{"id":883,"date":"2026-04-19T23:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=883"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:32:43","slug":"non-disclosure-agreements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/agreements\/non-disclosure-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-disclosure agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/agreements\/non-disclosure-agreements\/#nda\" title=\"Non-disclosure agreements \">Non-disclosure agreements <\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4620\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4620<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:nauinnovations@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> nauinnovations&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Non-disclosure agreements<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also called secrecy, confidentiality, or proprietary agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are an important part of the technology transfer process. NDAs set forth the rights and obligations of two or more parties who wish to exchange sensitive information. NDAs allow researchers and the university to demonstrate the intent to restrict the disclosure of sensitive or proprietary information. Additionally, they are most often used when a researcher is interested in discussing a potential collaborative research opportunity with a for-profit entity, or when researchers wish to disclose unpublished research ideas and data with colleagues at other institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NDAs are usually negotiated and signed by certain individuals within companies, universities, and other entities. This authorized representative is often NOT the individual that the researcher is working with. At NAU, the authorized representative for executing research-related NDAs is the director of NAU Innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAU uses&nbsp;a standard NDA which can be provided to the other party either by NAU Innovations or by the researcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like NAU Innovations to work directly with the other institution, contact the <a href=\"mailto:christy.salanga@nau.edu\">NAU Technology Transfer Coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"nda \"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n                <div class=\"subheader\">If you would like to send the NDA to the other institution:<\/div>        <ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/05\/Accessible-NDA-Mutual-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the NDA<\/a> and attach it to an e-mail to send to the colleague or company representative.<\/li>\n<li>Copy <a href=\"mailto:nauinnovations@nau.edu\">NAU Innovations<\/a> on the email.<\/li>\n<li>In the body of the e-mail, include the following text: \u201cOur technology transfer office negotiates and executes NDAs. After you have reviewed the NDA, please return it via e-mail to Cristy Salanga at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nauinnovations@nau.edu\">nauinnovations@nau.edu<\/a>\u00a0.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAU Innovations will also negotiate and sign NDAs from other parties. 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