The Parties recognize that, in connection with the performance of this Agreement, each Party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) may disclose “Confidential Information” (as defined below) to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means # proprietary information (whether owned by the Disclosing Party or a third party to whom the Disclosing Party owes a non-disclosure obligation) regarding the Disclosing Party’s business or # information which is marked as confidential at the time of disclosure to the Receiving Party, or if in oral form, is identified as confidential at the time of oral disclosure and reduced in writing or other tangible (including electronic) form including a prominent confidentiality notice and delivered to the Receiving Party within 10 days of disclosure or # technical information including but not limited to source code, documents, and product plans. “Confidential Information” shall not include information which: # was known to the Receiving Party at the time of the disclosure by the Disclosing Party; # has become publicly known through no wrongful act of the Receiving Party; # has rightfully been received by the Receiving Party from a third party without breach of this provision; or # has been independently developed by the Receiving Party without using any Confidential Information of the other Party. The Receiving Party agrees # not to use any such Confidential Information for any purpose other than in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document and # not to disclose any such Confidential Information, except # to its employees who are reasonably required to have the Confidential Information in connection herewith or with any of the other Transaction Documents, # to its agents, representatives, lawyers and other advisers that have a need to know such Confidential Information and # pursuant to, and to the extent of, a request or order by a Governmental Authority. The Receiving Party agrees to take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy and confidentiality of, and avoid disclosure or unauthorized use of, the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.

Confidentiality Obligations. The Receiving Party shall treat as confidential all of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information and shall not use such Confidential Information except as expressly permitted under this Agreement or other agreements entered into between the Parties. Without limiting the foregoing, the Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care and means that it utilizes to protect its own information of a similar nature, but in any event not less than reasonable care and means, to prevent the unauthorized use or the disclosure of such Confidential Information to third parties. The Confidential Information may be disclosed only to employees, contractors, permitted assignees or sublicensees of the Receiving Party with a reasonable “need to know’’ and who are instructed and agree not to disclose the Confidential Information and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose, except as set forth herein. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information to the extent the Receiving Party is legally compelled to do so by any governmental investigative or judicial agency pursuant to proceedings over which such agency has jurisdiction, or in connection with the requirements of an initial public offering or securities filing; provided, however, that prior to any such disclosure, the Receiving Party shall # assert the confidential nature of the Confidential Information to the agency, # immediately notify the Disclosing Party in writing of the agency’s order or request to disclose, and # cooperate fully with the Disclosing Party in protecting against any such disclosure and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of the compelled disclosure and protecting its confidentiality.

A Party receiving Confidential Information (the “Receiving Party”) agrees to strictly keep secret any and all Confidential Information received during the Term from or on behalf of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) using at least the same level of measures as it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, but in any case at least commercially reasonable and customary efforts. Confidential Information shall include information disclosed in any form including but not limited to in writing, orally, graphically or in electronic or other form to the Receiving Party, observed by the Receiving Party or its employees, agents, consultants, or representatives, or otherwise learned by the Receiving Party under this Agreement, which the Receiving Party knows or reasonably should know is confidential or proprietary.

Confidentiality. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties agree that, for the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years thereafter, each Party (the “Receiving Party”), receiving any Confidential Information of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) hereunder shall keep such Confidential Information confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement. “Confidential Information means any technical, scientific, regulatory, commercial, business or other information provided by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise relating to or disclosed during any transaction contemplated hereby (including information disclosed prior to the Effective Date under a confidentiality agreement in contemplation of this Agreement), including information relating to the terms of this Agreement or the Product, and the scientific, regulatory or business affairs or other activities of either Party; provided that, Confidential Information shall not include any information that the Receiving Party can establish:

Confidential Information. Each Party (the “Receiving Party”) may receive during the course and conduct of activities under this Agreement, certain proprietary or confidential information of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) as furnished to the Receiving Party by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party. The term “Confidential Information” means all ideas and information of any kind, whether in written, oral, graphical, machine-readable or other form, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary, which are transferred, disclosed or made available by Disclosing Party or at the request of Receiving Party, including any of the foregoing of Affiliates or Third Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, # any information to the extent including ​ shall be the ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # any information to the extent including ​ shall be ​, and ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # the ​ shall be the ​, and ​ shall be deemed ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], # ​ shall be ​, and ​ shall be deemed to be ​ for purposes of this [Article 12], and # any other information disclosed by or on ​ hereunder to ​ shall, for the avoidance of doubt, ​ for purposes of this [Article 12].

