2.</strong> lawfully obtained from any source other than the owner of the Proprietary Information</p> <p> <strong>3.</strong> independently developed by personnel of the receiving Party to whom Proprietary Information had not been previously disclosed and not based on or derived from such Proprietary Information. or</p> <p> <strong>4.</strong> previously known to the receiving Party without an obligation to keep it confidential. Customer will not contract directly with any subcontractor relationships that JavaPipe has under this agreement or are connected to future services related to this agreement or that are of the same nature. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, JavaPipe may disclose such information to its successors or assigns, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors, licensees, licensors and suppliers which have signed and are bound by a suitable non-disclosure agreement with JavaPipe in order for JavaPipe to perform the service in this contract. The obligations set forth in this Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever for a period of three (3) years. provided, however, that, with respect to Proprietary Information which constitutes a trade secret, the obligations set forth in this Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever for so long as such Proprietary Information constitutes a trade secret under applicable law.</p>14. Force Majeure<p>If either Party shall be prevented from performing any portion of this Agreement (except the payment of money) by causes beyond its control, including labor disputes, civil commotion, war, governmental regulations or controls, casualty, inability to obtain materials or Service(s) or acts of God, such Party shall be excused from performance for the period of the delay and the time for such Party’s performance shall be extended for a period of time equal to the duration of such delay.</p>