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To create or modify an NDA for use in your Jurisdiction, follow these guidelines and submit a pull request.
A Region is a country, as defined by the two-digit ISO country codes.
A Jurisdiction is the combination of a Region and the legal system within which the NDA is valid.
The naming convention is (region)-(legal system). For example, the English law Jurisdiction in the United Kingdom is uk-en, and the California state law Jurisdiction is us-ca.
Get started by adding a Region in the regions object in jurisdications.js, including a reference to any Jurisdiction(s) by name.
exports.regions = {
"uk": {
"label": "United Kingdom",
"jurisdictions": [
{
"name": "uk-en"
}
]
}
}
Additional fields will likely be required when creating a new NDA. Refer to the NDA template you intend to add to determine what fields should be added to the defaults. Basically if there is information that is specific to the Company or recipient, it will need to be variable-ized into a field.
Provide a Region label, and a name, label, description, limitations of and language of the NDA for the Jurisdiction in the Jurisdictions object.
Note that the name of the Jurisdiction from the Region must match the key for the Jurisdiction (e.g. "uk-en").
exports.jurisdictions = {
"uk-en": {
"label": "English law",
"description": "NDA valid in England and Wales.",
"limitations": "None noted",
"language": "en-gb"
}
}
Company fields are inputs for the creation of an NDA.
The Company fields appear as text in the NDA template.
The default, required Company fields are:
- Company name (text, mandatory) -- the name of the Company creating the NDA
- Company email (text, mandatory) -- the email address of the Company
Configure additional Company fields for the NDA in the company_fields list in jurisdications.js by adding a name, label and type for each. Note that additional Company fields are validated as mandatory.
For example, the uk-en Jurisdiction has an additional four Company fields for use in the NDA template.
exports.jurisdictions = {
"uk-en": {
"company_fields": [
{ "name": "registration_number",
"label": "Registration number",
"type": "text"
},
{ "name": "address",
"label": "Address",
"type": "textarea"
},
{ "name": "signatory_name",
"label": "Signatory name",
"type": "text"
},
{ "name": "signatory_title",
"label": "Signatory title",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
}
Recipient fields are inputs for signatories of an NDA.
The Recipient fields appear as input fields in the NDA template. The label is used for the input type of each field. Recipient fields are validated based on the value in mandatory.
The default, required Recipient fields are:
- Recipient name (text, mandatory) -- the name of the Recipient signing the NDA
- Recipient email (text, mandatory) -- the email address of the Recipient
Configure additional Recipient fields for the NDA in the recipient_fields list in jurisdications.js by adding a name, label and type for each.
For example, the uk-en Jurisdiction has an additional three Recipient fields for use in the NDA template.
exports.jurisdictions = {
"uk-en": {
"recipient_fields": [
{ "name": "company",
"label": "Company",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": false
},
{ "name": "title",
"label": "Title",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": false
},
{ "name": "company_contact",
"label": "Company contact",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": true
}
]
}
}
exports.jurisdictions = {
"uk-en": {
"label": "English Law",
"description": "NDA valid in England and Wales.",
"limitations": "None noted",
"language": "en-gb",
"company_fields": [
{ "name": "registration_number",
"label": "Registration number",
"type": "text"
},
{ "name": "address",
"label": "Address",
"type": "textarea"
},
{ "name": "signatory_name",
"label": "Signatory name",
"type": "text"
},
{ "name": "signatory_title",
"label": "Signatory title",
"type": "text"
}
],
"recipient_fields": [
{ "name": "company",
"label": "Company",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": false
},
{ "name": "title",
"label": "Title",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": false
},
{ "name": "company_contact",
"label": "Meeting with?",
"type": "text",
"mandatory": true
}
]
}
}
NDA templates are stored under /nda and are named as the Jurisdiction.
The NDA templates are markdown files, with the extension .md.
The template can render anything markdown can. For example, uk-en.md starts with the markdown below, which renders a corresponding h1 and p element correspondingly.
# NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
THIS NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered ...
There are some additions to the standard markdown syntax to note:
You can substitute fields during NDA rendering by prepending a :.
Company fields will render the values.
Recipient fields will render input elements.
Examples:
- :company_name will render the text of the Company's name
- :recipient_name will render an input of type text to record the Recipient's name
You can include macros, which execute during rendering and/or display.
Built-in macros include:
date:formatwill return the date in the format provided (null will return format fullDate)submit:textwill return a submit button with the text- ~agree adds a required checkbox element
You can also include any Recipient field input like ~recipient-field. The macro will return the label in CAPS by default, and replace it with the value entered in the input.
Append .line to any Company field to return it as a single, comma-delimited line.
You can access signatures for your company using the endpoint:
https://www.simplendas.com/api/signs/<jurisdiction>/<company-slug>/<token>
For example, if your NDA is found at:
https://www.simplendas.com/nda/uk-en/joes-plumbing
And, your token is A1B2C3D4E5, then the endpoint is:
https://www.simplendas.com/api/signs/uk-en/joes-plumbing/A1B2C3D4E5
Note that the endpoint can also be found in the activation confirmation email.
Follow the instructions in this post, using the API endpoint.
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All templates located in the /nda folder are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.