definiens: means verbal and written ( including electronic ) disclosures from either party to the other, whether made before or after the date of this Agreement, which concern the disclosing party, including, without limitation, information concerning the disclosing party 's business, operations, customers, suppliers, products, technology, Intellectual Property or research and development efforts, but shall not include ( or shall cease to include ) information that : ( a ) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is published or otherwise publicly available through no fault of the receiving party ( but only after, and only to the extent that, it is published or publicly available ) ; or, ( b ) that the receiving party can show by written documentation ; ( i ) was known to it at the time of disclosure, free of restriction ; ( ii ) has been or hereafter is disclosed to the receiving party without any obligation of confidentiality by another source who is in lawful possession of such information and has the right to disclose it to the receiving party ; ( iii ) is developed by the receiving party independent of the disclosing party 's Confidential Information ; or ( c ) is disclosed by the receiving party pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body, provided that the receiving party promptly informs the disclosing party of the requirement to make such disclosure, ~akes all reasonable steps to limit such disclosure and does not inhibit the disclosing party in taking whatever lawful steps the disclosing party considers necessary to attempt to preserve the confidentiality of such information, and provided further that the exception in this clause ( c}shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to allow the receiving party to comply with such order or requirement