definiens: means all confidential or proprietary information of one Party or its Affiliates ( a ), regardless of its form or medium as provided to the other Party or its Affiliates ( a ) in connection with the purpose of this Agreement, including Confidential Information provided under the [ * * * ] between the Parties effect i ve as of [ * * * ] ( ) ; provided that, Confidential Information shall not include any information that the Receiving Party can show by competent evidence : ( i ) is already known to it 2 or its Affiliates at the time it is disclosed any o f them ; ( ii ) is or becomes generally known to the p ublic through no act or omission of the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates in violation of the terms of this A greement ; ( iii ) has been lawfully received by the Receiving P arty or any of its Affiliates from a Third Party wi thout restriction on its disclosure and without a breach by such Third Party of an obligation of confidentia lity to the Disclosing Party or any of its Affiliates ; or ( iv ) has been independently developed by the Receiving P arty or any of its Affiliates without use of or reference to th e Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party or any of its Affiliates