A Graphic Designer usually reaches for a NDA when before sharing sensitive plans, files or credentials with a client or collaborator. This free template does one job well: it keeps shared information confidential before or during a working relationship. It is written for how graphic designers actually work — around a logo, brand identity or marketing collateral package, the familiar headache of clients using rejected draft concepts or expecting unlimited revisions, and getting paid on a deposit to start with the balance due before working files are released. Use a NDA rather than something looser, because as a substitute for a full service agreement — an NDA only covers confidentiality. Edit any line to fit your rates and terms, then send it for e-signature in a couple of minutes — no account for your client, and it is legally binding under the ESIGN Act and eIDAS.
NDA — GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1. PARTIES
This NDA ("Agreement") is made on ____________ between ____________ ("Client") and ____________ (the "Provider"), a Graphic Designer. Together they are the "Parties".
2. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
"Confidential Information" means any non-public information shared between the Parties, including for a Graphic Designer the material tied to which rights transfer, whether working files are included, and reuse of unused concepts.
3. OBLIGATIONS
The Receiving Party will keep the Confidential Information secret, use it only for the agreed purpose, and not share it with anyone who does not need it.
4. EXCLUSIONS
This does not cover information that is already public, was already known, or is required to be disclosed by law.
5. TERM
The confidentiality obligations in this NDA last for ____________ years from the date signed, and survive the end of any working relationship.
6. RETURN OF MATERIALS
On request, the Receiving Party will return or destroy all Confidential Information and copies.
7. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of ____________, and any dispute will be handled in the courts of ____________.
8. REVISION ROUNDS
The fee includes ____________ rounds of revisions on the agreed scope. Extra rounds are billed at $____________ each.
9. WORKING FILES
Final exported artwork is the deliverable. Editable working/source files are released only if agreed and are quoted separately.
10. UNUSED CONCEPTS
Only the selected, paid-for design is licensed to the Client. Rejected concepts remain the Provider's and may not be used, which prevents clients using rejected draft concepts or expecting unlimited revisions.
11. CREDIT
The Provider may credit itself as the designer where reasonable, and may show the work in a portfolio.
SIGNATURES
Signed by the Parties on the date first written above. Both Parties keep a copy. An electronic signature is legally binding under the ESIGN Act and eIDAS.
Client: ______________________ Date: __________
Provider: ____________________ Date: __________This NDA ("Agreement") is made on ____________ between ____________ ("Client") and ____________ (the "Provider"), a Graphic Designer. Together they are the "Parties".
"Confidential Information" means any non-public information shared between the Parties, including for a Graphic Designer the material tied to which rights transfer, whether working files are included, and reuse of unused concepts.
The Receiving Party will keep the Confidential Information secret, use it only for the agreed purpose, and not share it with anyone who does not need it.
This does not cover information that is already public, was already known, or is required to be disclosed by law.
The confidentiality obligations in this NDA last for ____________ years from the date signed, and survive the end of any working relationship.
On request, the Receiving Party will return or destroy all Confidential Information and copies.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of ____________, and any dispute will be handled in the courts of ____________.
The fee includes ____________ rounds of revisions on the agreed scope. Extra rounds are billed at $____________ each.
Final exported artwork is the deliverable. Editable working/source files are released only if agreed and are quoted separately.
Only the selected, paid-for design is licensed to the Client. Rejected concepts remain the Provider's and may not be used, which prevents clients using rejected draft concepts or expecting unlimited revisions.
The Provider may credit itself as the designer where reasonable, and may show the work in a portfolio.
Signed by the Parties on the date first written above. Both Parties keep a copy. An electronic signature is legally binding under the ESIGN Act and eIDAS.
An NDA with no duration is hard to enforce. Set how many years the confidentiality survives after the Graphic Designer work ends.
Tie confidential information to what really matters for graphic designers — which rights transfer, whether working files are included, and reuse of unused concepts. Over-broad NDAs get ignored by courts.
Keep the exclusions for public and legally required information, or the NDA overreaches and fails.
Before sharing anything sensitive — for graphic designers, that is usually material touching which rights transfer, whether working files are included, and reuse of unused concepts.
No. An NDA only covers confidentiality; pair it with a service agreement that covers the actual final artwork in print-ready and web formats.
Yes. Once you and your client sign it — including with an electronic signature — this NDA is a binding contract under the ESIGN Act, eIDAS and similar laws in most countries.
Point them back to the scope. Extra work such as additional logo directions or formats beyond the agreed set is quoted separately — that is exactly what the written terms are for.
Yes. Paste it into Signr, drop the signature fields on, and send a link. Your client signs from any device with no account, and you both get a sealed, court-ready copy.
Paste the template into Signr, drop signature fields on, and send. Your client signs from any device, no account needed, and you both get a sealed, court-ready copy.
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