The NDA Template for those who want to build trust while protecting the ideas, systems, and information you share with the freelancers, VAs, and contractors who help you grow.

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Does this Sound Familiar? 

  • You want to bring on support without handing over your business's inner workings to a stranger.
  • You know you should have an NDA in place before you share your client list, systems, or your processes, but you're worried it'll make a brand-new working relationship feel cold before it even starts.
  • You're building trust with the people helping you run and grow your business, and you want paperwork that reflects that — not paperwork that puts them on the defensive.
  • You're building a soul filled business and want a team you can trust to fulfill your vision

If any of that hit home, this template pack was made for you.

An Attorney-Drafted Agreement

That Actually Sounds Like You

The Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Template Pack for use with freelancers, VAs, and contractors is an attorney-drafted NDA that lets business owners bring on support like a pro — using language that reflects the trustworthy, heart-centered approach you already bring to your work.

You set your business terms once and reuse them for every new hire, freelancer, or contractor so you can lead your business with confidence, while still maintaining the trust and boundaries that set every working relationship up for success.

Yes, I'm Ready!

Not the Same Legalese

After 15 years as a business attorney, I couldn't understand why agreements meant to support everyone's growth and success were being built on a foundation of fighting and protection. 

It felt counterproductive — like we were injecting a lack-based mindset into what should be an opportunity for growth.

So I left my role as Senior Legal Counsel at a Fortune 500 company to coach business owners on the real opportunity a contract represents: an agreement that reflects everyone's true intent — to work together, successfully.

Because here's the thing — you don't work with people you don't trust. So why treat them like you do?

Now it's my joy and honor to help business owners build client agreements that represent how they actually do business — from the heart.

— Acacia Thornton, Business Attorney

What's Included: 

You'll get 5 key items in your template pack:

  1. Non-Disclosure Agreement template designed to use with freelancers, VAs, and contractors (Google Doc and Word formats).
  2. Customization Video walking you through how to set your NDA template up for your unique business. 
  3. A NDA guide walking you through how to easily customize your NDA and best practices for success. 
  4. Email Templates you can use to request signature and communicate like a pro.
  5. Easy to Understand NDA Breakdown of what each section of the NDA template means for your business. 

"An NDA can be the difference between success and failure in business."                                                       

 — Daymond John, Entrepreneur and Shark Tank Investor

Who This is For

This template is designed for business owners bringing on outside support, including:

  • Business owners hiring their first VA
  • Founders onboarding freelance designers, writers, or developers
  • Agencies bringing on subcontractors for client work
  • Anyone outsourcing bookkeeping, ops, or admin support
  • ...anyone who wants to protect their business without making a new working relationship feel guarded from day one

X This is not for: investor or capital-raising conversations, employee agreements, or client-facing project work — for those, look for our investor NDA or client agreement templates instead.

This template is built on the belief that trust and protection aren't opposites — the right NDA lets you offer both.

Designed with Freelance & Contractor Relationships In Mind

This NDA Template was built specifically for the realities of bringing on outside support — not adapted from a generic business template.

It can be used when onboarding a new VA, hiring a freelance specialist for a single project, or working with an ongoing contractor.

Includes Contractor-Ready Terms Like:

  • Standard contractor carve-outs: Freedom for your contractor to keep building their own business and portfolio but not with your information. 
  • A clear, specific definition of Confidential Information: your client list, systems, processes, financials, and business strategy, spelled out so there's no ambiguity
  • Non-use clause: your contractor can do the work you hired them for, but can't use your confidential information for their own business or anyone else's
  • Non-solicitation language: discourages a freelancer or VA from poaching your clients or team members
  • A reasonable, ongoing confidentiality term that protects you even after the working relationship ends
  • Return-or-destroy: Preventing them from keeping your materials longer than needed for the project.

        ... and more! 

What's Waiting for You Inside

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Template 

($750 Value)

  • A mutual non-disclosure agreement designed specifically for freelancer, VA, and contractor relationships, in Google Doc and Word formats — ready to customize and send.

Video Customization Guide

 ($500 Value)

  • Step by step video walk through on how to customize your NDA template for your unique business and the support you're bringing on.

 

 

Best Practices & Checklists

($500 Value)

  • Step-by-step guidance on best practices for using your NDA successfully with real freelancers and contractors, plus a quick guide checklist for repurposing your NDA for each new hire.

 

 

Email Templates 

($750 Value)

  • Being a pro is about seamless NDA communication. Get ready-to-send email scripts for requesting a signature and following up — so you communicate like a pro at every step.

 

 

NDA Breakdown Plain Language 

($750 Value)

  • A plain-English explanation of what each section of your NDA means for your business, so you can speak to your own contract with confidence.

 

Real trust isn't naive — it's backed by clarity.

This NDA template gives you both: language that keeps the relationship warm and professional, and the built-in protection that means you never have to choose between getting support and protecting your business.

 

"So glad we had Acacia help us with our contracts! She gave us practical advice and steps that protected us while maintaining a great relationship with the other side. Highly recommend her!"

- Laura P. Vice President, Confidential

Easy as One, Two, Three!

1. Download

Get instant download access as soon as you check out

2. Make It Yours

Customize the documents to represent your business using the included guides.

3. Reuse Every Time

Repeat for every new and returning freelancer, contractor or VA. No starting from scratch.

Take your Business to the Next Level 

($3,250 Value) 

Grab Your NDA Template for Use with Freelancers, VAs & Contractors

Only $97

Yes I'm Ready!

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Disclaimer: This template pack, including all templates, guides, worksheets, and related materials, is provided for educational and informational purposes only. You are solely responsible for determining whether these materials are appropriate for your business and for how you choose to use, modify, or not use them.

Nothing contained in this template pack constitutes legal advice, and your purchase or use of these materials does not create an attorney-client relationship with me or my company, Abstract Acacia, LLC. No representations, guarantees, or warranties are made regarding any particular legal, business, or financial outcome resulting from the use of these materials.

Abstract Acacia, LLC dba CEOLegalCoach is not a law firm.Â