The Parties agree that this Agreement and all related data and information (including any and all Development Reports) exchanged by them or otherwise delivered hereunder shall be maintained in strict and absolute confidence and no Party shall disclose or use, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, any part of this Agreement or such data or information unless the release of such information is required by Law (including any requirement associated with an elective filing with a Governmental Authority) or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which any securities of the Parties or any Affiliates are traded or such use as is reasonably necessary for such Party to exercise its rights and perform its obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Parties from disclosing whatever information in such manner as may be required by statute, rule or regulation; nor shall any Party be prohibited by the terms hereof from disclosing information acquired under this Agreement to any financial institution or investors providing or proposing financing to either Party or to any Person proposing to purchase the equity in any Party to this Agreement or the assets owned by any Party to this Agreement to the extent such financial institutions and investors are bound by a written confidentiality and non-use agreement that, at a minimum, is as restrictive (both as to scope and duration) as the terms of this Section 17.11 and each Party hereto shall be an express third-party beneficiary to such agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in this Section  17.11 will not apply to information that (i) is in the possession of the Party receiving such information prior to disclosure by the other Party, (ii) is or becomes known to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement or (iii) becomes available to a Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other Party, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other fiduciary obligations of confidentiality to, the other Party. With respect to any Third Party that holds a working interest in any portion of the Dedicated Properties, Gatherer, with the consent of Producer, may (x) share a copy of this Agreement to any such Person who requests a copy and (y) provide a gathering agreement, substantially in the form hereof, with such adjustments or modifications to accommodate a non-operating working interest owner as deemed necessary or appropriate by Gatherer to any such Person who elects to take production in kind, rather than having Producer market such production. This Section will survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of 24 Months from the end of the Year in which the date of such termination occurred.