definiens: means all infonnarion and data provided by the parties to each olher in written or other tangible medium and which is by its nature and type reasonably to be regardcd as confidential but shall not include any portion ulcreofwhich : i ) is known to the receiving party as evidcnccd by the receiving party 's wriuen records, berore receiptlhereof under this Agreement : ii ) is disclosed to the receiving party by a ulird person who is under no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party hcreunder with respect to sllch information and who otllerwise has a right to make such disclosme ; iii ) is or becomes generally known in UIC trade through no fault of the receiving party ; iv ) is independently developed by the reeeiving party as evidcnccd by the receiving party 's wrinen records, v, iUlOut access to sueh infonnation