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IBusiness Continuity Management System (BCMS) Policy

Effective Date: 01-Jun-2025
Last Updated: 01-Jun-2025

Policy Statement:
Establishing, implementing, operating, maintaining, exercising, and continuously improving BCMS to reach the required level of resilience is crucial for Agile Advisors to protect its reputation and satisfy stakeholders.

1. BCMS's primary objective is to reduce or eliminate any interruption to the business operations and time-sensitive services of Agile Advisors. The objective in the event of such a disruption is to keep the business running until complete functioning can be restored..

2. At Agile Advisors, "Everyone" oversees business continuity. All employees and third-party professionals participating in the BCMS or any other developed procedures should be aware of the necessary operating actions to be followed in the event of a disruptive occurrence, whether it be man-made or natural, to accomplish a prompt and effective recovery.

3. BCM Steering Committee is ultimately responsible for the business continuity of Agile Advisors. It shall be responsible for the development, implementation, operation, maintenance, exercising and continual improvement of the BCMS..

4. The safety of every employee and person on Agile Advisor’s property shall always come first in the event of an incident..

5. All department heads and Business Continuity (BC) Champions, in coordination with BC Manager shall carry out annual Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Threat Risk Assessment (TRA), Recovery Strategies, Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), Exercise and Performance evaluation.

6. All time-critical activities shall have recovery plans created based on the established Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Through a BIA exercise, RTOs and RPOs for all time-critical activities will be determined. In accordance with instructions given by the BC Manager, each department head shall be responsible for maintaining and carrying out their recovery plan.

7. Agile Advisors shall ensure the establishment and maintenance of a business continuity culture to increase organizational awareness of business continuity. Awareness and training sessions shall be conducted to ensure all employees are appropriately trained for their roles in Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) and are ready to respond to utilize their plans during an accident. These sessions shall be conducted by the BC Manager in coordination with BC champions regularly throughout the year by using various methods such as training and awareness sessions.

8. Agile Advisors shall evaluate and update the BCMS once a year or if there are significant changes to the organization's structure, services, business procedures, or technological infrastructure.

9. Any exception to this policy shall be requested to the BCM Steering Committee in writing, describing the justifications for requesting an exception for a particular service or process, the time frame for granting the exception, and compensating measures that specify how Agile Advisors will restore that particular service or process in the case of a disruptive incident.