Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Contracts, memos & negotiation instruments · Core

Confidentiality

ELI5

The duty or practice of protecting information from unauthorised disclosure or use.

Used in conversation

“The agreement should state confidentiality clearly.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Confidentiality” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.