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Page 1 of 8 Data Sharing Agreement Between BlueConduit and the City of South Bend, Indiana This Data Sharing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Abernethy Schwartz Partners LLC d/b/a BlueConduit (“BlueConduit”) and the City of South Bend, Indiana, an Indiana municipal corporation, acting by and through the City of South Bend, Indiana Board of Public Works (“City”), (each a “Party” and collectively referred to as the “Parties). In consideration of the mutual understandings and covenants set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows: I.PURPOSE BlueConduit and the City desire to enter into this Agreement in order to share data regarding lead service line inventory and related information. Data sharing is necessary to provide and improve services and resources needed to meet citizen needs, to achieve continuous improvement across programs, and to make informed public policy decisions. This Agreement will enable the sharing of data and define the terms and conditions governing the sharing, maintenance, use, secure storage, and disclosure of confidential data among agencies. This Agreement provides authorization for the use of these confidential data in the manner detailed herein. II.TERM This Agreement is effective beginning on the signature date of the last signing Party through such date as either Party desires to terminate the Agreement, as set forth in the Termination section of this Agreement. III.DEFINITIONS A.Authorized user means a recipient’s employees, agents, assigns, representatives, independent contractors, or other persons or entities authorized by the data recipient to access, use or disclose information through this agreement. B.Confidential information means information that is protected from public disclosure by law or is designated by the disclosing Party as confidential in writing or, if disclosed orally, is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure. Examples of confidential information are social security numbers and healthcare information that is identifiable to a specific person. C.Data storage means electronic media with information recorded on it, such as CDs/DVDs, computers, and similar devices. D.Data transmission means the process of transferring information across a network from a sender (or source), to one or more destinations. E.Direct identifier Direct identifiers in research data or records include names; postal address information (other than town or city, state, and zip code); telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses; social security numbers; medical record numbers; health plan beneficiary numbers; account numbers; certificate/license numbers/ vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plate numbers; device identifiers and serial numbers; web universal resource locators (URLs); internet protocol (IP) address