premise: 2.3 “Affiliates” shall mean any of the Receiving Party’s affiliated, related and/or subsidiary entities, parents and their respective employees, directors, officers and agents. 3. Access to Confidential Information. Access to and release/use of disclosed Confidential Information shall be restricted to those employees, directors and attorneys of the Receiving Party and its Affiliates, which have a need to know the Confidential Information with respect to the Purpose. 