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What clauses should I definitely add to a basic non disclosure agreement to protect my proprietary code without paying for a lawyer?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What clauses should I definitely add to a basic non disclosure agreement to protect my proprietary code without paying for a lawyer?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
US trade secret NDA reasonable measures confidentiality agreement source code DTSA 18 USC 1839 1833 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
NDA clauses source code confidentiality agreement exclusions compelled disclosure return destruction no license legal guideGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
U.S. Copyright Office computer programs copyright ownership work made for hire independent contractor officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigational33%ComparisonConsequence67%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
US trade secret NDA reasonable measures confidentiality agreement source code DTSA 18 USC 1839 1833 official Google ↗
NDA clauses source code confidentiality agreement exclusions compelled disclosure return destruction no license legal guide Google ↗
U.S. Copyright Office computer programs copyright ownership work made for hire independent contractor official Google ↗
  1. Law Insider · lawinsider.com
  2. Docracy · docracy.com
  3. US Copyright Office · copyright.gov
  4. U.S.C. Title 17 · govinfo.gov
  5. What is Copyright? · copyright.gov

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
US trade secret NDA reasonable measures confidentiality agreement source code DTSA 18 USC 1839 1833 official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
NDA clauses source code confidentiality agreement exclusions compelled disclosure return destruction no license legal guide
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
U.S. Copyright Office computer programs copyright ownership work made for hire independent contractor official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1