Lender agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by Borrower or any Subsidiary, except that such information may be disclosed (a) to any Affiliate, Participant or advisor of Lender, including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, provided that Lender shall have taken reasonable steps to assure that such Affiliates, participants, and advisors will maintain such information in confidence to the same extent required of Lender hereunder, (b) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (c) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority, (d) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available, other than as a result of a breach of this Section 8.12 , or which becomes available to Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Borrower, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, and (f) subject to provisions substantially similar to this Section 8.12 , to any actual or prospective assignee or Participant, or (g) with the consent of Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.