Intellectual property is the term used to identify distinct types of creative works, in which property rights are legally acknowledged.

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), also known as a confidentiality agreement is a contract used to protect the integrity of the intellectual property. A Non Disclosure Agreement acts as a means by which confidential information is protected much like the protection of (for example) patents, copyrights and trademarks in the form of Intellectual Property Rights Protection.