Please share your business’s contact information, which may be considered “private” data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13. Please read the Privacy Notice below.
Privacy Notice:
If your business wishes to participate in a focus group, the county needs your contact information (business name, address, contact name, and contact email) for scheduling purposes and that is the only purpose for which the county intends to use your contract information. This information will not be made part of any written reports about this survey or the focus groups. You may refuse to provide any or all of the information requested, and the information is not legally required. There are no consequences to you or your business for not providing the information, aside from not being able to participate in the focus group and the county not receiving your feedback about wasted food. If you choose to supply the contact information, the county, its employees, and its third-party vendor HDR Engineering, Inc. leading the survey and focus group work will have access to that information. Any data considered “private” under the MGDPA will only be disclosed under applicable law or court order.
Data and information you provide about your business as part of a focus group may be considered protected nonpublic data under the MGDPA. The county is collecting this information to learn more about food waste. The county will use the information, which will not be tied to your specific business, to analyze food waste information and write a food waste reduction plan. Your business is not required to provide any information and may refuse to provide any information requested in the focus group. There are no consequences for your business if you choose not to provide data, though the county may not obtain a full understanding of food waste at your business if you do not provide information. Information supplied in the focus group will be accessible to the county, its employees, and its third-party vendor HDR Engineering, Inc. leading the survey and focus group work. The county will treat this data according to the MGDPA and applicable law.