IAR ANNUAL EXAMINATION IAR Annual Examination Step 1 of 10 10% Section 1. General InformationAdvisor Name* First Last Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Business Phone*Mobile PhoneBusiness Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Email*This email address will be used to send you a copy of this document for your records upon completion. DBA Name Section 2. Supervisor/Representative in Charge QuestionsHave you authored any books?* Yes No Have you disclosed the book(s) to Redhawk?* Yes No Please list any books that you have authored.*Do you advertise any award or ranking that has been earned?* Yes No Has the award or ranking been disclosed to Redhawk?*If the award or ranking has not been disclosed, please fill out the Third Party Rankings & Awards Disclosure form. (This link will open in a new window and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) Yes No Are all individual brokerage accounts housed with one of our custodians (TD Ameritrade, Schwab, Fidelity Wealthscape, US Bank, Interactive Brokers, or American Funds)?* Yes No Have these accounts been reported to Redhawk?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you have any Outside Business Activities?*Please see the Outside Business Activities Disclosure form to ensure you are disclosing all OBAs. (This link will open in a new window and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) Yes No Have all Outside Business Activities (OBAs) and changes to OBAs been reported to Redhawk?*If you have a new OBA or changes to a previously disclosed OBA, please fill out the Outside Business Activities Disclosure form. (This link will open in a new window and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) Yes No Have individuals responsible for opening mail been appropriately trained to detect and escalate all the situations below?*•Customer checks payable to IARs •Client complaints •Indications that IARs are making guarantees to clients •Any communications that are related to products not sold through Redhawk •Proper recording and handling of checks and securities •Securities or checks received made payable to Redhawk (must be promptly returned to client to avoid custody) Yes No Please explain.*If it is necessary to keep checks or securities overnight, which method(s) does/would your office use to secure the documents?*Select all that apply: Office Safe Locked Filing Cabinet or Desk Drawer Safety Deposit Box Other Please explain.*Has all cash and non-cash compensation (with the exception of items of nominal value) from outside vendors and/or due diligence trips sponsored by vendors been pre-approved by Redhawk?* Yes No Not applicable Please explain.*Have sponsor reimbursements for client seminar expenses and marketing expenses been paid to you or your firm?* Yes No Please explain.*Does your firm create a consolidated client statement? (This does not include reports generated by Redhawk.)* Yes No Please explain.*Do you use comprehensive financial planning software (apart from Nitrogen) or generate comprehensive financial plans for clients?* Yes No Has a sample plan been submitted to Redhawk?* Yes No Has the software been approved by Redhawk?* Yes No Please name the software you are using.* Do you maintain a website used for marketing your advisory services?* Yes No Was the website approved by Redhawk prior to use?* Yes No Web address:* Do you have the ability to retain changes to your website?* Yes No Please explain.*Are there any testimonials on your website?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you maintain any social media sites that mention your investment advisory services or company, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram?* Yes No Was the site approved by Redhawk prior to use?* Yes No Please explain.*Are there any recommendations or endorsements on your profile?* Yes No Please explain.*Are any of the recommendations or endorsements from present or former investment or insurance advisory clients?* Yes No Please explain.*Please select the social media sites you maintain.* LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram Other LinkedIn URL:* Facebook URL:* Twitter Username:* Instagram Username:* Please list other URLs:* How do you physically secure personally identifiable information (”PII”) (e.g., encrypted computer systems, portable media such as flash drives or CD ROMs, secure office and filing cabinets, etc.)?* Do you use a shredder or shredding service when disposing of paper documents containing personally identifiable information relating to your clients or associates?* Yes No Please explain.*How do you eliminate or "scrub" personally identifiable information that may exist on IT hardware (i.e., PCs, laptops, printers, copiers, fax machines, portable media such as flash drives or CD ROMs, etc.) prior to disposing, recycling, or donating?* Do you utilize an internet-based client contact management system?* Yes No Please provide the name of the service vendor.* Do you have anti-virus and anti-spyware for all PCs, laptops, and handheld devices?* Yes No Please provide the name of the application.* Please explain.*Do you send email communications that contain personally identifiable information using a secure encryption tool? (If you are using a @redhawkwa.com email or a DBA approved email, your email is encrypted with our Smarsh tool when the word “Confidential” is added to the subject line.)* Yes No Please explain.*Do you send email communications from a server outside of Redhawk’s server?