definiens: shall mean all information disclosed hereunder in writing and identified as being confidential or, if disclosed orally, visually or through some other media, is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and is reduced to writing within thirty ( 30 ) days of disclosure and identified as being confidential, except any portion thereof which : a. is known to the recipient, as evidenced by the receiving party 's written records, before receipt thereof under this Agreement ; b. is disclosed in good faith to the recipient after acceptance of this Agreement by a third person lawfully in possession of such information and not under an obligation of nondisclosure ; c. is or becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the recipient ; d. is developed by or for the recipient independently of information disclosed hereunder as evidenced by the recipient 's written records or other competent evidence ; or e. is required by law to be disclosed ; provided notice of such disclosure is provided to the disclosing party prior to such disclosure