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t1.: r'!.Ej,lt:#Effi <br />tF.t <br />p)t <br />tiflJ ffi <br />SIMPLY REPORT <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />Betwe€n Safu House Profect {glmply Report} and Kltlltas County Sherlffs Office <br />Regardlng Access fo Slmply Repqrt Platform <br />This Memorandum of Understanding {MOU} is entered into by and between $afe House ProJect, a natlonal <br />nonpiont organtzation operating the sim-ply R6port platform (hereafter "$HfF|, an$ Kittitas County Sherlffs Offlce <br />inpbf ift.r6"ttei"Ti e Agency;; for the iuipose of authorizing access to the Simply Report dashboards for <br />dasignated investlgative personnel. <br />FH <br />ffi <br />FURPOSE <br />The purpose of ihis Memorandum of Understanding (MOUi is to-establish a collaboratlve agreement between Kittitas <br />Courity bheriffs ffice ("The Agency") and Safe House Froject fSHP') regarding the appropriate accsssr use, and <br />Lspoilsiniliiles assoclated with the Simply Report plathrm. Slmply Report ie a secure, technology-based system <br />;L;id;d lo facilltate the ldentlflcation of suspected human trafficklng, coordinate timely and approprlate response <br />efiois, and enhance national capacity to dlsrupt trafflcking neiworks. <br />Thle MOU doflnes tre roles and expectallons for law enforc,ement personnelaccessing the platform ln an <br />inoesfiiiv* cipacity. lt ouflines procedures to support interagency coordination, snsure appropriate handling of <br />.u*itii* intorm'agon, and proteci the integrity of thd eystem and the safely and autonomy of survivors. lt also affirms <br />both parlies' shared commitment to using thls iool to: <br />c Facllitate investigative follow-up on suspected traffcking cases; <br />r promote tranaparency and reduce duplication through agsncy deconfliction; <br />r Skengthen reat-tlme ind ongolng coordlnatlon among local, state, trihal, and federallaw enforcement <br />entities;r Ensure'that porsonally identiflable informalion (Pll) ls protected and only accessible by authorlzed <br />individuals with a legitimale invostigative purpose; <br />r preserve Fauma-infirmed, survivoi-centered praetices by limiling lhe use and disttibution of sensitive data; <br />r Maintain a secure and audltable system for coordination and action that suppoflg; but doss not replaco, <br />haditional i nvesligatory or ern erg ency proiocols' <br />Through this agreement, lhe Agency affirms its oommftment to adhere to the role.specific access permissione and <br />i"up"iriniiiii"s-ouillned in thts iocuinent and related operauonal pollclas lssued by safe Houee Proiect, lncluding <br />uppri"uOi" Srandard Operailng prccodures (!ofg). Thls collaboratio.n ls lntended to slrengthen the Agency's efforts <br />tiJ;;fifv, investigate,'and dls-rupt hurnan fbmckhg whle ensuring the responsible use of digltal lnvastlgalive and <br />coordination tools.