Common use of Limitations of Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Limitations of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, confidential information shall not include information (a) that was publicly available at the time of the disclosure thereof by one Party to the other; (b) that becomes publicly available other than through actions of the receiving Party in violation of this Agreement; or (c) that was in the possession of the receiving Party (without confidential or proprietary restriction) at the time of disclosure or that becomes available to the receiving Party from a source not subject to any obligation to keep such information confidential.