Michael Snow wrote:
Can I ask, however, that we avoid confusing abbreviations? An ND agreement or NDA normally refers to a non-disclosure agreement (another much-despised yet much-used contract). While such agreements in business relationships sometimes also touch on non-disparagement, they're primarily focused on confidential information, which is a bit different issue.
On the matter of abbreviations in an increasingly querulous environment it may be appropriate to point out that some of us were around when ND stood for "Nuclear Disarmament". :-)
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