The format of a non-disclosure agreement is more important than its substance. You heard me. For anyone too dense to fully grasp the import of what I just said, let me say it another way. Let me explain my logic. We start with a fundamental truism.
All people have difficulty keeping secrets.
Next, we overlay on this truism the fact that all non-disclosure agreements are inherently subjective and difficult to enforce. Although a non-disclosure agreement affords little in the way of legal protection, it imposes a powerful moral imperative upon an otherwise honest recipient. We've discussed this already. Most people who sign non-disclosure agreements stick them in a file cabinet, never to see the light of day again. Perhaps I just represent a bunch of dumb clients but I can assure you that mine wouldn't have a clue.