premise: 3. For a period of five (5) years from the date of receiving it, all Confidential Information will be maintained in confidence by the receiving party, will not be disclosed to any third party or to any persons employed in its business other than those having a need to know for the purposes set forth above, and will be protected with the same degree of care as the receiving party normally uses in the protection of its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no case with any less degree than reasonable care. 