【正文】
he Independent Contractor may, from time to time, disclose information to Company which may be proprietary and confidential. All information disclosed to Company in written or oral form, shall be clearly marked or stated as proprietary or confidential. Any such information not clearly marked or stated as proprietary or confidential C. The Parties desire that the Information deemed proprietary and/or confidential not be disclosed to any other parties unless authorized herein. NOW THEREFORE, in furtherance of the contemplated relationship, and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the Parties do hereby agree as follows: 1. Company and Independent Contractor, their employees, subsidiaries, agents and assigns agree to hold all Information in strict confidence. 2. No disclosure of any Information shall be made by Company or Independent Contractor, their employees, subsidiaries, agents and assigns without the express written consent of the other party. In addition, neither party shall use the Information for any purpose other than the evaluation of the proposed business relationship contemplated by this Agreement. The Independent Contractor expressly agrees that it shall not use the Information for purposes of developing petitive strategies, soliciting business directly from Company’s clients or in direct petition with Company. 3. This Agreement shall be effective for a term of five (5) years from the date first above written. 4. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to Information which: a. was previously known to Independent Contractor free of any obligation to keep it confidential。 and further provided that upon request of