* Yes No Does Redhawk have access to the server for monitoring purposes?*If Redhawk is not monitoring an email outside of its server, please contact the Compliance Department immediately at Compliance@RedhawkWA.com. Yes No Please explain.*Prior to sharing any confidential information with a third party (i.e., CPA, Attorney, etc.), do you receive authorization from the respective client?* Yes No Please explain.*How is the authorization documented?*Has an outside examiner (Federal, State, or SRO) visited your office since your last exam conducted by Redhawk?* Yes No Was Redhawk notified?* Yes No Please explain.*Has Redhawk received a copy of the exam report?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you currently share office space with individuals who are not affiliated with you or who are registered with another broker/dealer or RIA?* Yes No Please describe the relationship.*Was the arrangement pre-approved in writing by Redhawk?* Yes No Please explain.*Is all confidential client information and all systems separate and secured to prevent access by non-associated persons?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you maintain a Compliance Log (documenting checks received, complaints received, client-facing marketing materials, political contributions, and gifts given or received)?*Please use the Redhawk Compliance Log template to document these activities. It can be found at the link provided here and also on the advisor dashboard in the Compliance materials. (The link will open in a new window in Excel and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) Yes No Please explain.*Do you have a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery plan in place?*Please use Redhawk's Business Continuity Plan template to easily create or update your plan. The template can also be found on the advisor dashboard in the Compliance materials. (This link will open in a new Word document window and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) Yes and I will send a copy to Compliance. No but I will use Redhawk's provided template and send a copy to Compliance. Have you attempted to settle a complaint or dispute directly with a customer?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you received any complaints from clients, either verbal or written, since your last examination?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you maintain a checking account titled with your firm’s name or a derivative of your firm’s name?* Yes No Have you issued a check to a client from your personal or firm/DBA checking account?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you accepted any checks from a client that were made out to an IAR, DBA, or any other entity or account under the control of your firm or an RIA?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you given or received a gift from a client in excess of $100?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you a member of an investment club?* Yes No Please list which one(s):*Is your home office address listed on your business cards or email signature?* Yes No Do you meet with clients in your home office? Yes No Not applicable Are you a trustee, custodian, POA, executor, joint tenant, other named fiduciary to any accounts (including immediate family)?* Yes No Were these arrangements previously disclosed to Redhawk?* Yes No Please describe these arrangements.*Please list the accounts.*Is the client(s) a family member or outside third party?* Family Member Outside third party Please explain the relationship with the client(s) previously to them becoming a client.*Are you acting as a beneficiary or annuitant on any non-immediate family accounts?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you involved in business or financial agreements with any of your clients?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you engaged in any conduct that is in violation of any Redhawk or industry rules?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you using any marketing programs from a third party?* Yes No Were these programs pre-approved by Redhawk?* Yes No Please list the names of the marketing programs.*Do you have any restrictions with firms that you were previously registered with to do investment advisory business (i.e., “non-compete clauses”)?* Yes No Please provide the name of the firm(s) and the terms of the restrictions.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 3. Remote/On-Site Verification of Books and Records, and Other StandardsAre checks made out to the appropriate party (i.e., custodian, vendor, etc.)?* Yes No Please explain.*Are any checks and securities received from clients mailed out within (24) hours of receipt, or if received after normal business hours or prior to a holiday, mailed out by the next standard business day?* Yes No Please explain.*Do all emails, including responses to incoming emails, include Redhawk’s disclosure?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that all advertisements and sales literature, including, but not limited to, generic materials regarding all products and services offered, must be pre-approved by Redhawk and maintained in a sales literature/advertising file?* Yes No Please explain.*Has Redhawk reviewed and approved all advertising and sales literature?* Yes No Please explain.*Has Redhawk approved all copies of letterhead, business cards, and fax cover sheets?* Yes No Please explain.*Within your advertising/sales literature file, is there a list of attendees and approved copies of scripts, slides, handouts, invitations, or other visual presentations from outside vendors?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you promptly notifying Redhawk of the termination and/or hire of both registered and unregistered staff?* Yes No There is no staff other than myself. Please explain.*Do you promptly report changes to your Form U-4 information to Redhawk?*Please review your most recent U4 and ADV Pt 2B. Contact Compliance@RedhawkWA.com if any changes are required. Yes No Please explain.*Are all written and verbal complaints immediately forwarded to Redhawk?* Yes No I have no written or verbal complaints but would immediately report them to Redhawk. Please explain.*For any phone number that a client can reach you at, the voicemail must state that trade instructions will not be honored if left on voicemail. Does your voicemail inform the caller to not leave trade instructions?* Yes No Please explain.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 4. Client FilesIs each client profile updated to reflect all material changes upon discovery of the change prior to a new recommendation?* Yes No Please explain.*Are copies of all applicable documents to set up and manage an account in the client file?* Yes No Please explain.*Are fixed insurance and advisory files separated?* Yes No Please explain.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 5. Investment Advisor RepresentativesAre you maintaining all advisory records pertaining to current and closed accounts for a period of not less than five (5) years (with the first two (2) years on-site) from the end of the fiscal year in which the last entry was made on the record?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware of your obligation to ensure all data provided on the Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement is current and accurate and that Redhawk must be updated when changes occur?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you meet with your advisory clients at minimum annually and conduct at least an annual client review?* Yes No Please explain.*During the client review, do you verify the accuracy of the client’s current investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial needs, and financial information?* Yes No Please explain.*During the client review, do you review the client's investments?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you provide clients with a copy of your Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement, signed copies of the client agreement, and other account opening documentation?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you provide each advisory client with individualized investment advice based on each client’s investment objective, risk tolerance, or financial information?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware of and complying with policies with respect to “Double Dipping”?*For example, double-dipping occurs when a financial professional places commissioned products into a fee-based account and then makes money from both the commission and the fee. Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that you are prohibited from receiving any checks from advisory clients made payable to you or Redhawk for deposit into a client’s investment advisory account?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that you are prohibited from accepting securities certificates from any advisory client or forwarding these to the custodian on a client’s behalf for deposit into their investment advisory account?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that you are prohibited from acting as Trustee, Executor, Guardian or assuming any other General Power of Attorney role that would constitute direct or indirect control over client assets (excluding immediate family if pre-approved by Redhawk)? This prohibition includes holding any authority over any client assets maintained in a pooled investment vehicle or other outside business arrangement involving advisory clients.* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that you are prohibited from requesting account transfers and withdrawals unless transfer authorization expressly references the client’s accounts and is presented to the custodian?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you aware that you are prohibited from possessing a log-in ID, password, or other security credential of a client?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you use any other documentation (i.e. agreements, disclosures, etc.) for your investment advisory clients, other than Redhawk documents? (Please exclude any insurance documentation in your answer.)* Yes No Please list.*How do you communicate with your clients?*Please select all that apply. In-person Phone call Email Text message Social media or Social media messaging Instant messaging Other Which app(s) do you use for text messaging your clients?* Please provide the social media platforms you use to communicate with your clients.* Please provide the name of the instant messaging service you use to communicate with your clients.* Please explain the other way(s) you communicate with your clients.*Does any other person or business refer investment advisory clients to you?* Yes No Do you pay for these referrals?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you have a written referral agreement in place?* Yes No Please explain.*Please describe the relationship.*Do you have general Power of Attorney or have check-writing authority for any of your clients?* Yes No Please provide the name of the client(s) and your relationship to the client(s).*Are you in any type of business partnership or have any joint accounts with any of your investment advisory clients?* Yes No Please provide the name of the client(s) and an explanation of the arrangement.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 6. IARs Who Have Clients on the Open Investment Platform (OIP)Do you have clients on the Open Investment Platform (OIP)?* Yes Yes, but I only have clients on the Held-Away Open Investment Platform (HOIP). No Are you only exercising discretion over managed accounts for which there is a Discretionary Investment Advisory Agreement in place with the client?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you provide each client the opportunity to impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their account, including imposing restrictions on the type or nature of securities to be bought, sold, or held in the account?* Yes No Please explain.*Where do you maintain copies of monthly account statements and quarterly performance reports?* Electronic client file Physical client File Where do you maintain copies of order memorandums and confirmations?* Electronic client file Physical client File Do you create a Nitrogen investment policy statement (IPS) or other risk tolerance questionnaire for each client and update it on an annual basis?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you have an investment philosophy that describes how you manage the OIP client accounts?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you communicate to the client the investment changes that you make to their account?* Yes No Please explain.*How?* Email Phone Call Do you exercise discretion directly with third-party money managers (including model changes, allocation changes, etc.)?* Yes, I exercise discretion directly with third-party money managers No, I do not exercise discretion with third-party money managers Not applicable, I do not use third-party money managers Please explain.*Do you inform Redhawk of any third-party money managers you want to utilize with a client for Redhawk to perform due diligence?* Yes No Not applicable, I do not use third-party managers Please explain.*Are all third-party money managers recommended or solicited by you approved by Redhawk?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you placed any of your clients in a private placement or investment that is not liquid without Redhawk’s approval?* Yes No Please explain.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 7. Financial Planning and Consulting ServicesDo you provide financial planning or consulting services?* Yes No Do all client files include a copy of a risk tolerance questionnaire, a written financial plan, and a financial planning agreement?* Yes No Please explain.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 8. ComplianceWithin the past 10 years have you been convicted of, pleaded guilty or nolo contender (“no contest”) to, or been charged with a felony or misdemeanor involving:*Please check all boxes that are relevant to you. Investment or investment-related business. Fraud, false statements, or omissions. Wrongful taking of property. Bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion. A conspiracy to commit any of these offenses. Any other felony. None of the above. Please explain.*Has any court:*Please check all boxes that are relevant to you. In the past ten years, enjoined you in connection with investment-related activity? Ever found that you were involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations? Ever dismissed, pursuant to a settlement agreement, any investment-related civil action brought against you by a state or foreign financial regulatory authority? None of the above. Please explain.*Has the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ever:*Please check all boxes that are relevant to you. Found you to have made a false statement or omission? Found you to have been involved in a violation of its regulations or statutes? Found you to have been a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted? Entered an order denying, suspending or revoking your registration or otherwise disciplined you by restricting your activities? Imposed a civil money penalty on you, or ordered you to cease and desist from any activity? None of the above. Please explain.*Has any other federal regulatory agency or any state regulatory agency or any foreign financial regulatory authority:*Please check all boxes that are relevant to you. Ever found you to have made a false statement or omission or been dishonest, unfair, or unethical? Ever found you to have been involved in a violation of investment regulations or statutes? Ever found you to have been a cause of an investment-related business, having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted? Ever denied, suspended, or revoked your registration or license, prevented you from associating with an investment-related business, or otherwise disciplined you by restricting your activities? Ever revoked or suspended your license as an attorney, accountant, or federal contractor? None of the above. Please explain.*Has any self-regulatory organization or commodities exchange ever:*Please check all boxes that are relevant to you. Found you to have made a false statement or omission? Found you to have been involved in a violation of its rules? Found you to have been the cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted? Disciplined you by expelling or suspending you from membership, by barring or suspending your association with other members, by fining you more than $2,500, or by otherwise restricting your activities? None of the above. Please explain.*Has any foreign government, court, regulatory agency, or exchange ever entered an order against you related to investments or fraud?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor within the last 10 years involving the purchase or sale of any security or arising out of your conduct as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker, government securities dealer, bank, transfer agent, or entity or person required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, or as an Affiliated Person, salesman, or employee of any investment company, bank, insurance company, or entity or person required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you been permanently or temporarily enjoined by order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction from acting as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker, government securities dealer, bank, transfer agent or entity or person required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, or as an Affiliated Person, salesman, or employee of any investment company, bank, insurance company, or entity or person required to be registered under the Commodity Exchange Act or from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any security?* Yes No Please explain.*Are you now the subject of any proceeding that could result in a “yes” answer to any prior questions in Section 8?* Yes No Please explain.*Has a bonding company denied, paid out on, or revoked a bond for you?* Yes No Please explain.*Do you have any unsatisfied judgments or liens against you?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you ever conducted a securities business or been an affiliate of a securities firm that has been declared bankrupt, had a trustee appointed under the Securities Investor Protection Act, or had a direct payment procedure begun?* Yes No Please explain.*Within the past 10 years, have you made a compromise with creditors, filed a bankruptcy petition, or been declared bankrupt?* Yes No Please explain.*Have you been the subject of any other legal or disciplinary event that may be material to an evaluation of the Firm’s integrity or ability to meet contractual commitments to clients?* Yes No Please explain.*Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 9. Compliance Manual - Knowledge of Receipt and AcceptanceI hereby acknowledge receipt of the Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. (the “Firm”) Compliance Manual which includes, among others, the Firm’s Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy Statement. Additionally, I represent that I and any unregistered staff have read and understand all of the provisions of the Firm’s Compliance Manual and will keep the Compliance Manual for further reference.*The August 2023 Compliance Manual and Compliance Manual Summary of Changes that summarizes the updates from the previous version can be found at the provided links and also on the Redhawk website advisor dashboard under the Compliance tab. (The links will open in a new window and will not take you away from the IAR Annual Examination form.) I acknowledge and agree I understand, acknowledge and agree that all of the provisions of the Firm’s Compliance Manual apply to me and, among other matters, to all securities transactions and holdings in investments in which I or members of my family/household have beneficial ownership.* I acknowledge and agree By signing this certification, I hereby acknowledge that I have at all times, and will continue to be, in compliance with both the spirit and the specific requirements of all of the provisions of the Firm’s Compliance Manual. I have, and will continue to:* I acknowledge and agree • Notify the Firm promptly of all complaints received.* I acknowledge and agree • Notify the Firm timely, accurately, and completely of all disciplinary history required by the Firm’s policies.* I acknowledge and agree • Inform the Firm of all outside business activities (OBAs).* I acknowledge and agree • Not engage in any activities which would violate the Firm’s policy on insider trading.* I acknowledge and agree • Report timely, accurately and completely all securities transactions and holdings required by the Firm’s Code of Ethics and obtain Firm approval prior to any sale of any security currently on the Firm’s restricted list.* I acknowledge and agree I am sending all investment-related financial statements to the Firm to receive duplicate copies of all transaction confirmation statements and all account statements with respect to any securities account I maintain with any broker dealer, investment manager, or bank. I further acknowledge that any communications concerning pre-clearances of Reportable Securities transactions required pursuant to the Code of Ethics may be recorded by the Firm.