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• Step 1 — Decide link vs. upload
• Step 2 — Configure the NDA
• Step 3 — Sign as sender
• Step 4 — Share the short link
• Step 5 — Recipient signs and accesses
• Common mistakes

Sending files under an NDA means the recipient assents to confidentiality before they download. Email cannot do that reliably. A protected transfer can.

This article is general information, not legal advice. SendbyLaw is not a law firm. Have a lawyer review any NDA you rely on.

Step 1 — Decide link vs. upload

If the file already lives at an HTTPS URL (Drive, Dropbox, a staging site), paste that URL. Free accounts can protect external links or host files up to 200 MB. Pro hosts files up to 1 GB; Ultra up to 4 GB.

Step 2 — Configure the NDA

Choose mutual or one-way, relationship (business, contractor, employee, investor), duration, and jurisdiction fields from your profile. Preview the text. Edit it or paste your own.

Step 3 — Sign as sender

The sender signs so the executed copy shows both sides. Then you accept the platform terms for that send.

Step 4 — Share the short link

Copy the link, show the QR code, or email a saved contact. Do not attach the confidential file in the same email as the NDA link if you can avoid it — that bypasses the gate.

Step 5 — Recipient signs and accesses

They read, sign, and unlock. You see signatures on the dashboard. Paid plans can add view and download tracking.

Common mistakes

• Sending the raw file “so they can start” while the NDA is still unsigned
• Using a mutual form when only you disclose (or the reverse)
• Forgetting that public links still need HTTPS and must not point at private IPs

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