The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall hold confidentially all non-public and proprietary information and all other information designated by the Borrower as confidential, in each case, obtained from the Borrower or its Affiliates pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with their customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound lending practices; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may make disclosure of any such information (a) to their examiners, Affiliates, outside auditors, counsel, consultants, appraisers, agents, other professional advisors, any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations and any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such counterparty’s professional advisor in connection with this Agreement or as reasonably required by any proposed syndicate member or any proposed transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Note or participation therein (including, without limitation, any pledgee referred to in Section  11.4(e) hereof), in each case, so long as any such Person (other than any examiners) receiving such information is advised of the provisions of this Section  11.18 and agrees to be bound thereby, (b) as required or requested by any governmental authority or self-regulatory body or representative thereof or in connection with the enforcement hereof or of any Loan Document or related document or (c) pursuant to legal process or with respect to any litigation between or among the Borrower and any of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be obligated or required to return any materials furnished to it by the Borrower. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public (other than through the Administrative Agent or such Lender), (ii) is already in the possession of the Administrative Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis, or (iii) comes into the possession of the Administrative Agent or such Lender from a source other than the Borrower or its Affiliates in a manner not known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender to involve a breach of a duty of confidentiality owing to the Borrower or its Affiliates.