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Re: letter of agreement and non-disclosure statement
Subject:Re: letter of agreement and non-disclosure statement From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:Becca Price <becca_price -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Fri, 24 Mar 2000 06:21:20 -0500
Becca Price wrote:
>
> cross-posted to CE-L and techwr-l.
>
> I have a small, independent contract with a startup
> company, and need to write them a letter summarizing
> our agreement. They have requested that I add a
> non-disclosure statement. Basically, it needs to be
> tight enough to reassure them that I won't tell any
> competitors about their product, but loose enough to
> allow me to consult with my husband, or bring in
> subcontractors.
>
> I admit, I hate writing this kind of letter in
> general, and I'm coming up blank on the non-disclosure
> part of it.
>
> following is my current text of the letter. any help
> and or advice is greatly appreciated!
>
>
Do not scrimp here. Pay a lawyer in your state to draft one for you.
--
Peter
Arguing with an engineer is like mud wrestling with a pig.
You soon realize they both enjoy it.
