1. The Centre, the mediator, the parties, the parties counsels, representatives, advisers or assistants and any other persons participating in the mediation shall respect the confidentiality of the mediation and may not, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties and the mediator or requested by the applicable law or necessary to implement or enforce the settlement agreement, use or disclose to any outside party any information concerning the mediation. The Centre, the parties or the mediator shall suggest, that each such person sign an appropriate confidentiality undertaking prior to taking part in the mediation.

2. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or required by applicable law, the parties shall not introduce or seek to introduce as evidence or to give testimony in any judicial, arbitral or similar proceedings

a) any documents, statements or communications prepared for mediation exclusively which are submitted by another party or by the mediator in or for the proceedings, unless they can be obtained independently by the party seeking to produce them;

b) any views expressed or suggestions made by any party within the proceedings with regard to the dispute or the possible settlement of the dispute;

c) any admissions made by another party within the proceedings;

d) any views or proposals put forward by the mediator within the proceedings;

e) the fact that a party had or had not indicated willingness to accept any proposal for settlement made by the mediator or the other party.

3. Unless required by applicable law or unless all of the parties and the mediator agree otherwise in writing, the mediator shall not give testimony in any judicial, arbitral or similar proceedings concerning any aspect of the mediation proceedings.