definiens: means all valuable and/or proprietary information ( in oral, written, electronic or other forms ) belonging to or pertaining to Stability LLC or the Stockholders, on the one hand, or MiMedx or its Affiliates ( other than Stability LLC ), on the other hand, as well as Stability LLC ’s or MiMedx ’s respective customers and vendors, that is not generally known or publicly available, and which would be useful to competitors of such Party or oth erwise damaging to such Party if disclosed . Confidential Information for a Party may include, but is not necessarily limited to : ( i ) the identity of the Party ’s or its Affiliate ’s customers or potential customers, their purchasing histories, and the term s or proposed terms upon which the Party or its Affiliate offers or may offer its prod ucts and services to such customers, ( ii ) the identity of the Party ’s or its Affiliate ’s vendors or potential vendors, and the terms or proposed terms upon which such Party or it s Affiliate may purchase products and services from such vendors, ( iii ) the terms and conditions upon which such Party or its Affiliate employs its employees and in dependent contractors, ( iv ) marketing and/or busine ss plans and strategies, ( v ) financial reports and analyses regarding the revenues, expenses, profitability and operations of such Party or its Affiliate, ( vi ) technology used b y such Party or its Affiliate to provide its servic es, ( vii ) confidential research related to product developmen t or product screening, processing, or application techniques and ( viii ) information provided to such Party or it s Affiliate by third parties under a duty to mainta in the confidentiality of such information . Notwithstandin g the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include, and the obligations of the Parties in this Section 8.7 shall not apply to, information that : ( a ) has b een voluntarily disclosed to the public by such Party or its Affili ate ( including an employee thereof disclosing infor mation on behalf of such Party or its Affiliate with proper a uthorization ) ; ( b ) has been independently developed and disclosed by others, or ( c ) which has otherwise ent ered the public domain through lawful means . For th e purposes of this Section 8.7.1, MiMedx and Stabilit y LLC shall not be considered Affiliates of each ot her