definiens: shall mean any prop rietary information that is specifically designated as such and that is disclosed by either party to the other in any form in connection with t his Agreement . For a period of five ( 5 ) years from the date of disclosure, each party ( a ) shall treat as c onfidential all Confidential Information provided by the other part y, ( b ) shall not use such Confidential Information except as expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreeme nt or otherwise authorized in writing by the disclo sing party, ( c ) shall implement reasonable procedures to prohib it the disclosure, unauthorized duplication, misuse or removal of such Confidential Information and ( d ) sh all not disclose such Confidential Information to a ny third party . Without limiting the foregoing, each of the parties shall use at least the same procedures and degree of care to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Info rmation as it uses to prevent the disclosure of its own confidential information of like importance, and sh all in any event use no less than reasonable proced ures and a reasonable degree of care