Washington State DOH Data Information Sharing Agreement

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provided for in this section are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. Any determination made by the Contracting Office under this clause shall be an issue and may be reviewed as provided in the "disputes" clause of this Agreement. XV. DISPUTES Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, when a genuine dispute arises between the DOH and the Information Recipient and it cannot be resolved, either party may submit a request for a dispute resolution to the Contracts and Procurement Unit. The parties agree that this resolution process shall precede any action in a judicial and quasi- judicial tribunal. A party's request fora dispute resolution must: • be in writing, and • state the disputed issues, and ■ state the relative positions of the parties, and • state the Information Recipient's name, address, and his/her department Agreement number, and • be mailed to the DOH Contracts and Procurement Unit, P. O. Box 47905, Olympia, WA 98504-7905 within thirty (30) calendar days after the party could reasonably be expected to have knowledge of the issue which he/she now disputes. This dispute resolution process constitutes the sole administrative remedy available under this Agreement. XVI. EXPOSURE TO DOH BUSINESS INFORMATION NOT OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW AND UNRELATED TO CONTRACT WORK During the course of this contract, the information recipient may inadvertently become aware of information unrelated to contract work. Information recipient will treat such information respectfully, recognizing DOH relies on public trust to conduct its work. This information may be hand written, typed, electronic, or verbal, and come from a variety of sources. XVII. GOVERNANCE This Agreement is entered into pursuant to and under the authority granted by the laws of the state of Washington and any applicable federal laws. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed to conform to those laws. In the event of an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, or between its terms and any applicable statute or rule, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: • applicable Washington state and federal statutes and rules; • any other provisions of the Agreement, including materials incorporated by reference. XVIII. HOLD HARMLESS Page 8 of 16 rev 07/02/2013