Welcome to the Cogency Global Trust Center. Cogency Global is a privately held compliance and corporate services provider with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. We offer a range of services including registered agent services, entity management, UCC filings, and international compliance support to corporations, law firms, lenders, and nonprofits. Our commitment is to provide responsive, accurate, and globally covered solutions for your compliance and transactional needs.

This Trust Center serves as a comprehensive resource, offering a clear and accessible overview of Cogency Global's security and trust practices. Here, you will find detailed information about how we protect your sensitive legal and corporate information, ensuring strict confidentiality and adherence to regulatory standards.

Our trust posture is built on a foundation of robust security measures and continuous evaluation. We are proud to hold a SOC 2 Type 2 certification, which is validated annually by an independent, third-party auditor. This certification demonstrates our commitment to maintaining strong controls over the security, availability, and confidentiality of our systems and data.

Key aspects of our trust program include:

• Data Protection: We handle sensitive data with the utmost care, collecting only what is necessary to fulfill client requests. This includes personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, business contact details, and entity identifiers for processing filings and compliance tasks. All sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest, and retained only for the required duration. Our data classification procedures categorize all data into Type I (Regulated), Type II (Private), and Type III (Public) to guide protection efforts, aligning with US-based NIST standards.
• Operational Security: Our services are delivered through a hybrid model, utilizing a primary data center in a co-location facility and a secondary data center within our Brooklyn Center, MN office. This setup ensures redundancy and control over our infrastructure. We implement rigorous access controls, including multifactor authentication (MFA) for least-privileged accounts and sensitive data access, governed by our Information Security Policy and aligned with NIST guidance. We also conduct annual third-party security assessments, including penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, for all critical systems.
• Employee Training and Policies: Cogency Global maintains comprehensive policies that are accessible to all employees and contractors, with mandatory annual acknowledgment. We also have established training programs to ensure personnel understand their obligations regarding the protection of PII and information security best practices.
• Physical Security: We maintain visitor logs for all company facilities, computer rooms, and data centers where sensitive data may be stored or transmitted, ensuring an audit trail of activity.

This overview provides a high-level synthesis of our commitment to security and trust. We encourage you to explore the rest of the Trust Center for in-depth documentation on our specific controls, policies, and certifications.