system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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at the time of disclosure as being confidential. Confidential Information will not include information that: (a) enters the public domain without a breach of this Agreement, (b) is known to the recipient prior to the time of disclosure, or is independently developed by the recipient without using any Information, or (c) is obtained from another source that the receiving party has no reasonable cause to believe is under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to Information. 16.2 The recipient of Information will treat it as proprietary and confidential, safeguarding the Information at least as carefully as it would its own confidential information, and will use all reasonable efforts to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure, including restricting access to the Information within its organization and ensuring that its employees comply with this Agreement. A receiving party will not disclose any information to any third party without prior written consent. Either party learning of any unauthorized use or disclosure of any Information will promptly notify the other party, and will reasonably cooperate with efforts to protect such Information. 16.3 The recipient of information will use it only in the furtherance of the business relationship established by this Agreement, and for no other purpose without prior written consent. All Information will remain the property of the disclosing party, and will be returned or destroyed upon written request. 16.4 The confidentiality obligations in this Agreement will be binding during the Agreement and for a period of three years after any termination or non-renewal of the Agreement. 16.5 Neither party will disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement without prior written consent. 17. Export Control 17.1 Distributor will not engage in exporting activities within the Territory without the prior written approval of Tripath, and the United States Government if such approval is necessary. Nothing in this Subsection is meant to authorize Distributor shipments outside the Territory. 17.2 Distributor understands that the Products and Tripath confidential information are restricted by the United States Government from export to certain countries, and Distributor agrees that it will not sell or license Products or transfer Tripath confidential information in any way will violate any of the export control laws or regulations of the United States. 18. Term and Termination 18.1 The terms of this Agreement shall be one year from the effective date and will be automatically renewed on each anniversary of the effective date, for a renewal term of one year unless either party provides written notification of its intention not to renew this Agreement at least one month prior to the expiration of the initial or any renewal terms. Tripath will honor all orders acknowledged prior to the effective date of any such termination by nonrenewable. 18.2 Tripath or Distributor may terminate this Agreement for any reason with thirty days written notice. 18.3 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately if the other party becomes insolvent, or takes any steps to make an arrangement with its creditors, or has a receiver appointed. 18.4 If Tripath terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.1 or 18.2, or if Distributor terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.3, Tripath will purchase and Distributor will resell to Tripath Distributor's inventory of Products (excluding -6- Distributor Agreement discontinued and demonstration Products) which Tripath determines to be undamaged and in good condition (including, at Tripath's option on-site inspection). The price for such inventory will be the price actually paid by the Distributor, less any prior credit or allowances. 18.5 If Distributor terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.1 or 18.2, or if Tripath terminates pursuant to Subsection 18.3, Tripath may, at its option, purchase and Distributor will resell to Tripath all or part of Distributor's inventory at the price set forth in Subsection 18.4, less a ten percent restocking charge. 18.6 On termination of this Agreement for whatever cause, Distributor will immediately (a) cease to engage in marketing and distribution activities as Tripath's official distributor, and (b) cease representing in any manner that it is a distributor of Tripath Products in the Territory. 18.7 All obligations of Distributor to make payments under this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement for whatever cause, along with the following provisions: Section 10 (Limited Warranty), Section 11 (Reports and Audits), Section 16 (Confidentiality), Section 17 (Export Control), Section 19 (Intellectual Property Indemnity), and Subsection 21.6 (Governing Law), and Subsection 21.7 (Arbitration). 19. Intellectual property indemnity 19.1 Indemnification. Distributor agrees that Tripath has the right to, and Tripath agrees that it will at its expense, defend or at its option settle
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Extract the exact clause related to "Parties" from the excerpt above.

assistant: Distributor