Article 5: Confidentiality
5.1 During the term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, each Party shall maintain in confidence all Confidential Information disclosed by the other Party, and shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Party.
5.2 The obligations of confidentiality shall not apply to information which: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no breach of this Agreement by the receiving Party; (b) was in the possession of the receiving Party prior to disclosure by the disclosing Party; (c) is independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to the Confidential Information.