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 Because of a confidentiality agreement, the details of the accusation were hidden from the public. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024 According to Le Figaro newspaper, Olympics organizers have made artists involved sign a confidentiality agreement whose breach can cost up to €250,000 in some contracts. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 July 2024 In June, several current and former OpenAI employees signed a cryptic open letter demanding that AI companies exempt their workers from confidentiality agreements, freeing them to warn regulators and the public about safety risks of the technology. Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 When a settlement is reached, Airbnb has required users to sign confidentiality agreements, which bar them from discussing details of the deal. Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for confidentiality agreement 

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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 13 Oct. 2024.

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