7. vendor shall ensure that if under the terms of this secrecy declaration any of the confidential information comes to the knowledge and /or in the possession of any third party, such third party shall also by bound by the stipulations contained in this secrecy declaration. vendor may disclose confidential information to its parent or affiliate companies and to the employees, agents , vendors or subcontractor of vendor and of such parent or affiliate companies as necessary for the work , provided that prior to any such disclosure any person or company receiving confidential information shall be bound by written secrecy declarations with vendor in the same terms as contained herein.