premise: In consideration for the Agency supplying Proprietary Information to the Contractor, the Contractor shall a) only Disclose the Proprietary Information to Authorised Persons and to no other person; b) ensure that only Authorised Persons use, Disclose or copy (in hardcopy form or electronic form) the Proprietary Information to the extent strictly necessary for the Authorised Purpose and for no other purpose. 2.2  In consideration for the Contractor supplying Proprietary Information to the Agency the Agency shall: a) only Disclose the Proprietary Information to the Agency Authorised Persons and to no other person; and b) ensure that only the Agency Authorised Persons use, Disclose or copy (in hardcopy form or electronic form) the Proprietary Information to the extent strictly necessary for the Authorised Purpose and for no other purpose. 2.3  The obligations in this agreement shall not apply to Proprietary Information: a) which at the time of circulation has already entered the public domain or which after circulation enters the public domain (other than through a breach of this agreement); b) which at the time of circulation is already known by the receiving party (as evidenced in writing) and is not hindered by any obligation not to circulate; c) which is later acquired by the receiving party from another source and is not hindered by any obligation not to circulate; d) which is required to be circulated by law or order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 2.4 Both, the Agency and the Contractor agree that all Proprietary Information shall remain the property of the owner and that any Intellectual Property Rights subsisting in and protecting the Proprietary Information are owned and licensed as set out in the Contract and nothing in this agreement shall grant, convey or transfer to the Contractor, an Authorised Person, Agency Authorised Person or any company, firm or person any right, title, licence or interest in such Proprietary Information. 3. Storage Both the Agency and the Contractor shall: a) keep all Proprietary Information supplied by the other party (and all results, information, data or documentation based thereon) separate from all other records at its usual place of business; b) not use, reproduce, transform, or store any of the Proprietary Information supplied by the other party in an externally accessible computer or electronic information retrieval system or transmit it in any form or by any means whatsoever outside its usual place of business;