E M P LOY E E CO D E O F CO N D U C T 12 PRIVACY Reliance respects the confidentiality of the personal information of its employees, customers, suppliers, and service providers. Colleagues, customers, suppliers, service providers, and many others entrust Reliance with personal information and it is our responsibility to keep this information confidential. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES • Do not provide confidential or proprietary information to third parties, including business partners and vendors, without appropriate authorization and a valid confidentiality agreement. If in doubt, check with your manager or the Corporate Legal Group. • Be careful when using electronic means of storing and sending information. • Do not discuss confidential information in places where you might be overheard. • Secure all confidential information when working in an open environment. • Properly dispose of confidential or proprietary information. • Beware of informal telephone or email requests from outsiders seeking personal or confidential information (commonly known as “phishing”). • All computers, electronic equipment, electronic data and records, Company issued phones, physical files, lockers, desks, and other furniture are the property of the Company. Employees are not entitled to, and should have no expectation of, any right of privacy as to any materials, communications, information, or files maintained, transmitted, or stored using the Company’s property and systems regardless of the nature of any such communication, material, information, or file. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Intellectual property that is designed, created, developed, or modified while performing work- related duties is Company property. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES • Employees may not copy software provided to Reliance by vendors unless the Company is licensed to make copies and the employee has received written permission from the Corporate Legal Group, or Reliance corporate senior management. 13 14