premise: 2. Each Recipient Party with respect to Confidential Information received by it hereunder shall: A. Hold such Confidential Information in strict confidence and protect it in accordance with a standard of care which shall be no less than the care it uses to protect its own information of like importance and in no event less than reasonable care. B. Not use such Confidential Information for any purpose except as is necessary for the Evaluation referenced above or as otherwise authorized in writing by the Disclosing Party of such information in advance. C. Not disclose Confidential Information to any person other than to one of the Recipient Party's directors, officers, employees, representatives, consultants or agents (collectively called "Representatives") who need to know such information for the purposes of the Evaluation, provided that each Representative shall be informed, directed and obligated by the Recipient Party to treat such information in accordance with the obligations of this agreement and the Recipient Party shall be liable for breach of any such obligation by any of its Representatives. D. Not copy or otherwise duplicate such Confidential Information, or knowingly allow anyone else to copy or otherwise duplicate any such Confidential Information without the Disclosing Party's prior written approval.