Updated February 01, 2024
An Alabama non-disclosure agreement is primarily used by employers to make sure employees do not share their trade secrets. The document is governed by the laws of the State unless the agreement is violated and the information is used in multiple States. In this case, the Federal Trade Secrets Act would apply. The agreement may also be used for mutual parties such as partnerships where all the parties involved do not want their proprietary information shared with the public.
If the document is unilateral, it only has to be signed by the recipient of the information.
Laws – Title 8, Chapter 27 (Alabama Trade Secrets Act)
“Trade Secret” Defintion
A “trade secret” is information that:
a. Is used or intended for use in a trade or business;
b. Is included or embodied in a formula, pattern, compilation, computer software, drawing, device, method, technique, or process;
c. Is not publicly known and is not generally known in the trade or business of the person asserting that it is a trade secret;
d. Cannot be readily ascertained or derived from publicly available information;
e. Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy; and
f. Has significant economic value.