premise: Exceptions to Confidential Information: This Agreement does not apply to information that: i. was available to the public at the time of disclosure, or subsequently became available to the public without fault of Recipient; ii. was known to Recipient at the time of disclosure or was independently developed by Recipient, provided there is adequate documentation to confirm such prior knowledge or independent development; iii. was received by Recipient from a third party and Recipient was not aware that the third party had a duty of confidentiality to Discloser in respect of the information; iv. is used or disclosed by Recipient with Discloser’s prior written approval; or v. is required to be disclosed by law, provided that Recipient gives Discloser sufficient prior written notice of any such disclosure to allow Discloser to contest the disclosure.