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.  If the Confidential Information is initially disclosed orally, it shall be reduced to written form by the Disclosing Party (including the date of the oral disclosure and name of the Disclosing Party) and presented or mailed to the Receiving Party within fifteen (15) days of the first oral disclosure. (b) The Confidential Information shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party. (c) All information disclosed which is not marked "Confidential," or not reduced to written form and marked "Confidential" if initially disclosed orally shall be considered to be non-confidential and shall not be subject to the obligations imposed by this Agreement. 