Each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to, treat and hold in confidence all the Confidential Information of the other Party and its Affiliates, and refrain from disclosing or using any of the Confidential Information of the other Party and its Affiliates except as permitted by this Agreement. In the event that any Party is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any Proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party or such other Party’s Affiliates, then such Party will notify the other Party promptly of the request or requirement so that the other Party may seek an appropriate protective Order or waive compliance with the provisions of this §6(f) . If, in the absence of a protective Order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the disclosing Party or its Affiliates are, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party or its Affiliates to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, then the disclosing Party may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided , however , that the disclosing Party and its Affiliates shall cooperate with the other Party and its Affiliates to obtain, at the reasonable request and sole expense of the other Party, an Order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed.