
- Flag gaps, ambiguities, and non-market terms in Risk Flags
- Mark silent topics as [NOT ADDRESSED] and uncertain citations as [VERIFY]
Output Sections
1. Overview
Extract: parties (full legal names, Disclosing/Receiving/Mutual roles), effective date, purpose/context, agreement type (unilateral/mutual), governing law and venue.
2. Confidential Information
Extract:
- Definition — quote or paraphrase with scope
- Categories — listed categories from agreement
- Exclusions — publicly available, independently developed, prior knowledge, authorized disclosure
- Standard of care — same-as-own / reasonable care / heightened
- Marking requirements — written marking, oral designation follow-up
3. Disclosure Parameters
Extract:
- Permitted recipients — employees, contractors, advisors, affiliates; note need-to-know or binding requirements
- Permitted uses — evaluation, due diligence, project scope
- Prohibited uses — reverse engineering, competitive use, etc.
- Compelled disclosure — legal process / regulatory; note advance-notice and protective-order rights
4. Term and Survival
Extract: agreement duration, survival period post-termination, return/destruction requirements and certification obligations.
5. Breach Remedies
For each, note whether present (Y/N) and details:
- Injunctive relief — bond waiver?
- Liquidated damages — amount/formula
- Indemnification — scope, legal fees
- Liability cap — amount, exclusions (consequential, punitive)
- Dispute resolution — arbitration, mediation, forum
6. Additional Terms
Extract if present: non-solicitation/non-compete, IP ownership or licensing, representations re authority to disclose, assignment restrictions, third-party beneficiary provisions.
7. Risk Flags
Pitfalls
- Silent topics: Always flag missing standard of care, survival period, and return/destruction — these are the most commonly omitted
- Quoting vs. paraphrasing: Quote definitions and key obligations exactly; paraphrase elsewhere for brevity
- No legal advice: Flag issues for attorney review — do not opine on enforceability
- Section citations: Every extracted term must reference a section number or page
- Length: Target 1–3 pages depending on NDA complexity
1---2name: nda-summary3description: Generates structured summaries of Non-Disclosure Agreements, extracting parties, confidential information scope, permitted disclosures, term/survival, breach remedies, and risk flags. Use when summarizing NDAs, reviewing confidentiality agreements, distilling NDA obligations, or onboarding stakeholders to NDA terms.4license: Apache-2.05---67# NDA Summary89Distills an NDA into a structured, scannable reference covering material terms, obligations, and risk areas.1011## Prerequisites1213- Complete NDA (executed or near-final draft)14- Any amendments or side letters modifying original terms1516## Quick Start17181. Read the full NDA and any amendments192. Extract terms into each section below, citing section numbers203. Flag gaps, ambiguities, and non-market terms in Risk Flags214. Mark silent topics as **[NOT ADDRESSED]** and uncertain citations as **[VERIFY]**2223## Output Sections2425### 1. Overview2627Extract: parties (full legal names, Disclosing/Receiving/Mutual roles), effective date, purpose/context, agreement type (unilateral/mutual), governing law and venue.2829### 2. Confidential Information3031Extract:32- **Definition** — quote or paraphrase with scope33- **Categories** — listed categories from agreement34- **Exclusions** — publicly available, independently developed, prior knowledge, authorized disclosure35- **Standard of care** — same-as-own / reasonable care / heightened36- **Marking requirements** — written marking, oral designation follow-up3738### 3. Disclosure Parameters3940Extract:41- **Permitted recipients** — employees, contractors, advisors, affiliates; note need-to-know or binding requirements42- **Permitted uses** — evaluation, due diligence, project scope43- **Prohibited uses** — reverse engineering, competitive use, etc.44- **Compelled disclosure** — legal process / regulatory; note advance-notice and protective-order rights4546### 4. Term and Survival4748Extract: agreement duration, survival period post-termination, return/destruction requirements and certification obligations.4950### 5. Breach Remedies5152For each, note whether present (Y/N) and details:53- **Injunctive relief** — bond waiver?54- **Liquidated damages** — amount/formula55- **Indemnification** — scope, legal fees56- **Liability cap** — amount, exclusions (consequential, punitive)57- **Dispute resolution** — arbitration, mediation, forum5859### 6. Additional Terms6061Extract if present: non-solicitation/non-compete, IP ownership or licensing, representations re authority to disclose, assignment restrictions, third-party beneficiary provisions.6263### 7. Risk Flags6465- [ ] **Unusual terms** — deviations from market-standard NDAs66- [ ] **Onerous obligations** — asymmetric burdens, broad definitions, long survival67- [ ] **Ambiguities** — vague definitions, internal inconsistencies68- [ ] **Gaps** — missing standard of care, survival period, return/destruction, compelled-disclosure carve-out69- [ ] **Enforceability concerns** — overbroad scope, unreasonable duration7071## Pitfalls7273- **Silent topics**: Always flag missing standard of care, survival period, and return/destruction — these are the most commonly omitted74- **Quoting vs. paraphrasing**: Quote definitions and key obligations exactly; paraphrase elsewhere for brevity75- **No legal advice**: Flag issues for attorney review — do not opine on enforceability76- **Section citations**: Every extracted term must reference a section number or page77- **Length**: Target 1–3 pages depending on NDA complexity
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