premise: 2.2. The Provider shall communicate the Town’s Confidential Information only to such of its officers, employees and representatives as have a clear need to know in order to accomplish the purposes for which such Confidential Information has been disclosed to the Provider and shall obtain written assurances from such officers, employees and representatives to maintain the confidentiality thereof. 3. Disclosure to Third Parties 3.1. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Provider agrees neither to disclose to any third party nor permit any third party to have access to any or all of the Confidential Information disclosed by the Town, without the prior written consent of the Town, nor to use any of the Confidential Information for any purpose other than as consented to in writing by the Town.  However, the aforesaid obligations shall not apply to information which the Provider can clearly demonstrate falls within any one of the following categories: a) Information that is now generally known to the public through no fault of the Provider; b) Information obtained after the date of this Agreement hereof from a third party lawfully in possession of and with no limitation upon disclosure of that information, and having the right to disclose the same; or c) Information that is required to be divulged pursuant to process of any judicial or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, provided notice of receipt of such notice is provided to the other party. 4. Protection of Confidential Information 4.1. The Provider will agree to use their best efforts to prevent disclosure of Confidential Information to any third party for an indefinite period of time from the date of this Agreement. 