premise: The obligations of the Receiving Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to any Confidential Information that – 8.1 is or was known to, or in the possession of the Receiving Party prior to disclosure thereof by the Disclosing Party; 8.2 is or becomes publicly known, otherwise than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party; 8.3 is developed independently of the Disclosing Party by the Receiving Party in circumstances that do not amount to a breach of the provisions of this Agreement;