definiens: means any information ( whether in writing, or in oral, graphic, electronic or any other form ) tha t is marked or confirmed in writing as confidential or proprietary, including such informa tion provided by a party to the other party prior to the Effective Date hereof . Each Party agre es to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure or use of Confi dential Information of the other Party, and each Party may disclose Confidential Informatio n only to its Permitted Persons ( a ) with a need to know such information, ( b ) who are partie s to appropriate agreements or confidentiality obligations sufficient to comply wi th this Section 30.1, and ( c ) who are informed of the nondisclosure / non - use obligations i mposed by this Section 30.1, and the receiving Party shall take appropriate steps to imp lement and enforce such non - disclosure / non - use obligations . means a Party ’s employees, agents, contract manufacturers, and, except for Deposit Mat erials, its distributors, resellers and OEMs