Jan Loots, CFA, resigned from his position as a portfolio manager at an investment firm where he had previously signed a non-solicitation agreement. Loots obtained approval to retain his investment performance history but also took a copy of the firm's proprietary trading software. He later announced on social media, accessible to friends, family, and former clients, that he was seeking clients for his new investment management firm. Under the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, Loots least likely violated the standards concerning his: