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Wayne Township FD, Ring

Caroline Haskins filed this request with the Wayne Township Fire Department of Indianapolis, IN.
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From: Caroline Haskins


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Public reports state that this fire department has a relationship with Ring, a security camera company which has a neighborhood watch app called Neighbors (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:

1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app work, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.

2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the fire department and Ring.

3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Ring or the Neighbors app, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.

4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention Ring or the Neighbors app.

5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for BuzzFeed News. Therefore, I hereby request that all fees are waived in the processing of this request.

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.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Caroline Haskins

From: Wayne Township Fire Department

> On Aug 13, 2020, at 5:02 AM, requests@muckrock.com wrote:
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> Wayne Township Fire Department
> APRA Office
> 700 N High School Rd
> Indianapolis, IN 46214
>
> August 13, 2020
>
> This is a follow up to a previous request:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
>
> Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
>
> Filed via MuckRock.com
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> MuckRock News
> DEPT MR 98517
> 411A Highland Ave
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> PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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>
> On July 20, 2020:
> Subject: Indiana Access to Public Records Act Request: Wayne Township FD, Ring
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
>
> Public reports state that this fire department has a relationship with Ring, a security camera company which has a neighborhood watch app called Neighbors (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
>
> 1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app work, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
>
> 2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the fire department and Ring.
>
> 3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Ring or the Neighbors app, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
>
> 4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention Ring or the Neighbors app.
>
> 5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives.
>
> The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for BuzzFeed News. Therefore, I hereby request that all fees are waived in the processing of this request.
>
> 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.
>
> Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Caroline Haskins
>
> Filed via MuckRock.com
> E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
> Upload documents directly: https://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AACCFqUnPnX5HpxZfu5HNg8Tg_s%3A1k698M%3AXakbBJYg6-cbzoE_Mshniu7VBhM&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fwayne-township-fire-department-22229%252Fwayne-township-fd-ring-98517%252F%253Femail%253Dpubinfo%252540waynetwp.org
> Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
>
> For mailed responses, please address (see note):
> MuckRock News
> DEPT MR 98517
> 411A Highland Ave
> Somerville, MA 02144-2516
>
> PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
>
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