Non-Disclosure Agreement Employee Template Package 2026 – Word/PDF

What is included in the package

Digital Products has three verified download items:

• 01_Sekretessforbindelse_anstalld_2026.docx – editable non-disclosure agreement.
• 01_Sekretessforbindelse_anstalld_2026.pdf – corresponding PDF.
• Sekretessforbindelse_Anstalld_Mallpaket_2026_WORD_PDF.zip – collective archive.

The product's existing table of contents lists four document types in Word and PDF, including an IP appendix and an exit checklist. Internal files in the ZIP archive could not be verified during this review. Language: Swedish. Version 1.0.

What the files contain

The non-disclosure agreement describes which information is protected, how information may be handled, and what obligations may persist after employment. The published package overview also describes an IP appendix, an optional non-compete and non-solicitation appendix, and an offboarding checklist. Please check the ZIP file for their exact file format and content.

Four document types according to the existing table of contents

• Non-disclosure agreement for employees 2026 – main agreement regarding confidentiality, trade secrets, information security, AI tools, incidents, return of property, and continued confidentiality after employment.
• Appendix – Intellectual property rights & work results – regulates work results, copyright, software, background material, inventions, third-party material, and AI-assisted material.
• Optional non-compete and non-solicitation appendix – separate appendix with pre-screening, legitimate interests, non-compete clauses, financial compensation, non-solicitation of customers, and non-solicitation of employees. The appendix is explicitly marked as optional and should not be used indiscriminately.
• Exit checklist & confidentiality certificate – practical offboarding document for equipment, permissions, accounts, MFA, keys, tokens, work results, handover, and confirmation of continued confidentiality.

More than a standard NDA

A general non-disclosure agreement can work well between companies, consultants, and partners. In an employment context, however, there are specific issues that need to be addressed: what actually constitutes a trade secret, what the employee is allowed to take with them as normal experience and professional skills, how work results and intellectual property rights should be handled, how information on private devices and cloud services should be treated, and what restrictions are reasonable after employment ends.

This package is therefore built for the employer's entire confidentiality workflow – from the initial signature to terminated employment and de-registered permissions.

Confidentiality and trade secrets

The main document contains a clear and practically applicable definition of confidential information and trade secrets. The parties can specify particularly sensitive information categories and supplement with company-specific examples such as customer information, pricing, calculations, business plans, code, drawings, models, processes, product development, security information, and internal strategies.

The template also contains important limitations. Information that is already public, legally received from third parties, or independently developed without the use of the employer's confidential information should not automatically be treated as protected. The document also distinguishes between trade secrets and the employee's normal experience and skills.

Protected reporting and whistleblowing

Confidentiality provisions should not be used to prevent legal reporting of misconduct. The template therefore has a specific section clarifying that the non-disclosure agreement does not limit rights deriving from mandatory law, including protected whistleblowing, reporting to competent authorities, and participation in legal or regulatory proceedings when the conditions of the law are met.

AI, cloud services, and external tools

A modern non-disclosure agreement needs to handle more than email and document folders. The main agreement therefore contains specific provisions regarding external AI services, language models, automation tools, cloud services, and other external systems. The employer can specify which types of information may never be entered into external services without approval and link the use to the organization's internal AI, information security, and data protection rules.

Intellectual property rights and work results

The separate IP appendix helps employers and employees document rights to material created during employment. The appendix covers, among other things, documentation, text, graphics, design, photographs, databases, code, scripts, models, instructions, technical solutions, and other work results.

There are specific sections for the employee's previous material and other background rights, economic copyrights, moral rights, computer programs created during employment, employee inventions, open source, and other third-party licenses as well as AI-generated or AI-assisted material. The purpose is to avoid the overly common wording that the employer "owns everything" without first distinguishing between different types of rights and mandatory rules.

Optional non-compete clause – with built-in reasonableness test

The non-compete appendix is intentionally standalone. A non-compete clause should not be automatically inserted into every employment contract. Before the appendix is used, there is a checklist where the employer must consider whether there is a legitimate protected interest, whether less intrusive confidentiality measures are sufficient, whether collective agreements regulate the issue, and whether the restriction is proportional.

The appendix has fill-in fields for competing activities, geographical area, duration, potential financial compensation, and exceptions. It also contains optional sections for non-solicitation of customers and employees. The employer can document when notice of enforcement should be given and which situations should mean the clause is not applied.

If the workplace is covered by a collective agreement, applicable collective agreement rules must always be checked before use. Therefore, the template does not contain a general claim that a certain duration is always valid.

Exit checklist – safer offboarding

The package's fourth document helps the employer when employment ends. The checklist covers the return of computers, phones, access cards, and other physical property, but also the digital side of the termination.

There are control points for items such as email and calendar, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, VPN, remote access, ERP/CRM/HR systems, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, cloud platforms, Shopify/e-commerce/ad accounts, password managers, MFA/passkeys/hardware keys, API keys, SSH keys, tokens, and other security secrets. There is also a check of private devices, private cloud accounts, USB copies, and AI/SaaS services where work material may have been processed.

Practical post-employment confidentiality certificate

The exit document includes a separate confidentiality certificate where the employee can confirm that the employer's confidential information and property have been returned or handled according to instructions and that remaining confidentiality obligations have been noted. At the same time, the employer receives an internal checklist to document which permissions have been terminated and whether any non-compete appendix should actually be enforced.