Confidentiality & Independence

CONFIDENtiALiTY

We require strict adherence to the code of ethics and rules of our firm as stipulated by the Uniformed Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), The American Society of Appraisers, as well as The International Valuation Standards Committee. It is firm policy that every employee and subcontractors sign a confidentiality agreement the day they are hired. In some instances, we may sign confidentiality agreements for each engagement if required by the client. 

In all aspects of our practice, the firm and its personnel maintain a strict standard of confidentiality towards information that which is obtained during the course of carrying out our professional duties. As professional appraisers, we must at all times deal with the clients' affairs with proper discretion and confidentiality. We will not, and do not disclose to any third party without the clients prior written consent any sensitive factual data obtained from a client, or the results of an assignment prepared for a client, to anymore other than those specifically authorized by the client unless legallly required to do so.

INDEPENDENCE

A valuation is an unbiased opinion of value of the client's assets that are appraised for various purposes and functions. As such, we perform each and every assignment with the strictest independence, objectivity and impartiality, and without accommodation of personal interests. We do no use or rely on unspported conclusions based on prejudice of any kind or report conclusions reflecting an opinion that such prejudice is necessary to maintain or maximize value.

As consultants and valuation professionals, we have worked in an even greater variety of industries. Our professionals are experienced in industries such as:

• Airports/Airlines
• Aerospace
• Agriculture
• Amusement Parks
• Automotive
• Banking
• Breweries
• Casinos
• Chemical
• Computer
• Construction Equipment
• Dental
• Distillery
• Distribution
• Entertainment
• Gaming Industry
• Golf Courses
• Insurance
• Financial Services
• Food Processing
• Furniture
• HealthCare/Hospitals
• Medical Practices
• Heavy Industry

• High Tech
• Hotel/Motel/Resorts
• Manufacturing
• Oil and Gas
• Metal/Steel Processing
• Mining
• Mining Processes
• Nuclear Medicine
• Pharmaceutical
• Power Generation 
• Professional Firms
• Public Utilities
• Real Estate
• Recycling Facilities
• Service Companies
• Software
• Telecommunications
• Textiles
• Tobacco
• Tourism/Hospitality
• Waste Treatment Facilities
• Wineries

REFERENCES

The Rice Group would be pleased to provide prospective clients and their business team with references from attorneys, accountants, and bank officers' whose clients have been served by the firm. References are also available from selected clients on request; however, the actual appraisal report and all client information are held in the strictest confidence.

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