Geolocation data providers (Department of Corrections)

Dear Beryl Lipton: The Arizona Department of Corrections received and initiated your public records request.  Your request was received in this office on 7/12/2021 and given the reference number R010147-071221 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) seeks records describing the relationship between your agency and third-party providers of geolocation data. In particular, we seek records related to:
• the location data provider Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel
• Babel Street’s service Locate X
• the location data provider INRIX

For the purposes of this request, the term “geolocation data” refers to GPS data acquired from cell phone apps, connected vehicles, or other connected devices, or from third-party aggregators of such data, which pertains to the location of individual persons or devices, whether identified or de-identified.

We request the following records for the period between January 1, 2015 and the present:

• All contracts or written agreements between Department of Corrections, or consultants thereof, and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All presentations, marketing materials, or proposals by contractors, subcontractors, or consultants working with Department of Corrections relating to the use of geolocation data from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All technical documentation, guides, presentations, or policies describing access to, storage of, or use of geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All privacy policies, memoranda of understanding, data-sharing agreements, or terms of use applying to geolocation data acquired from Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, and attachments between Department of Corrections and Gravy Analytics, Venntel, or Babel Street;
• All written communications, emails, attachments, contracts, presentations, technical documentation, and other materials between Department of Corrections and INRIX or referencing INRIX.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton
Investigative Researcher, Electronic Frontier Foundation
beryl.lipton@eff.org

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Public Access Public Records Request - R010147-071221 Good afternoon, ADCRR does not have any contracts with Gravy Analytics, Venntel or Babel Street, therefore we would not have any responsive records regarding this request. We will close your request accordingly. Sincerely, Public Access

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Public Access Public Records Request - R010147-071221 Good morning, I wanted to also advise that ADCRR does not have any contracts with INRIX. In addition ADCRR does not have any records of being in the works of having contracts with any of the companies mentioned. Thank you, Public Access