Social Media Legal Notice and Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of Baird's social media channels, including channels maintained on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and any other social media platforms operated by or on behalf of Baird (collectively, the “Social Media Channels”). These Terms of Use are in addition to, and do not replace or modify, (i) the terms, conditions, and policies of the applicable social media platform and (ii) any terms of use governing Baird's websites.

By accessing, viewing, interacting with, or otherwise using the Social Media Channels, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the terms, conditions, and policies of the applicable social media platform, you should not access or use the Social Media Channels.

Third-Party Platforms

Baird maintains a presence on various third-party social media platforms but is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or responsible for such platforms. Baird has no control over, and is not responsible for, the privacy, security, availability, or data-handling practices of any third-party social media platform or other third-party website that may be linked to from such platforms.

Before using a social media platform, you should carefully review the platform's applicable privacy notices, terms of use, and security practices. Information shared through social media platforms may be collected, used, shared, or disclosed by the platform operator and other third parties in accordance with their policies.

Please review Baird’s privacy notice here.

Baird does not endorse, verify, or assume responsibility for links, advertisements, content, products, services, or information posted by third parties on social media platforms. Accessing third-party content or links is at your own risk.

Informational Purposes Only

Information made available through the Social Media Channels is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal, tax, accounting, investment, financial, or other professional advice. The information is not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, personalized investment advice, a recommendation, or a solicitation directed to any particular person. Any investment strategies, securities, market commentary, or other discussions referenced through the Social Media Channels may not be suitable for all investors and should not be relied upon as the basis for any investment decision.

Nothing posted on the Social Media Channels constitutes, or should be construed as, an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation regarding any security, investment product, service, or transaction. Information made available through the Social Media Channels is not directed to any person in any jurisdiction where the publication, availability, or use of such information would be contrary to applicable law or regulation.

Timeliness and Accuracy of Information

Information posted by Baird speaks only as of the date posted and may become inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or superseded by subsequent developments. Baird undertakes no obligation to update, supplement, or correct previously posted information.

No Confidential Information

Do not submit confidential, proprietary, non-public, account-specific, personal, or financial information through the Social Media Channels. Any information submitted through the Social Media Channels may be visible to platform operators, other users, or third parties and may not be treated as confidential by Baird. Baird is under no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information submitted through the Social Media Channels.

Customer Service and Account Communications

Social media platforms are not secure communication channels. Please do not use social media posts, comments, direct messages, or other social media functionality to discuss account-specific matters, submit account instructions, request transactions, request account changes, submit complaints, provide sensitive personal information, or seek customer service.

Baird may not receive, review, or respond to such communications in a timely manner and does not accept orders or instructions submitted through the Social Media Channels.

If you are a Baird client and have questions regarding your account or investments, please contact your Baird Financial Advisor directly. If you are not a Baird client, please contact Baird through our official channels.

Fraud and Impersonation Warning

Baird does not use social media platforms or messaging applications to solicit investments, request wire transfers, request account credentials, or provide account-specific instructions.

If you encounter an account, profile, message, or communication purporting to represent Baird and have concerns regarding its authenticity, please contact Baird through official channels before taking any action.

Baird is not responsible for fraudulent accounts, impersonation attempts, phishing communications, or other unauthorized uses of its name, trademarks, employees' identities, or branding on social media platforms. Users should independently verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Baird before acting upon it.

Third-Party Content

Comments, opinions, statements, reposts, shares, and other content posted by third parties are solely the responsibility of the individuals or entities posting such content. Such content does not necessarily reflect the views of Baird, and Baird does not endorse, adopt, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of third-party statements appearing on the Social Media Channels.

Monitoring and Moderation

Baird may review, monitor, moderate, remove, hide, restrict access to, report, or disable content appearing on the Social Media Channels in its sole discretion. However, Baird is under no obligation to monitor all content, comments, direct messages, or other communications submitted through social media platforms, nor is it obligated to respond to any posting or inquiry.

Removal or moderation of content does not imply agreement or disagreement with the views expressed. Baird's moderation decisions may be based on regulatory, legal, compliance, operational, security, reputational, or other considerations.

Baird may retain, preserve, archive, review, monitor, and use comments, messages, or other content submitted through the Social Media Channels to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, compliance, supervisory, recordkeeping, or other obligations and applicable law and regulation.

User Submissions

By submitting comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, or other content through the Social Media Channels, you grant Baird a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, display, distribute, and otherwise use such content for any lawful purpose, subject to applicable law.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, content published by Baird on the Social Media Channels, including text, graphics, logos, images, videos, and other materials, is owned by Baird, its affiliates, licensors, or other third parties and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing on the Social Media Channels grants any license or right to use Baird's intellectual property without prior written permission.

Reservation of Rights

Baird reserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or remove any portion of the Social Media Channels, these Terms of Use, or related content at any time without notice.

Limitation of Liability

The Social Media Channels and all information made available through them are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Baird disclaims all warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Baird shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to the use of, inability to use, or reliance upon the Social Media Channels or any content made available through them.

Other Disclaimers

• Communications through the Social Media Channels do not create a client, advisory, fiduciary, contractual, or other professional relationship between you and Baird.
• Baird does not accept legal notices, service of process, customer complaints, account instructions, transaction requests, or other official communications through the Social Media Channels.
• Certain content may contain forward-looking statements, opinions, estimates, projections, or market views. Such statements are based on assumptions and current expectations, involve risks and uncertainties, and may not prove to be accurate.
• References to or interactions with third parties on social media should not be interpreted as endorsements by Baird, and any testimonials or endorsements appearing on social media may not be representative of the experience of other clients.
• Baird does not guarantee that the Social Media Channels will be available, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free from viruses, malicious code, or other harmful components.