Before you sign: confidentiality

NDA and confidentiality clauses explained

• Find the clause. It may sit under Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, or Proprietary Information.
• Check how much it covers. Words like "any and all," or "should be considered confidential," reach information nobody marked.
• Check how long it lasts. Look for a number of years, or for words like "in perpetuity" and "indefinitely."
• Check the exceptions: information that is already public or becomes public, already known to you, received from a third party, or developed on your own, and disclosure required by law.
• Check what happens at the end: whether you must return or destroy the information.
• Check that it lets you report possible violations of law to a government agency. Federal law protects many of those reports.
• Ask for a set number of years, with trade secrets covered only while they stay secret.

The clause in this guide: Master Pharmacy Services Agreement, Exhibit 10.24, CIK 1088856, Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088856/000162828026011091/cort2025ex1024xcurantmaste.htm

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