Virginia Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Template

Use a Virginia NDA template when you share non-public business information with outside parties in the state.

This NDA template fits business and partnership deals in Virginia. For jobs and hiring, use the Employee Non‑Disclosure Agreement template, which has the right terms for onboarding and lawful workplace disclosures.

The Virginia-tuned NDA matters because courts evaluate both reasonableness and trade secret protection under Virginia’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act and federal DTSA.

Virginia NDA reference laws and regulations

• Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-336 et seq.: establishes civil procedures which allow victims of trade secret theft to obtain court-ordered injunctions and monetary compensation.

The template needs signatures from all parties involved, including you, your vendors, contractors, investors, or business partners. Sign your NDA online securely with our electronic signature tool to make your non-disclosure agreement legally binding in Virginia.

How you can customize your Virginia NDA template

• The definition of confidential information needs to be specific while trade secrets should be connected to their economic value and their requirement for secrecy.
• Limit use to a specific business purpose
• Prohibit reverse engineering and competitive benchmarking.
• Set duration: perpetual for trade secrets, 2 to 5 years for other confidential information.
• Require return or destruction on request, allow narrow archival retention under ongoing confidentiality.

Important Note

This Virginia Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement template is a general legal document to be used in a generic Virginia business transaction. For issues involving complex transactions, regulated industries, or disputes, Virginia-licensed attorneys should be consulted.