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RESEARCH AGREEMENT NO. 2024-161 <br />PAGE 2 OF 9 <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br />A. Use information/data specified in this Agreement only for the research, evaluative or statistical <br />purposes described in the written research plan attached as Exhibit A, and for no other purpose; <br />B. Limit access to information/data specified in this Agreement to only the Researcher and to <br />Researcher employees whose responsibilities are to the research project and cannot be <br />accomplished without such access, and who have been advised of and agreed to comply with the <br />provisions of this Agreement and, as applicable, of 28 CFR Part 22, RCW Ch. 10.97, Juvenile <br />information requirements, as required in RCW 13.50.010 (8) and RCW 13.50.050, RCW 42.48, <br />particularly RCW 42.48.040; and RCW 42.56; <br />C. Secure all information/data specified in this Agreement in locked containers; <br />D. Replace the name, address or any other personal identifier of any record with an alpha-numeric or <br />other appropriate code; <br />E. Immediately notify the Department, in writing, of any proposed changes in the purposes or objectives <br />of its research, including the manner in which the data specified in this Agreement will be used; <br />F. Safeguard all electronic forms of specified data/information in accordance with the Department’s <br />information/data security policy and procedures, attached as Exhibit B (e.g., password protected <br />external hard drive, encryption, etc.,); and <br />G. Provide the Department a copy of all published or unpublished reports resulting from the research <br />performed under this Agreement, and if published at least 30 days prior to publication in order to <br />review and protect confidential information in accordance with Article 6 below . <br /> <br />For purposes of this Agreement, the Researcher shall not: <br />A. Disclose any information/data in any form or format that would serve to identify an individual in any <br />project report, or in any manner whatsoever, except as pursuant to 28 CFR Part 22.24 (a) (b) and (c) <br />and those laws listed in Paragraph 5 of this agreement; <br />B. Make copies, electronic o physical, of any information/data specified in this Agreement, except as <br />clearly necessary for use by Researcher employees to accomplish the purposes of the research; <br />C. Make copies, electronic of physical, of information/data specified in this Agreement pertaining to <br />criminal history record information or any other criminal justice records, except as absolutely <br />necessary for reasons involving record access or volume. <br />4. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTS <br />The Researcher shall not assign or subcontract any tasks associated with this Agreement without the <br />express, written approval of the Department. In the event that subcontracting is necessary and approved <br />for purposes of the research, the Researcher shall not disclose any information without first notifying the <br />Department and securing Subcontractor written acknowledgement of compliance with the terms of this <br />Agreement. <br />5. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS AND NOTICE OF LOSS OR BREACH <br />Only the Researcher or an authorized representative of the Researcher, who has been advised of and <br />agrees to comply with the provisions of this Agreement may have access to the information provided <br />under this Agreement. Researcher, including all authorized representatives, agrees to safeguard all <br />information received under this Agreement as described herein.