KADENWOOD GROUP LLC WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE, TERMS OF USE, AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMS

Effective Date: February 20, 2026Last Updated: February 20, 2026IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICEThis document is intended to function as a comprehensive publication draft for website legal notices and communications disclosures. It is designed to support operational and telecommunications compliance workflows. It is not legal advice, and Kadenwood should obtain final legal review before publication.PART I. MASTER PRIVACY NOTICE1. WHO WE AREKadenwood Group LLC ("Kadenwood," "we," "us," or "our") is a merchant banking and capital advisory business. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, transfer, and otherwise process Personal Information in connection with our websites, communications channels, and related business operations.2. SCOPE OF THIS NOTICEThis Privacy Notice applies to Personal Information collected through and in relation to Kadenwood websites (including https://www.kadenwoodgroup.com), inquiry and partner forms, direct email communications, voice calls, SMS/text messaging, scheduling workflows, investor/prospect communications, and related business interactions. This Notice does not govern third-party websites, products, or services that are not controlled by Kadenwood, even where linked from our site.3. CONTACT DETAILSKadenwood Group LLC can be contacted at the following addresses: Primary U.S. operating office: 250 Park Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017, United States. Canadian office: 1151 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6E 0C6, Canada. Registered agent and legal service address (non-operating): 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States. Email: admin@kadenwoodgroup.com. Phone: +1 778-986-3435.4. DEFINITIONSFor purposes of this Notice, "Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with an identified or identifiable individual. "Processing" means any operation performed on Personal Information, including collection, storage, organization, use, analysis, transfer, disclosure, retention, and deletion.5. CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION WE PROCESSDepending on the context of your interaction with us, we may process identifying and business contact information (for example name, company, role, business email, and phone number), communications data (for example email, SMS, call content and metadata, scheduling records, and follow-up history), technical/network information (for example IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, referral and usage logs, and session timing data), professional/commercial context information (for example service interest and relationship-stage information), and security/compliance records (for example anti-abuse indicators, system logs, and investigation artifacts).6. SOURCES OF INFORMATIONWe may obtain Personal Information directly from you, from your authorized representative, from your organization, from public business/professional sources, from business referrals, from service providers acting on our behalf, and from technologies used to operate and secure our websites and communications infrastructure.7. PURPOSES OF PROCESSINGWe process Personal Information to respond to inquiries, schedule and confirm meetings and calls, provide and improve communications and services, maintain relationship and CRM records, conduct quality assurance, perform website and security analytics, detect and prevent fraud or abuse, satisfy legal and regulatory obligations, preserve evidence and records, and establish, exercise, or defend legal rights.8. LEGAL BASES (WHERE APPLICABLE)Where required by applicable law, we process Personal Information on one or more lawful bases, including consent, performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, legitimate interests, and legal obligations.9. DISCLOSURES TO THIRD PARTIESWe may disclose Personal Information to service providers that support hosting, infrastructure, analytics, scheduling, messaging, telephony, CRM, and security operations; to professional advisors such as legal, tax, accounting, and compliance counsel; to law enforcement or regulators where required by law; and to transaction counterparties and their advisors in a merger, financing, restructuring, acquisition, disposition, or similar transaction.10. SALE AND SHARING STATEMENTKadenwood does not sell Personal Information for monetary consideration. Kadenwood does not share Personal Information for third-party cross-context behavioral advertising. Kadenwood does not sell, rent, or share mobile opt-in and consent data for third-party marketing.11. TELEPHONY, SMS, AND MOBILE PRIVACYWhen you provide your contact information and engage with Kadenwood, we may use SMS/text and voice channels for one-to-one conversational and transactional communications related to active business interactions, including call scheduling, confirmations, post-call follow-up, and responses to your inquiries. Message frequency varies and message/data rates may apply according to your carrier plan. You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP and may request assistance by replying HELP or contacting admin@kadenwoodgroup.com.11A. MOBILE INFORMATION NON-SHARING COMMITMENTNo mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be sold, rented, or shared for third-party marketing. Mobile data may be disclosed only to communications service providers strictly as necessary to deliver messages and calls on our behalf.12. CALL RECORDINGWhere permitted by law, calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance, training, security, compliance, and documentation.13. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIESWe and our providers may use cookies, tags, pixels, local storage, and related technologies to operate and secure the website, preserve session integrity, measure performance and traffic, improve user experience, and support internal analytics.14. DNT AND GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROLWhere required by applicable law, we process recognized browser privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), for applicable opt-out workflows.15. INTERNATIONAL PROCESSINGPersonal Information may be processed in the United States, Canada, and other jurisdictions where Kadenwood and its providers operate. Data protection and government-access frameworks may differ by jurisdiction.16. RETENTIONKadenwood retains Personal Information only for as long as reasonably necessary for disclosed purposes and applicable legal obligations. Typical retention ranges may include security and technical logs retained for approximately 12 to 36 months, analytics data retained for approximately 12 to 26 months (subject to platform settings), inquiry and communication records retained for approximately 3 to 7 years, and transaction-support records retained for approximately 7 to 10 years or longer if required by legal hold, litigation, audit, or law.17. SECURITYKadenwood implements administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect Personal Information, including access management, credential protections, monitoring controls, vendor oversight, and incident-response procedures. No system can guarantee absolute security.18. YOUR RIGHTSSubject to applicable law and verification requirements, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, withdraw consent, request portability, and appeal certain decisions.19. RIGHTS REQUEST PROCESSTo exercise rights, submit a request to admin@kadenwoodgroup.com with sufficient information for identity and jurisdiction verification. Kadenwood may request additional information to authenticate identity and authority, including where requests are submitted by authorized agents.20. RESPONSE TIMING AND APPEALSKadenwood responds within legally required timelines and may use extensions where permitted by law. Where applicable law provides an appeals process, Kadenwood will provide appeal instructions in any denial response.21. NON-DISCRIMINATIONKadenwood will not discriminate against individuals for exercising applicable privacy rights.22. MINORSKadenwood services are not directed to children under 13 (or other age threshold required by applicable law), and Kadenwood does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children.23. THIRD-PARTY LINKSKadenwood is not responsible for third-party privacy practices, security, or content for websites or services outside Kadenwood control.24. CHANGES TO THIS NOTICEKadenwood may revise this Privacy Notice from time to time. Revisions are effective when posted unless otherwise required by law.PART II. U.S. STATE PRIVACY ADDENDUM25. APPLICABILITYThis Addendum applies to residents of U.S. states that provide privacy rights, including California and other states as enacted and amended.26. CATEGORIES, PURPOSES, AND RECIPIENTSIn the preceding 12 months, Kadenwood may have processed categories of identifiers and contact data, communications data, professional/commercial context data, internet/network data, security and compliance data, and inferences for operational communications, relationship management, security, analytics, legal compliance, and service administration. Such data may be disclosed to service providers, advisors, legal authorities, and transaction counterparties where appropriate.27. RIGHTSDepending on your state, rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability, opt-out rights for certain processing, sensitive-data use limitations where applicable, and appeal rights.28. VERIFICATIONTo protect privacy and security, Kadenwood verifies requests before fulfilling them. Verification may require confirmation of identifying details already maintained in Kadenwood systems.29. AUTHORIZED AGENTSWhere permitted, an authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf. Kadenwood may require evidence of authority and separate identity verification.30. CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENTWhere California law applies, California residents may request categories and specific pieces of Personal Information, categories of sources and recipients, business/commercial purposes, and correction/deletion of eligible data, and may exercise additional rights provided by the CCPA/CPRA. Kadenwood does not discriminate for exercising rights. California residents may submit relevant privacy requests to admin@kadenwoodgroup.com.PART III. CANADA PRIVACY ADDENDUM31. APPLICABILITYThis Addendum applies where Canadian privacy law applies, including PIPEDA and applicable provincial frameworks.32. CONSENT AND PURPOSE LIMITATIONKadenwood processes Personal Information for reasonable and lawful business purposes. Where required, consent is obtained consistent with applicable legal standards. Consent may be withdrawn subject to legal and contractual limitations.33. ACCESS AND CORRECTIONIndividuals may request access to and correction of Personal Information, subject to legal exceptions and identity verification.34. CROSS-BORDER PROCESSINGPersonal Information may be processed outside Canada, including in the United States and other jurisdictions, where foreign laws may permit lawful governmental access.35. COMPLAINTSIf unresolved, individuals may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or an applicable provincial regulator.PART IV. COOKIE NOTICE36. COOKIE CATEGORIESKadenwood may use necessary cookies for security/session functions, analytics cookies for website performance and usage measurement, and functional/preference cookies for user experience settings.37. COOKIE MANAGEMENTYou may manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may reduce website functionality.38. COOKIE REGISTER FORMATKadenwood may maintain a cookie register identifying cookie name, provider, purpose, category, duration, and lawful basis where applicable.PART V. TERMS OF USE39. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMSBy accessing or using the website, you accept these Terms of Use. If you do not accept them, you must not use the website.40. MODIFICATIONSKadenwood may modify these Terms at any time. Continued use after updates are posted constitutes acceptance of modified Terms.41. INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLYWebsite content is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, tax, accounting, valuation, or other professional advice.42. NO OFFER OR SOLICITATIONNothing on the website constitutes an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement of any security, service, or transaction.43. JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONSWebsite access and any referenced services may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. Users are responsible for compliance with local laws.44. LIMITED LICENSEKadenwood grants a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the website for lawful informational purposes, subject to these Terms.45. PROHIBITED CONDUCTYou may not violate site security; attempt unauthorized access; bypass authentication or technical controls; scrape, crawl, spider, mirror, or data-mine without authorization; upload malware; interfere with operations; impersonate persons/entities; or otherwise violate law or third-party rights.46. SITE SECURITY ENFORCEMENTKadenwood may investigate suspected violations and may cooperate with legal authorities. Kadenwood may suspend or terminate access immediately where necessary to address security, abuse, fraud, or legal risk.47. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYAll website content and materials are owned by or licensed to Kadenwood and protected by applicable law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, modification, or commercial exploitation is prohibited.48. TRADEMARKSKadenwood names, marks, logos, and branding are proprietary and may not be used without authorization.49. THIRD-PARTY CONTENTKadenwood is not responsible for third-party websites, content, services, or privacy/security practices.50. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSWebsite materials may include forward-looking statements subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual results may differ materially. Except as required by law, Kadenwood assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.51. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIESTHE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.52. LIMITATION OF LIABILITYTO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KADENWOOD AND RELATED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OPPORTUNITY, OR GOODWILL ARISING FROM WEBSITE USE OR RELATED COMMUNICATIONS.53. LIABILITY CAPTO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KADENWOOD'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED USD $100.54. INDEMNIFICATIONYou agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kadenwood and related parties from claims, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of these Terms, misuse of the website, or violation of law or third-party rights.55. INJUNCTIVE RELIEFKadenwood may seek injunctive or equitable relief where available for misuse of intellectual property, confidential information, or security controls.56. LIMITATION PERIODAny claim arising from or relating to website use or these Terms must be brought within one (1) year of accrual, to the extent permitted by law.57. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUEThese Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes shall be brought in state or federal courts located in New York, New York, subject to applicable law.58. FORCE MAJEUREKadenwood is not liable for delay or failure resulting from causes beyond reasonable control.59. EXPORT AND SANCTIONS COMPLIANCEYou agree not to use the website in violation of applicable export-control or sanctions laws.60. SEVERABILITY, WAIVER, ASSIGNMENT, ENTIRE AGREEMENTIf any provision is unenforceable, remaining provisions remain in effect. Failure to enforce does not waive rights. You may not assign rights without consent. Kadenwood may assign in corporate transactions. These Terms, together with applicable privacy notices and any signed agreements, constitute the entire agreement regarding website use and related communications.PART VI. COMMUNICATIONS TERMS (SMS, VOICE, EMAIL)61. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONKadenwood may send one-to-one communications by SMS, voice, and email in connection with active business communications.62. MESSAGE CONTENTCommunications may include call scheduling and confirmation, post-call follow-up, responses to direct questions, and operational workflow updates tied to active interactions.63. FREQUENCY AND FEESMessage frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply according to carrier/service plans.64. CONSENTBy providing contact details and opting in where required, you consent to receive communications as described. Consent is not a condition of purchase.65. OPT-OUT AND HELPReply STOP to stop SMS communications. Reply HELP for assistance. You may also contact admin@kadenwoodgroup.com.66. CARRIER DISCLAIMERCarriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.67. MOBILE PRIVACYNo mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be sold or shared for third-party marketing.68. COMMUNICATIONS MISUSEKadenwood may suspend communications where misuse, abuse, legal risk, or security risk is identified.PART VII. CONTACTFor all privacy, legal, and communications requests:Kadenwood Group LLCPrimary U.S. operating office:250 Park Ave, 7th FloorNew York, NY 10017United StatesCanadian office:1151 W Georgia StVancouver, BC V6E 0C6CanadaRegistered agent and legal service address (non-operating):30 N Gould St Ste RSheridan, WY 82801United StatesEmail: admin@kadenwoodgroup.com