seattle mailchimp data
| Submitted | Jan. 6, 2016 |
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From: Kevin Wallace
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
All information collected by MailChimp about City Council email subscribers. This is in reference to a January 5 message with the subject "Important Notice to Seattle City Council Email Subscribers - 2nd Courtesy Notice", which stated:
"Email distribution services will be provided by a new third party, MailChimp. Their privacy policy may be viewed here: http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. Please note that information provided by subscribers, including link activity, will be used to improve the effectiveness of our notification processes. We will not rent or sell your subscription information; however it may be subject to disclosure under Revised Code of Washington 42.56."
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kevin Wallace
From: Winkler, Jennifer
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Legislative Department
City of Seattle
January 13, 2016
Kevin Wallace
Via Muckrock.com
Via E-Mail Message
RE: Public Records Request No. 2016-003 (Acknowledgement & Clarification Letter)
Dear Mr. Wallace:
In accordance with RCW 42.56.520, this e-mail formally acknowledges receipt of your Public Records Request dated January 6, 2015 and addressed to Nancy Craver with a Cc: to Councilmembers and received by the Legislative Department same date regarding:
"All information collected by MailChimp about City Council email subscribers"
Could you please clarify if you are seeking just the fields that are collected by MailChimp or the actual data in MailChimp. Once we receive your clarification we will be better able to provide you with an estimated time frame it will take to gather the records, review them for responsiveness and provide them to you.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Winkler
Jennifer Winkler
Interim Public Records Officer
Legislative Department - Office of the City Clerk
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
PO Box 94728
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Jennifer.winkler@seattle.gov<mailto:Jennifer.winkler@seattle.gov>
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From: Kevin Wallace
To clarify, I am seeking the actual data in MailChimp.
Thanks!
Kevin Wallace
From: Winkler, Jennifer
Thank you for the clarification. We anticipate providing you with an installment of records on or before February 26th. In addition, since the records you request will contain a list of names, per RCW 42.56.070(9) we will need you to sign an affidavit certifying the list of names will not be used for commercial purposes. A scanned copy will be adequate.
Jennifer
From: Kevin Wallace
Thank you for the update!
I have no commercial interest in the records, but as the response to this request is going to be made public, I cannot certify that they won't be used commercially by some other party. If an affidavit annotated to that effect is acceptable:
http://kevin.wallace.seattle.wa.us/foia/seattle-city-council/list-of-names-affidavit.pdf
If it would make things easier, I would be willing to revise my request to specifically exclude names instead.
Thanks again,
Kevin
From: Winkler, Jennifer
Mr. Wallace,
Since all paperwork is posted on the muckrock site, it would include the affidavit you sign which would notify anyone seeing the records that they cannot be used for commercial purposes. This should adequately cover that clause. Please let me know if you require an additional copy of the affidavit.
Jennifer
From: Kevin Wallace
In that case, here's a signed copy of the original affidavit:
Thanks,
Kevin
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 6, 2016. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 26, 2016. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Winkler, Jennifer
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Legislative Department
City of Seattle
March 2, 2016
Kevin Wallace
Via Muckrock.com
Via E-Mail Message
RE: Public Records Request No. 2016-003 (installment & closure letter)
Dear Mr. Wallace:
In accordance with RCW 42.56, this e-mail provides you with an installment of records responsive to your request:
"All information collected by MailChimp about City Council email subscribers"
This installment includes all records responsive to your request and this concludes the Legislative Departments response to your request.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Winkler
Jennifer Winkler
Interim Public Records Officer
Legislative Department - Office of the City Clerk
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
PO Box 94728
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
legpdr@seattle.gov<mailto:legpdr@seattle.gov>
From: Kevin Wallace
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Kevin Wallace
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