premise: The Contract Partners undertake to keep the Information in accordance with the detailed provisions of this contract as disclosed by the other Contract Partner secure and take the necessary precautions to ensure that third parties have no access to the Information and that the Information is not disclosed to third parties. 1. The Contract Partner receiving the Information („Recipient “) will not disclose the Information received to third parties or use the Information for own business purposes for any other purpose except the Purpose of Exchange, without first obtaining the written agreement of the Discloser.  This applies explicitly also to the use of Information for the purpose of registering patents, brands, and other intellectual property.  The Recipient will ensure that the Information is only disclosed to those employees who need to know the same for the Purpose of Exchange and who explicitly know they owe a duty of confidence to the Discloser and who are bound by obligations equivalent to those in clauses 1 and 2. 