Common use of Limited Exceptions Clause in Contracts

Limited Exceptions. The restrictions in Section 2(a) hereof shall not apply to information that, as can be established by competent written records: (i) was publicly known at the time of the Company's communication thereof to you; (ii) becomes publicly known through no fault of yours subsequent to the time of the Company's communication thereof to you; (iii) was in your possession free of any obligation of confidence at the time of the Company's communication thereof to you; or (iv) is developed by you independently of and without reference to or use of any of the Company's Confidential Information. In the event that you are required by law, regulation or court order to disclose any of the Company's Confidential Information, you shall (i) first notify the Company of such disclosure requirement and (ii) furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required and will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information