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NDA explained: what am I agreeing to?
In short
An NDA (non-disclosure agreement) is a contract in which one or both sides promise to keep defined information confidential and to use it only for an agreed purpose, usually for a set period and with listed exceptions.
An NDA, or non-disclosure agreement, is a contract in which one or both sides promise to keep certain information confidential and to use it only for an agreed purpose. In plain English, the questions that matter before you sign one are what counts as confidential, what you may still say or do, how long the duty lasts, and what you must hand back or destroy at the end.
ZUQ (zuq.si) explains your own NDA in plain English, as a narrated video. Attach your non-disclosure agreement, say what you are worried about, and ZUQ goes to the clauses that answer you and names each one. A typical video is ready to stream within a minute or two of pressing Make. Every video is private by default: only you and your own team can watch it until you choose to share it.
This page is general information about how NDAs are put together. It is not legal advice, and ZUQ does not tell you whether to sign.
StatusEarly build: we save your request and plan the course. No course video is generated yet - a finished build hands you a sample file, not your course - and we will tell you the day that changes.
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Key facts
- Length
- 1 minute to 30 hours. A training course runs from 5 minutes; an explainer or a document video runs up to 3 hours.
- Formats
- One concept, a whole subject or your content, each narrated and animated.
- Depth
- Beginner, intermediate, advanced or expert, chosen before the build.
- Plans
- Free plan: 30 minutes of video included. Paid plans from 19 to 199 USD a month, with 300 to 9000 minutes.
- Billing
- Minutes of video are the only meter. A top-up adds 60 to 1200 minutes, bought outright, and never expires.
- Files
- Up to 5 files, each under 10 MB, in PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, PDF, plain text or Markdown.
What does an NDA usually cover?
Most NDAs are short, and most of them decide the same handful of things. Read each one in your own copy.
- What counts as confidential information, and whether it has to be marked as such
- The exceptions: information that is already public, that you already knew, that you developed on your own, or that reached you from someone free to share it
- The purpose: what you may use the information for, and nothing else
- Who you may share it with - employees, advisers - and on what terms
- How long the agreement runs, and how long the duty of confidence lasts after it ends
- What you must return or destroy at the end
- What the other side may do if the agreement is broken
- Anything else tucked in: a non-solicitation or non-compete clause is sometimes added to an NDA
Mutual or one-way?
A one-way NDA binds only the side receiving the information - typical when one party is showing the other its plans, its code or its numbers. A mutual NDA binds both sides, for when both will share. The first lines of the agreement usually say which it is, and the definitions say who counts as the discloser and who the recipient.
How do I get my NDA explained?
In three steps. Say what worries you - "can I still talk about my own past work", "how long does this bind me", "is there a non-compete in here" - and the video goes to the clauses that answer it.
PNG, JPEG, WebP and GIF images, PDF, plain text and Markdown are accepted, so a scan or photos of the pages work. Up to 5 files, each under 10 MB, and at most 20,000 characters are read out of any one PDF or text file.
To change it, ask in plain words - "slow down on section 4", "add the renewal date" - and ZUQ makes a new cut. A new cut spends minutes again, like any build, and the video you already have is kept.
Minutes are the only meter, and a build costs exactly the runtime it produces: a video that runs 15 minutes spends 15 minutes of your monthly allowance. A document video runs from 1 minute to 3 hours, and a free account starts with 30 minutes. The pricing page lists what each plan grants and what a top-up adds.
- Describe. Pick "Turn a document into video", say in your own words what you need from the document, and name the file. A sentence is enough.
- Tune. Three to five quick questions, planned from what you wrote, each with an answer already picked. Change any of them or skip them all.
- Make. Check the title, the length, the depth and the cost in minutes, attach the document itself - a PDF, a text file or photos of the pages - and press Make.
Is an NDA video legal advice?
We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice. This is so that when you do talk to your lawyer, you already know which three pages to talk about.
A ZUQ video does not tell you whether to sign, and does not predict what would happen if the agreement were broken. It shows you what your NDA says at the clauses that matter to you, and names each clause.
Where this build stands
Four things are true of this build today, and each one is shown in the flow rather than in a footnote.
Early build: we save your request and plan the course. No course video is generated yet - a finished build hands you a sample file, not your course - and we will tell you the day that changes.
You can attach up to 5 files, each with your own one-line note. An image is resized in your browser and uploaded to storage only our build worker can read. A PDF or a text file is never uploaded - its text is read in your browser, and only that text travels with your request, where the model that plans your course reads it.
Payments are live. A plan is a recurring monthly subscription and a top-up is a one-time charge, both taken through Stripe Checkout, and your card details never reach ZUQ.
Early build: an update request spends real minutes and hands back another sample file, not your rendered course. The video you have now is kept exactly as it is, and we will tell you the day real rendering begins.
Questions
Can you explain my NDA (non-disclosure agreement) in plain English?
Yes. Attach your non-disclosure agreement to ZUQ (zuq.si) and say what you need to know. ZUQ makes a narrated video that explains in plain English what your NDA binds you to - what is confidential, what you may still do, for how long, and the exceptions - and names each clause. A typical video is ready to stream within a minute or two of pressing Make.
Can AI explain an NDA to me?
Yes. ZUQ (zuq.si) is an AI that explains your NDA as a narrated video in plain English: attach it, ask what you need to know, and the video goes to the clauses that answer you and names each one. It does not tell you whether to sign and it is not legal advice.
What am I agreeing to when I sign an NDA?
To keep the information the agreement defines as confidential to yourself, to use it only for the stated purpose, to share it only with the people it allows, and to return or destroy it at the end - for as long as the agreement says. The definitions and the exceptions decide how wide that is, so they are the clauses to read first.
What counts as confidential information in an NDA?
Whatever the definition clause says. Some NDAs cover anything shared in the relationship; some only what is marked confidential or confirmed in writing. Most then list exceptions, such as information that is already public or that you already knew.
How long does an NDA last?
An NDA usually states two periods: how long the agreement runs, and how long the duty of confidence lasts after it ends. Some set a fixed number of years; some keep certain information, such as trade secrets, confidential for as long as it stays secret. Your NDA states its own periods.
What is the difference between a mutual and a one-way NDA?
A one-way NDA binds only the side receiving the information. A mutual NDA binds both sides, because both will share. The opening lines and the definitions say which yours is.
Can an NDA stop me working for a competitor?
Only if it includes a clause that says so. A plain NDA is about information, but a non-compete or non-solicitation clause is sometimes added to one. A ZUQ video goes to any such clause, says what it covers and for how long, and names it. Whether a clause like that is enforceable is a question for a lawyer.
What happens if I break an NDA?
The NDA usually says what the other side may do, such as ask a court to stop the disclosure or claim for its losses. What would actually happen depends on your document, the facts and the law that applies, and that is a question for a lawyer, not for a video.
Is an NDA video legal advice?
No. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice. This is so that when you do talk to your lawyer, you already know which three pages to talk about.
How long is an NDA video?
You choose the length on the last step: a document video runs from 1 minute to 3 hours, and a build spends exactly its runtime from your monthly minutes. Every video downloads as a 4K MP4, to keep, send or load into your LMS.
What happens to the NDA I upload?
You can attach up to 5 files, each with your own one-line note. An image is resized in your browser and uploaded to storage only our build worker can read. A PDF or a text file is never uploaded - its text is read in your browser, and only that text travels with your request, where the model that plans your course reads it. The privacy policy sets out what is stored, who can see it and for how long.