Either Party shall keep the information received from the other Party in confidence and shall not disclose the same to any third party without a prior written consent of the disclosing Party, unless such information i) is already known to the public at the time of receipt, ii) becomes public after receipt thereof without fault of the receiving Party, iii) is the information developed by the receiving Party independent of the information disclosed by the other Party or iv) is in the possession of the receiving Party from any third party having a right to disclose the same, without being imposed of any confidentiality obligation. The confidentiality obligation as provided for in this Article shall survive cancellation, termination or expiration of this Agreement for the period of three (3) years.