Definition. “Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary information, data or know-how, whether provided in written, oral, visual or other form, provided by one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”) in connection with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the terms of this Agreement and information relating to the Disclosing Party’s existing or proposed research, development efforts, patent applications, business or products. Confidential Information shall not include any such information that: # is already known to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates (other than under an obligation of confidentiality) at the time of disclosure (as evidenced by written records of the Receiving Party); # is or becomes generally available to the public other than through any act or omission of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates that is in breach of this Agreement; # is disclosed to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates by a Third Party who had no separate nondisclosure obligation in respect of such information; or # is independently discovered or developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates without the use of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party (as evidenced by written records of the Receiving Party). The terms of this Agreement shall be deemed Confidential Information of each Party.

Confidential Information for purposes of this Contract shall not include information if and only to the extent that the Receiving Party establishes that the information: # is or becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of the Receiving Party; # was in the Receiving Party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the Receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the Disclosing Party; or # is lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party without restriction on disclosure. Confidential Information may also be disclosed by the Receiving Party pursuant to a requirement of a governmental agency, regulatory body or by operation of law, provided that the recipient shall disclose only that part of the Confidential Information that it is required to disclose and shall notify the Disclosing Party prior to such disclosure in a timely fashion in order to permit the Disclosing Party to lawfully attempt to prevent or restrict such disclosure should it so elect, and shall take all other reasonable and lawful measures to ensure the continued confidential treatment of the same by the party to which the Confidential Information is disclosed.

Obligation; Term. Except to the extent otherwise expressly authorized by this Agreement, the Parties agree that, during the Term and thereafter, each Party (the “Receiving Party”) receiving any Confidential Information of the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) hereunder will: # keep the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information confidential; # not disclose, or permit the disclosure of, the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; and # not use, or permit to be used, the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than as expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

Confidentiality Obligations. The Receiving Party agrees to treat all Confidential Information as the confidential and exclusive property of the Disclosing Party, and agrees not to disclose any of the Confidential Information to any third-party without first obtaining the written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party agrees to limit access to Confidential Information to those of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other third-party who have a need to know such information and who have been informed of and are obligated in writing to maintain the confidential nature of such Confidential Information as set forth herein and not use it other than as permitted in this Agreement. In particular, and subject to the conditions of the preceding sentence, the Receiving Party may disclose intellectual property licensed to it herein to implement this Agreement and the rights and licenses granted hereunder. The provisions of this paragraph will survive for a period of ​ after the termination or expiration of this Agreement; provided, however, with respect to any trade secrets disclosed hereunder, the provisions of this paragraph will survive while the status of the trade secret remains. The Receiving Party will ensure that Confidential Information will not be used by its directors, officers, employees or agents for any other purpose other than as set forth herein. The above provisions of confidentiality will not apply to that part of Confidential Information, which the Receiving Party can demonstrate by documentary evidence:

Confidentiality. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information or material that # is considered proprietary by the disclosing party; # not generally known other than by the disclosing party; and # any information which the disclosing party obtains from any third party that the disclosing party treats as proprietary or designates as confidential information, whether or not owned by the disclosing party. The receiving party agrees to hold in confidence and not to reveal to any person or entity any Confidential Information obtained during the course of performance under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the disclosing party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may disclose such information to its Affiliates on a need to know basis and subject to the confidentiality obligations contained herein. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to Confidential Information that # becomes publicly known other than by unauthorized disclosure by a Party in breach of this Agreement; # was in a Party’s lawful possession prior to disclosure and had not been obtained directly or indirectly from the other Party; or # is required by any court of competent jurisdiction or by governmental or regulatory authority to be disclosed, provided, however, the Party ordered to disclose any portion of any Confidential Information of the other Party shall immediately notify the other Party both orally and in writing. This Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years.