premise: 1. The Receiving Party agrees to treat all information provided by the Providing Party in connection with the Business Under Discussion to the Receiving Partner and/or any of its partners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, insurers, agents, advisors or auditors (the “Representatives”), regardless of the manner in which it is so furnished, together with any analyses, compilations, data, studies or other documents or records, whether of an oral, written or electronically retrievable nature (collectively the “Information”), as strictly confidential. 2. The Receiving Party shall limit the possession and use of the Information to a “need-to-know” basis among its Representatives.