Information Security Policy

Information security is governed at the firm level under a controlled operating model. Access to Records, and to the systems that hold them, is granted on a need-to-know basis and only to authorized personnel.

Authorized personnel are bound by confidentiality obligations consistent with the protection of the Material they handle.

Records, and the data Axendale holds, are handled according to their assigned classification. Classification determines how information is accessed, stored, and distributed within the firm.

The Access Classifications applied to issued Records are defined under the Axendale Schema Reference and Data License Agreement.

Access to Records is role-bound, non-transferable, and limited to authorized personnel and authorized recipients. Access is granted, maintained, and withdrawn under Axendale's control and only while authorization subsists.

Axendale maintains controls intended to preserve the integrity and authenticity of issued Records.

• ·each Record is assigned a record signature at issuance;
• ·Records are maintained in an append-only state following finalization and are not altered thereafter; corrections are issued as new versions;
• ·Records are chained to their preceding record, establishing a verifiable issuance sequence;
• ·only finalized Records are eligible for distribution; superseded Records are retained and excluded from active reference sets.

Records are distributed through controlled channels by direct, non-public distribution. Axendale does not expose Records through a public endpoint.

Axendale applies reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect Records and associated data, including encryption in transit where supported. No method of transmission or storage is entirely secure.

Axendale collects only the limited information necessary to operate its records, evaluation, access, and correspondence functions.

Recipient and inquiry information is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Issued Records are retained permanently under append-only governance.

In the event of a security incident affecting the Material, Axendale will take reasonable steps to assess, contain, and address the incident, and to notify affected parties where appropriate.

Suspected vulnerabilities or security concerns may be reported through official Axendale channels.

Axendale applies reasonable measures to protect information but does not warrant that its measures are infallible. Matters of representation, warranty, and liability are governed by the Axendale Terms of Service.