Back when I worked for a digital agency we used to get a lot of clients trying to get us to sign non-mutual NDAs, which was a big red flag. Here's how it would

Back when I worked for a digital agency we used to get a lot of clients trying to get us to sign non-mutual NDAs, which was a big red flag. Here's how it would go: you'd go in to pitch for a new app or campaign. To pitch, you'd be expected to sign a NDA. So far, so good. However, all too frequently these would be one-way NDAs, meaning there was nothing stopping the potential client from taking our pitch and farming it out to a cheaper agency. We never actually had a client refuse to change to a mutual NDA once we pointed this out. If you're signing a NDA and it's not mutual you should ask why. How come the other party's secrets are worth protecting but not your own?