Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ housekeeper sued him last year over alleged racial bias and unsafe working conditions. The case was recently dismissed. However, during the proceedings in court where various documents were presented was a copy of her nondisclosure agreement (NDA). According to a report in Business Insider, his former housekeeper Mercedes Wedaa had to sign the NDA before she could be hired to clean Jeff Bezos’ house.
In the 22-page long NDA, she swore to keep absolute secrecy about the Amazon founder and his family members. The NDA was included in court filings when the housekeeper sued Bezos. Incidentally, it is not new for celebrities to get NDAs signed when they hire house helps. However, this is the first time that NDA was part of court proceedings.
Here are the key excerpts from the NDA that Bezos’ housekeeper was reportedly asked to sign.
All Information to be Treated as Confidential
I understand and agree that in the performance of my services, I will be exposed to information concerning the personal and/or business matters ofMr. Bezos, his family members, and the LLC. 1 will also be exposed to information about security measures for the protection of Mr. Bezos and his family members, and their privacy. I agree that all information and material ‘concerning Mr. Bezos and his family members, including their identities and their security, and all information of the LLC (INFORMATION), whether or not it is labeled “confidential”, and regardless of its source, is to be treated as private and confidential unless I am specifically instructed otherwise.
Promise Not to Disclose Information and Protect Privacy
Except as necessary for the performance of my duties, as an employee of LLC, I acknowledge and agree to make all efforts to maintain confidentiality with respect to the INFORMATION. Accordingly, I agree that I shall not at any time during or after the term of my agreement to provide services use, discuss or disclose, directly or indirectly, any information or material in any way relating to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members, including any discussion or disclosure of any personal opinions or comments about Mr. Bezos or any of his family members. 1 agree and understand that all INFORMATION shall be deemed to be private, secret and sensitive and shall be kept confidential and secret. Any information that I obtain ‘about Mr. Bezos and/or any of his family, friends, and associates, whether business or personal, will be held in the strictest confidence and secrecy. I understand that my obligation to keep INFORMATION confidential under this Agreement does not prevent my disclosure or discussion of sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events coordinated by or through the LLC or Mr. Bezos or his family members, or between employees, or between an agent or principal of the LLC or Mr. Bezos or his family members and an employee off the employment premises.
I agree to immediately notify Mr. Bezos of any and every instance whereby | am urged or solicited by any person to violate the Agreement for any purpose.
No lnterest in Property
Any and all INFORMATION and material, without limitation, whether prepared by me or otherwise coming into my possession, shall remain the sole and exclusive property ofMr. Bezos or the LLC, as applicable, and shall not be used by me in any way whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, I shall not photograph, tape, film or otherwise record any picture or likeness of Mr. Bezos and/or his child or children, their voices(s), or any activity by them, without the specific knowledge and consent ofMr. Bezos. I agree that I shall not make or keep any copies of INFORMATION or material, including documents, photographs, tapes, films, or recordings, and that such material which is authorized as part of my work shall be returned to Mr. Bezos or the LLC, as applicable, immediately upon request, or at the end my agreement to provide services. Also agree that I will not use, or disclose or show to any person, during or after the term of my rendering services for Mr. Bezos, any of my personal observations, ideas, experiences, images or impressions that refer or pertain in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family ‘members, no matter in what form they may be. I give to Mr. Bezos a continuing right during and after my employment to purchase from me for $10.00 all material that I may create at any time, in whatever form, that refers or pertains in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members.
No Right to Conduct Interviews or Disclose INFORMATION to the Media or Any Third Person
I expressly agree that I will not disclose or show to any person during or after the term of my rendering services for Mr. Bezos, any letter, memo, contact, photograph, film, videotapes, audiotapes or other document or writing, pertaining in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members, which was obtained by me through my agreement to provide services and/or in connection with rendering services for Mr. Bezos or any of his family members or otherwise, except to the extent such disclosure is made in furtherance of providing services to Mr. Bezos and is made with Mr. Bezos express knowledge and consent.
Nondisclosure; Return of Materials
During the term of my employment by the LLC and following termination of such employment, I will not disclose (except as required by my duties to the LLC), any concept, design, process, technology, trade secret, customer list, plan, embodiment, or invention, any other INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY or any other confidential information, whether patentable or not,of the LLCof which I become informed or aware during my employment, whether or not developed by me. In the event of the termination of my employment with the LLC, I will return all documents, data and other materials of whatever nature, including, without limitation, drawings, specifications, research, reports, embodiments, software and manuals to the LLC which pertain to my employment with the LLC or to any INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and shall not retain or cause or allow any third party to retain photocopies or other reproductions of the foregoing.
