Arkin Vault enforces agreement completion before document release, then preserves the signed agreement, the released documents, and the full audit trail in one secure vault.
Currently working with select firms in legal practice. India + US workflows supported.
Today, you sign the NDA on one platform, store the executed copy somewhere else, and share the actual confidential documents through a third channel. When a regulator, an auditor, or opposing counsel asks — six months later — for proof that the agreement was complete before the documents were released, the answer is usually a search across email, DocuSign, and a shared drive.
NDA in DocuSign, files in Drive, executed copy in email. Three tools, three audit trails, no link between them.
"Was the agreement complete before the file was sent?" There is no system-of-record that ties release timing to signature timing.
Mutual NDAs require chasing countersignatures. Wet signatures get scanned. Retention rules live in a partner's head, not the file.
Average global cost of a data breach in 2024.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, 2024Breaches involving the human element — errors, social engineering, credential misuse.
Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 2023Of knowledge workers' time spent searching for information across fragmented tools.
McKinsey Global InstituteFour moments in one governed workflow. Documents stay sealed until the agreement is complete — then access opens, every page view is logged, and the executed record stays linked to what was shared.
See the full six-step workflowArkin Vault does not try to replace your e-signature tool, your cloud drive, or your firm's DMS. It does one job well — ensuring the agreement is complete before the documents move, and preserving the record.
| Current state | With Arkin Vault |
|---|---|
| NDA sent separately from the documents | NDA is the gate — documents do not move until the agreement is complete |
| Signed NDA stored in email or a signing portal | Executed agreement preserved in the Records Vault, linked to the released documents |
| Mutual NDA countersignatures tracked manually | The condition engine tracks both signatures and only opens the release when complete |
| Wet signatures create messy PDF workflows | Wet-sign capture supports upload, admin approval, and clear evidence labeling |
| No record of release timing or recipient access | Release and access events are timestamped, IP-logged, and exportable as an evidence pack |
Client confidentiality, matter exchanges, vendor onboarding, dispute records, opinion delivery.
Vendor NDAs, partner agreements, IP disclosures, board materials, M&A diligence.
Engagement letters, tax records, audit-firm document handoffs, client intake.
Sponsor agreements, IRB protocols, research collaborations, IP and tech-transfer disclosures.
Vendor BAAs, research-data exchanges, ethics-review materials, sensitive document handoffs.
Diligence rooms, customer NDAs, founder agreements, deliverable confidentiality, IP protection.
Title and loan documents, buyer/seller financial disclosures, broker / appraiser / inspector confidentiality.
Procurement records, restricted release workflows, compliance documentation, vendor confidentiality.
* Vertical-specific features — HIPAA-grade BAAs, FERPA-aware student records, eStamp prompts, sector-specific evidence packs — are roadmap items, not yet released. The core agreement-conditioned release workflow serves all of these segments today.
Confidential exchange has region-specific obligations. Indian legal practice needs eSign, DSC, eStamp awareness and DPDPA privacy alignment; US firms need ESIGN / UETA posture and CCPA-ready retention. Arkin Vault is built for both, not retrofitted for either.
Arkin Vault is a product of Aethyia Inc. Aethyia builds AI-powered software for the back office of professional-services firms. Our first product, Arkin Finverse, turns financial documents into clean books in minutes. Arkin Vault is our second.
Thirty minutes. No deck. Walk us through your current NDA workflow, see Arkin Vault on real documents, decide whether it's worth a pilot.
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