definiens: means the Material, anyinformation related to the Material and any other information disclosed by [COMPANY] to Recipient and identified asconfidential or proprietary . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the confidentiality obligations specified in this Section shall notapply to : ( a ) information that is at the time of disclosure or subsequently becomes, part of the public domain through no faultof Recipient ; ( b ) information in Recipient ’s possession before receipt from [COMPANY] ; ( c ) information that is received froma third party without breach of confidentiality obligations ; ( d ) information that is independently developed by an employeeor consultant of Recipient who has not had the particular information disclosed to him / her ; or ( e ) information whichRecipient is required by law to disclose, provided that Recipient gives [COMPANY] reasonable prior notice of the intent todisclose and cooperates with [COMPANY] to seek a protective order or other restrictions . Recipient ’s obligations under thisSection 3.1 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement