We consider our relationship with our clients our most important asset. We strive to maintain your trust and confidence in our firm, an essential aspect of which is our commitment to protect your personal information to the best of our ability. We believe that all of our clients value their privacy, so we will not disclose your personal information to anyone unless it is required by law, at your direction, or is necessary to provide you with our services. We have not and will not sell your personal information to anyone.

What information do we collect, maintain and communicate?
Suffolk collects and maintains your personal information so we can provide investment management services to you. The types and categories of information we collect and maintain about you include:

• Information we receive from you to open an account or provide investment advice to you (such as your home address, telephone number, and financial information);
• Information that we generate to service you account (such as trade tickets and account statements); or
• Information that we may receive from third parties with respect to your account (such as trade confirmations from brokerage firms).

Suffolk will not disclose any personal information about you or your account(s) unless one of the following conditions is met:

• We receive your prior written consent;
• We believe the recipient is your authorized representative; or
• We are required by law to disclose information to the recipient.

How we protect your personal information
To fulfill our privacy commitment at Suffolk, we have instituted firm-wide practices to safeguard the information that we maintain about you. These practices include:

• Adopting policies and procedures to put in place physical, electronic and other safeguards to keep your personal information safe;
• Limiting access to personal information to those employees who need it to perform their job and
• Requiring third parties that perform services for us to agree by contract to keep your information strictly confidential.

Even if you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive client, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices described above.