definiens: shall mean any proprieta ry information that is specifically designated as such and that is disclos ed by either party to the other in any form in conn ection with this Agreement . For the term of this Agreement and five ( 5 ) years from the date of expiration or termi nation, each party ( a ) shall treat as confidential all Conf idential lnformation provided by the other party, ( b ) shall not use such Confidential lnformation except as expressly p ermitted under the terms of this Agreement or other wise authorized in writing by the disclosing party, ( c ) shall implement reasonable procedures to prohibit t he disclosure, unauthorized duplication, misuse or rem oval of such Confidential Information, and ( d ) shal l not disclose such Confidential lnformation to any third party . Without limiting the foregoing, each of the parties shall use at least the same procedures and degree o f care to prevent the disclosure of Confidential ln formation as it uses to prevent the disclosure of its own confid ential information of like importance, and shall in any event use no less than reasonable procedures and a reasonable degree of care