A Social Media Manager 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 social media managers actually work — around a monthly content-calendar and community-management engagement, the familiar headache of arguments over account access and content ownership after the contract ends, and getting paid on a recurring monthly fee, with ad spend billed and reconciled separately. 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 — SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
1. PARTIES
This NDA ("Agreement") is made on ____________ between ____________ ("Client") and ____________ (the "Provider"), a Social Media Manager. Together they are the "Parties".
2. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
"Confidential Information" means any non-public information shared between the Parties, including for a Social Media Manager the material tied to ownership of created content and, critically, who keeps the account logins if the deal ends.
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. ACCOUNT ACCESS & HANDOVER
The Client owns all social accounts and admin access at all times. On termination the Provider hands back full access promptly — this prevents arguments over account access and content ownership after the contract ends.
9. CONTENT OWNERSHIP
Content created for the Client is owned by the Client on payment. The Provider may show anonymised results in a portfolio.
10. AD SPEND
Advertising spend is separate from the management fee, billed to the Client and reconciled monthly with receipts.
11. RESULTS
The Provider will use reasonable skill but does not guarantee specific reach, followers or sales, which depend on factors outside its control.
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 Social Media Manager. Together they are the "Parties".
"Confidential Information" means any non-public information shared between the Parties, including for a Social Media Manager the material tied to ownership of created content and, critically, who keeps the account logins if the deal ends.
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 Client owns all social accounts and admin access at all times. On termination the Provider hands back full access promptly — this prevents arguments over account access and content ownership after the contract ends.
Content created for the Client is owned by the Client on payment. The Provider may show anonymised results in a portfolio.
Advertising spend is separate from the management fee, billed to the Client and reconciled monthly with receipts.
The Provider will use reasonable skill but does not guarantee specific reach, followers or sales, which depend on factors outside its control.
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 Social Media Manager work ends.
Tie confidential information to what really matters for social media managers — ownership of created content and, critically, who keeps the account logins if the deal ends. 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 social media managers, that is usually material touching ownership of created content and, critically, who keeps the account logins if the deal ends.
No. An NDA only covers confidentiality; pair it with a service agreement that covers the actual scheduled content and a monthly performance report.
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 extra platforms, more posts or unplanned campaign work added mid-month 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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