premise: That portion of the Confidential Information that may be found in analyses, compilations, studies, or other documents prepared by the Receiving Party, its agents, employees, oral Confidential Information and any written Confidential Information not so requested and returned will be held by the Receiving Party and kept subject to the terms of this Agreement or destroyed. 10.3. The Receiving Party shall comply with any request by the Disclosing Party in terms of this clause, within 7 (seven) business days of receipt of any such request. 11. EXCLUDED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION The obligations of the Receiving Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to any Confidential Information that: 11.1. is known to, or in the possession of the Receiving Party prior to disclosure thereof by the Disclosing Party; 11.2. is or becomes publicly known, otherwise than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party; 11.3. is developed independently of the Disclosing Party by the Receiving Party in circumstances that do not amount to a breach of the provisions of this Agreement; 11.4. is disclosed by the Receiving Party to satisfy an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or to comply with the provisions of any law or regulation in force from time to time; provided that in these circumstances, the Receiving Party shall advise the Disclosing Party to take whatever steps it deems necessary to protect its interests in this regard and provided further that the Receiving Party will disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which it is legally required to disclose and the Receiving Party will use its reasonable endeavours to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information to the greatest extent possible in the circumstances; 11.5. is disclosed to a Third Party pursuant to the prior written authorization and limited to the extent of such approval of the Disclosing Party; 11.6. is received from a Third Party in circumstances that do not result in a breach of the provisions of this Agreement. 12. TERM 12.1. This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties with effect from the date of signature of the Party signing last hereto. 12.2. This Agreement shall commence upon the date referred to in clause 12.1 and shall endure for the duration of the Project.  Termination shall not, however, affect the rights and obligations contained herein with respect to Confidential Information furnished by one Party to another Party prior to termination.