premise: 3. The parties shall: (a) not disclose any Confidential Information obtained from the other party to any person or entity without the prior written permission of the other party; and, (b) not take, copy, or retain any Confidential Information in any written, electronic, or physical form whatsoever without the written permission of the other party; and, (c) return any Confidential Information in any written, electronic, or physical form whatsoever in his or her possession, or to delete forever any Confidential Information that he or she may have stored on a computer or other device, at the request of the other party, except that each party may keep one copy in its confidential legal files for the purpose of assuring compliance with this agreement.