confidentiality agreement

noun

: nondisclosure agreement
The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.
In Houston this month, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders—all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement.Richard Corliss

Examples of confidentiality agreement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hilton was among 13 current and former OpenAI and Google employees who this month signed an open letter that called for more whistleblower protections, citing broad confidentiality agreements as problematic. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 The ability of employees to do this is hampered by the widespread use of confidentiality agreements in the industry. Harry Booth, TIME, 7 June 2024 On Friday, the country star, 45, filed a lawsuit against 33-year-old model Kelly Yazdi, arguing that the post on her feed is in violation of a confidentiality agreement. Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024 Last year, a federal judge freed 422 employees of the 2016 campaign from confidentiality agreements in a class-action lawsuit brought by Denson, a major crack in the campaign’s strategy. Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024 The country singer alleged that Yazdi violated an employee and confidentiality agreement from August 2022. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 Everyone in the room had signed confidentiality agreements. Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 The law originated during private negotiations between unions and the industry, including the unusual step of signing confidentiality agreements. Terry Chea, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2024 Prosecutors said the trio signed confidentiality agreements in June 2021 when they were approached to become early investors in Digital World Acquisition, the blank-check company. Reuters, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of confidentiality agreement was in 1969

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“Confidentiality agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidentiality%20agreement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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