premise: Each Participating  Entity agrees  (i) to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information obtained,  (ii) without the express permission of the Participating Entity providing such information, not to disclose such information to third parties, and  (iii) to use such information only for the express purpose of developing and implementing a Cyber Mutual Assistance Program, including in connection with any request for or provision of cyber mutual assistance between Participating Entities.  Each Participating  Entity shall use the Confidential Information received hereunder only for the purposes identified in Section 1.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, a Participating Entity may use and internally share Confidential Information as deemed necessary to respond to an actual or threatened cyber emergency that places, or has the potential to place, the Participating Entity’s cyber systems at risk.  Any other use shall be only with the prior written consent of the Participating Entity or Participating Entities that provided the Confidential Information sought to be used.