Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that any information or data it has acquired from or about the Company, not otherwise properly in the public domain, was received in confidence. Each Lender agrees not to divulge, communicate or disclose, except as may be required by law or for the performance of this Agreement, or use to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of any other person or persons, or misuse in any way, any confidential information of the Company, including any technical, trade or business secrets of the Company and any technical, trade or business materials that are treated by the Company as confidential or proprietary, and confidential information obtained by or given to the Company about or belonging to third parties..