10.3 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Service Provider from using or disclosing Monsanto Information which it can prove:
(a) has become part of the public domain other than by acts or omissions of the Service Provider or its personnel;
(b) has been furnished or made known to the Service Provider by third parties (other than those acting on behalf of Monsanto) as a matter of right and without restriction on disclosure or use;
(c) was in the Service Provider’s possession prior to disclosure by Monsanto and was not acquired directly or indirectly from Monsanto; or
(d) is a general method of analysis provided and used by the Service Provider in connection with the Services.
Specific information shall not be deemed to fall within the scope of the foregoing exceptions merely because it is embraced by more generic information which falls within the scope of one or more of those exceptions. The Service Provider shall not disclose to others that specific information was received from Monsanto even though it falls within the scope of one or more of those exceptions. The Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that the existence of Monsanto’s particular interests and plans in the area of the Services is a type of such specific information
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