premise: 1. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall mean any and all information provided by, or on behalf of, the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party prior to or following the execution of this Agreement and in any way relating to the Purpose (including, without limitation, any and all intellectual property, business secrets, business information, business plans, financial and pricing information, business practices, financial statements and reports, project specifications, projections, schematics and drawings, trade secrets, processes, materials, customer lists, supplier lists, sales volume, territories, markets, current, future or potential acquisitions, technical, production, operational, marketing or sales information disclosed hereunder) provided in connection therewith, regardless of form or format, provided however that Confidential Information shall not include information which the Receiving Party can establish through written records: 