definiens: shall mean, with respect to each Party, confidential data or, information, whichbelong in whole or in part to such Party or its Affiliates and/or information designated as Confidential Information of such Party The termConfidential Information does not included information which ( a ) was generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain atthe time of its receipt, ( b ) becomes generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain other than as a result of disclosureby the Receiving Party ( as defined in Section 8 below ) in breach of Section 8, ( c ) becomes available to the Receiving Party on anon - confidential basis from a source other than the Disclosing Party ( as defined in Section 8 below ) or its Affiliates, provided that, to theReceiving Party ’s knowledge, such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Disclosing Party or its Affiliates, ( d ) isindependently developed by the Receiving Party without use of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, ( e ) is required to bedisclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court or similarly empowered administrative or government agency provided that ReceivingParty shall give Disclosing Party written notice of such order or requirement promptly upon receipt and prior to any disclosure and shall providereasonable cooperation and assistance in opposing such order or requirement if requested by the Disclosing Party, or ( f ) was in ReceivingParty ’s possession prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party without any obligations of confidentiality