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Confidentiality carve-outs

Information that is not treated as confidential under the agreement.

Standard exclusions

Public information, what you already knew, independently developed work, and disclosures required by law are commonly carved out.

Residual knowledge

Some tech contracts say ideas retained in unaided memory are not confidential. That clause is controversial and worth reading closely.

General information only. Not legal advice.

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