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Dear Caroline Haskins,

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Dear Caroline Haskins:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs of Michigan. Your 9/9/2019 request has been received in this office and given the reference number R032619-090919 for tracking purposes. A written request made by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic transmission is not received by a public body's FOIA coordinator until one (1) business day after the electronic transmission is made. (MCL15.235(1))
Records Requested: "I hereby request all records relating to Ring's ability to operate in the state. These documents could include:
1) All calendar invitations, instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other documents that mention Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any minutes/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, marketing, or promotion 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, Promotional Discount Agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the city and Ring.
3) 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.
4) 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 Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology website (www.motherboard.vice.com).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes."

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Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

September 17, 2019
Subject: FOIA Request
Dear Caroline Haskins,
Your 9/9/2019 request has been received in this office and given the reference number R032619-090919 for tracking purposes. A written request made by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic transmission is not received by a public body's FOIA coordinator until one (1) business day after the electronic transmission is made. (MCL15.235(1))
In order to determine the existence of any records/information that might be responsive to your request we require additional time to search for and retrieve records; review and examine any found records to separate exempt from nonexempt material; and to determine any allowable processing costs.  For these reasons, it is necessary to extend the time for response to 10/1/2019.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please feel free to contact the LARA FOIA Office at LARAFOIAInfo@michigan.gov.
To review a copy of the LARA’s written public summary, procedures, and guidelines, go to www.michigan.gov/lara. (www.michigan.gov/lara)
Sincerely,
LARA FOIA Office
SC

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October 01, 2019

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of September 09, 2019, Reference # R032619-090919.

Dear Caroline Haskins:

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has received your September 09, 2019 request for records on September 10, 2019, and has processed it under the provisions of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq.

You requested the following:

“I hereby request all records relating to Ring's ability to operate in the state.

These documents could include:

1) All calendar invitations, instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other documents that mention Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any minutes/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, marketing, or promotion 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, Promotional Discount Agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the city and Ring.

3) 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.

4) 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 Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology website (www.motherboard.vice.com).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”
Your request has been granted in part and denied in part.  Portions of your request are exempt from disclosure based on provisions set forth in the Act. Please see comments below. Comments:

As to the partial grant, the records are available in the . (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=xSfKPyHO1-2F4Mny2NCLJVusgoAdzMmLBxVwCruSy6TgMrQ5rx5ufYlV4K8Ml3828mdmfNKMFn2gEQuEeAUU3Rw8Pu59mWapHD2C8neLQVI-2F4-3D_r92uN9ZemhqqJFj4LYurWWhhgoyl5cW30tfAI3XnBsNSGU1dxH23DXx8I55NgYNogUfIJ5TbdbvHJxTd4-2FA-2BtKig8OTFPiqRqCTTRgPwSzMCru8vCl0biUF82W3M4YJgYic0ecj-2BUwukDiZWKGMyXvG-2BFSnvQLVL2IqWrVbGicLE40LnU9gEbwUc-2FNwh03yJ6GFMSLtF6t0f72LBzohCWcOZdjFlmgvwKXIinK7OkNUl7QrGcC7am03-2FNixBS2iaetyCtv5BghiNtjgREyX1B27PRgz1uycz3XteqeOnXxT45WgVFatNj-2Bli64gRRt6bHPvZQWj8xGo8R0NkdoDz0haYIrdw0Bvk3yiY2G3qludlTtUFjJZih-2F1IwcyRFlTciB-2BE7yctxydFXsncBiwWLA-3D-3D) FOIA Center

As to the partial denial, to the best of the LARA’s knowledge, information, and belief, under the information provided by you or by any other description reasonably known to LARA, the public records pertaining to calendar invitations, instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other documents that mention Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. Nor did CSCL discover any minutes/notes, any explanations (whether internally or externally generated), or any other document that has been used to help explain the use, marketing, promotion of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app to any party, public relations materials, or executive summaries, privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, Promotional Discount Agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between a city and Ring, internal digital/paper communications about Ring or the Neighbors App before the date of receiving the request for records, digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives, do not exist (MCL 15.235(5)(b)).

Under section 10 of the FOIA, MCL 15.240, the Department is obligated to inform you that you may do the following: 1)  Appeal this decision in writing to Appeals Officer Adam Sandoval, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing, MI 48909.  The writing must specifically state the word “appeal” and must identify the reason or reasons you believe the partial denial should be reversed.  The head of the Department or her designee must respond to your appeal within 10 business days of its receipt.  Under unusual circumstances, the time for response to your appeal may be extended by 10 business days. 2)  Commence an action in the Court of Claims within 180 days after the date of the final determination to deny the request.  If you prevail in such an action, the court is to award reasonable attorney fees, costs, and disbursements, and possible damages.

Please note: These records will be available in the FOIA Center for 365 calendar days; and will then be destroyed as required by the Department’s records and retention schedule.

If you have questions concerning this matter, please email us at . (mailto:larafoiainfo@michigan.gov) larafoiainfo@michigan.gov

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Sincerely,
LARA FOIA Office
SC

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