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Sample review on a fictional agreement. Illustrative output, not a customer document, not a recorded review and not legal advice.

Sample review: mutual non-disclosure agreement

This is what a finished review looks like. Each finding says whether its quote was found in the agreement, and shows the passage with its page. A found quote shows the passage exists. Whether the finding is right is still your call.

mutual-nda-example.pdf, 5 pages, 5 findings (1 high)

Parties: Example Analytics Ltd and Example Studio Ltd (both fictional)

The agreement, extract

The clauses the findings refer to.

  1. 1.1,Definitionspage 1

    "Confidential Information" means any information disclosed by one party to the other that is marked as confidential at the time of disclosure.

  2. 3.2,Permitted disclosurepage 2

    The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to its affiliates, employees and professional advisers who need to know it for the Purpose.

  3. 5.1,Durationpage 3

    The obligations in this Agreement continue for one (1) year after the date of the last disclosure.

  4. 9.1,Noticespage 4

    Notices under this Agreement may be sent by email to the address last notified by the receiving party.

  5. 11.1,Governing lawpage 5

    This Agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales.

Findings

Sample results. Severity is written out on every finding.

  1. Severity: HighClause 5.1

    Confidentiality ends one year after the last disclosure

    Evidence: Quote found in document

    The obligations in this Agreement continue for one (1) year after the date of the last disclosure.
    Source: page 3, passage B22

    What to consider: Short for most commercial information. Ask for three to five years, and no end date for trade secrets.

  2. Severity: MediumClause 1.1

    Only information marked confidential is protected

    Evidence: Quote found in document

    marked as confidential at the time of disclosure
    Source: page 1, passage B04

    What to consider: Anything said in a meeting or sent unmarked falls outside. Ask to cover information a reasonable person would treat as confidential.

  3. Severity: MediumClause 3.2

    Affiliates and advisers can receive your information

    Evidence: Partial: check this finding

    Some quoted text was not found in the document.

    The Recipient may disclose Confidential Information to its affiliates, employees and professional advisers
    Source: page 2, passage B15

    Quoted by the analysis, not found in the document:

    The Recipient shall ensure each such person is bound by written obligations of confidence.

    What to consider: The analysis also quoted a duty to bind them in writing that is not in the document. Read clause 3 yourself before relying on it.

  4. Severity: MediumNot in the agreement

    No duty to return or destroy information

    Evidence: Reported as missing

    What to consider: Ask for a clause requiring return or deletion of your information when the discussions end.

  5. Severity: LowClause 9.1

    Notices can be sent by email

    Evidence: Quote found in document

    Notices under this Agreement may be sent by email to the address last notified by the receiving party.
    Source: page 4, passage B37

    What to consider: Fine for most teams. Make sure the address you give is one that is read.

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What the labels mean

Quote found in document
The quoted text appears in the document. Read it to judge the finding yourself.
Partial: check this finding
Some quoted text was not found in the document, or the quote is too short for the claim.
Reported as missing
The analysis says this is not in the document, so there is no quote to show.