premise: The receiving party will not be liable for the disclosure of any Confidential Information which is: (a) generally made available publicly or to third parties by the disclosing party without restriction on disclosure; (b) rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; (c) rightfully known to the receiving party without any limitation on disclosure prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; (d) independently developed by employees and / or independent contactors of the receiving party; or