It is important that you do not sign the confidentiality agreement yourself, as ROO is an approved university signatory who must sign the agreement on your behalf. Any revision, negotiation and subsequent approval of the proposed agreement will be reviewed by the ROO. THE CDAs/NDAs are controlled by several University of Pittsburgh offices. The content and purpose of these agreements will depend on the basis of language control and the university`s signature: this guide does not apply to information exchanged by a university researcher as part of an independent advisory agreement. In such cases, the researcher acts as an individual and signs the NDA in his own name. A university researcher who receives export-controlled information under an independent advisory agreement should not bring information to the campus or use it in a “random” manner with university ownership. The university does not verify or provide any guidance in relation to the guidance agreements. A university researcher working as an independent consultant could seek legal advice when considering an NDA from a third party. Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) or Confidentiality Agreements (NOAs) protect information disclosed in the assessment of a potential business relationship that is not yet publicly available by limiting subsequent disclosure and use by the recipient. There are three general forms of agreement: a confidential disclosure agreement [CDA] also known as the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or confidentiality agreement is a legal agreement between at least two parties that describes information that the parties wish to share for evaluation purposes, but which wish to restrict the wider use and dissemination. The parties undertake not to disclose the non-public information covered by the agreement. CDAs are often performed when two parties are considering a relationship/cooperation and must understand the processes, methods or technologies of the other party only for the purpose of assessing the potential of a future relationship.
The dissemination of information is an essential element of academic research, but when parties discuss the possibility of cooperation, it is often necessary to protect the exchange of information so that it is confidential and not misappropriated. As soon as the information has been made public (for example. B in conversations, seminars, posters, presentations, publications or by e-mail), they are no longer considered confidential unless they are disclosed under a duty of trust.