premise: The Receiving Party agrees:  (a) to hold the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in strict confidence, using the same degree (but no less than a reasonable degree) of care and protection that it exercises with its own Confidential Information of a similar nature;  (b) not to directly or indirectly disclose or otherwise make available any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to a third party; and  (c) not to copy or use the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than as necessary to fulfill the Receiving Party’s obligations or exercise its rights under this Agreement. 