*Please sign.Please enter any additional comments you would like to make here. Section 10. Additional AcknowledgementsClient SignaturesSupervised Persons are prohibited from committing forgery. Supervised Persons are not permitted to sign documents on behalf of clients, even when doing so is meant to accommodate a client's request. Doing so may result in disciplinary action and/or termination from the Firm. Client signatures must be original by the client on all documents. If a signature’s authenticity comes into question, Compliance will contact the Supervised Person asking for an explanation and can reach out to the client to validate the request and signature.* I acknowledge and agree The Firm requires original or electronic client signatures and dates for all paperwork. For this reason, under no circumstances should clients sign blank forms. The Firm prohibits Supervised Persons and their staff from obtaining and maintaining signed, blank forms from clients. Doing so may result in disciplinary action and/or termination from the Firm.* I acknowledge and agree Client-signed documents must be returned with all pages intact. The firm is unable to accept signed or initialed pages unless accompanied by the full documentation that evidences that the client was provided with all information and agreements. This policy covers all signed documents, both wet signature and e-signature, and all forms of document transmission (e.g., mail, fax, email, etc.).* I acknowledge and agree Signature stamps are generally prohibited for use by customers; however, the Firm will allow the use of a signature stamp if it is medically necessary. If a customer has a medical condition that requires them to use a signature stamp, Compliance may approve the use of a signature stamp if supporting documentation is provided.* I acknowledge and agree EmailElectronic messages are retained by the Firm using the Firm’s server. The Firm requires all email correspondence to be archived by the Firm and a copy of all emails will be submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). Electronic communications should not be considered private and are subject to monitoring and auditing by the Firm and any regulatory body.* I acknowledge and agree All Associated Persons are expected to follow appropriate business communications standards and to use either a @redhawkwa.com email address or an approved DBA email (where the DBA email server is accessible by the Firm for monitoring) for all business communications. All Associated Persons should put the word “Confidential” when using the @redhawkwa.com email address or firm approved DBA email in the subject line when sending information that includes personal and confidential information. By using the word “Confidential” in the subject line, the email and attachments will be encrypted.* I acknowledge and agree Sending or receiving communications that are inappropriate, profane, obscene, discriminatory, threatening or otherwise offensive is prohibited. Sending or receiving jokes, puzzles, games, chain messages, non-business-related pictures, video/sound files and frequent or long personal correspondence are example of inappropriate use. Associated Persons shall report threatening, harassing or otherwise inappropriate communications to their supervisor or the Chief Compliance Officer. Unauthorized dissemination of proprietary information, advertisements, and copyrighted software or materials is prohibited.* I acknowledge and agree Text MessagingRegulators have classified text messaging as a form of electronic communication requiring supervision and retention. The Firm’s policy is to allow Supervised Persons to use text messaging to communicate business related information, subject to the policies within the Compliance Manual's Electronic Communications section, relating to its use. All texts will be archived. All texts must be sent and received using the Firm's MyRepChat software.* I acknowledge and agree Social MediaIt is the policy of the Firm to allow all Associated Persons to maintain social media accounts consisting of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts, subject to the policies outlined in the Compliance Manual relating to their permitted usage of such accounts. To meet its supervisory obligations, the Firm requires all Associated Persons to load and maintain all social media accounts into the Firm’s social media monitoring system.* I acknowledge and agree It is against our Firm’s policy for employees to post any Firm advertising material on a personal profile on any social media site. The exception is the networking site LinkedIn. Supervised Persons may maintain a profile on LinkedIn that includes identification as associated with the Firm. This profile must be limited to that individual’s personal biographical information and may not include any other information about the Firm, the Firm’s advisory activities, securities information or other investment-related content or communications.* I acknowledge and agree Supervised Persons may maintain a personal website and/or internet/social media profile, such as Facebook, Twitter, or similar sites. These sites may be used for personal situations only and may not include any other information about the Firm, the Firm’s advisory activities, securities information, other investment-related content or communications, or have friends or followers that are clients.* I acknowledge and agree I have read and will abide by the Policies set forth above. By signing below, I hereby certify as to the truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness of the statements I made above.*Please signPlease enter any additional comments you would like to make here.