premise: (a) All of the confidential information (hereinafter "Confidential Information"), including, without limitation, all information relating to business plans, financial or technical matters, trade secrets, designs, know-how, inventions, operations and any other information received or acquired by one party ("Receiving Party") from the other ("Disclosing Party") in the course of exploring the possible business relationship shall be in written form and marked "Confidential," with the name of the Disclosing Party and the date of disclosure. 