In the 22-page long NDA, she swore to keep absolute secrecy about the Amazon founder and his family members. The NDA was included in court filings when the housekeeper sued Bezos. Incidentally, it is not new for celebrities to get NDAs signed when they hire house helps. However, this is the first time that NDA was part of court proceedings.
Here are the key excerpts from the NDA that Bezos’ housekeeper was reportedly asked to sign.
All Information to be Treated as Confidential
I understand and agree that in the performance of my services, I will be exposed to information concerning the personal and/or business matters ofMr. Bezos, his family members, and the LLC. 1 will also be exposed to information about security measures for the protection of Mr. Bezos and his family members, and their privacy. I agree that all information and material ‘concerning Mr. Bezos and his family members, including their identities and their security, and all information of the LLC (INFORMATION), whether or not it is labeled “confidential”, and regardless of its source, is to be treated as private and confidential unless I am specifically instructed otherwise.
Promise Not to Disclose Information and Protect Privacy
Except as necessary for the performance of my duties, as an employee of LLC, I acknowledge and agree to make all efforts to maintain confidentiality with respect to the INFORMATION. Accordingly, I agree that I shall not at any time during or after the term of my agreement to provide services use, discuss or disclose, directly or indirectly, any information or material in any way relating to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members, including any discussion or disclosure of any personal opinions or comments about Mr. Bezos or any of his family members. 1 agree and understand that all INFORMATION shall be deemed to be private, secret and sensitive and shall be kept confidential and secret. Any information that I obtain ‘about Mr. Bezos and/or any of his family, friends, and associates, whether business or personal, will be held in the strictest confidence and secrecy. I understand that my obligation to keep INFORMATION confidential under this Agreement does not prevent my disclosure or discussion of sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events coordinated by or through the LLC or Mr. Bezos or his family members, or between employees, or between an agent or principal of the LLC or Mr. Bezos or his family members and an employee off the employment premises.
I agree to immediately notify Mr. Bezos of any and every instance whereby | am urged or solicited by any person to violate the Agreement for any purpose.
No lnterest in Property
Any and all INFORMATION and material, without limitation, whether prepared by me or otherwise coming into my possession, shall remain the sole and exclusive property ofMr. Bezos or the LLC, as applicable, and shall not be used by me in any way whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, I shall not photograph, tape, film or otherwise record any picture or likeness of Mr. Bezos and/or his child or children, their voices(s), or any activity by them, without the specific knowledge and consent ofMr. Bezos. I agree that I shall not make or keep any copies of INFORMATION or material, including documents, photographs, tapes, films, or recordings, and that such material which is authorized as part of my work shall be returned to Mr. Bezos or the LLC, as applicable, immediately upon request, or at the end my agreement to provide services. Also agree that I will not use, or disclose or show to any person, during or after the term of my rendering services for Mr. Bezos, any of my personal observations, ideas, experiences, images or impressions that refer or pertain in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family ‘members, no matter in what form they may be. I give to Mr. Bezos a continuing right during and after my employment to purchase from me for $10.00 all material that I may create at any time, in whatever form, that refers or pertains in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members.
No Right to Conduct Interviews or Disclose INFORMATION to the Media or Any Third Person
I expressly agree that I will not disclose or show to any person during or after the term of my rendering services for Mr. Bezos, any letter, memo, contact, photograph, film, videotapes, audiotapes or other document or writing, pertaining in any way to Mr. Bezos or any of his family members, which was obtained by me through my agreement to provide services and/or in connection with rendering services for Mr. Bezos or any of his family members or otherwise, except to the extent such disclosure is made in furtherance of providing services to Mr. Bezos and is made with Mr. Bezos express knowledge and consent.
Nondisclosure; Return of Materials
During the term of my employment by the LLC and following termination of such employment, I will not disclose (except as required by my duties to the LLC), any concept, design, process, technology, trade secret, customer list, plan, embodiment, or invention, any other INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY or any other confidential information, whether patentable or not,of the LLCof which I become informed or aware during my employment, whether or not developed by me. In the event of the termination of my employment with the LLC, I will return all documents, data and other materials of whatever nature, including, without limitation, drawings, specifications, research, reports, embodiments, software and manuals to the LLC which pertain to my employment with the LLC or to any INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and shall not retain or cause or allow any third party to retain photocopies or other reproductions of the foregoing.