Confidential information: The agreement should state exactly what information is confidential. Remember, it is in your best interest to be specific as to the information covered by the NDA. General phrases like “business practices” can be hard to define and harder still to prove they’ve been breached. So feel free to note exactly what information you don’t want disclosed. You may have to write a few paragraphs or pages, but a specific non-disclosure agreement goes a long way to protecting your information. If the NDA is not specific enough, the other side could claim ignorance about exactly what is covered and your agreement may not be enforceable.