premise: 1. "Confidential Information" means information in whatever form disclosed by or on behalf of one Party (the "Disclosing Party") to the other Party (the "Receiving Party") before, on or after the Effective Date hereof which relates to a Disclosing Party's business or the Transaction including without limitation: business, financial, human resources, and technical materials, information and data, or information which although not directly related to the Transaction, is nevertheless disclosed as a result of or in connection with the Parties' discussions of the Transaction together with analyses or other documents prepared by the Receiving Party or any of the Receiving Party's affiliates, employees, representatives and/or consultants that contain or otherwise reflect such Confidential Information.