Common use of Exceptions to Confidentiality Clause in Contracts

Exceptions to Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Contract, each Party acknowledges that Confidential Information shall not include any information which: 1. is now or becomes part of the public domain through no fault or omission of the Contractor; 2. is already known by the Contractor prior to the disclosure without restriction on disclosure; 3. is lawfully received, without obligation of confidentiality, by the Contractor from others; or 4. is independently developed by or for the Contractor without use of or reference to the County’s Confidential Information.