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60 Section IV: Duties Relating to Right of Subjects Step Two: Appealing the Entity's Decision About Your Challenge If you do not agree with the results of your data challenge, you may appeal the entity's decision to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration. If the entity told you in writing that you have the right to appeal its decision about your data challenge, you must file your appeal within 60 days of the decision. If the entity did not tell you in writing that you have the right to appeal, you have 180 days from the date of the decision to file your appeal. You must send your appeal to the Commissioner of Administration in writing (such as sending a letter, an a-mail message, a fax, etc.). You must include your name, address and a phone number (if any), the name of the entity that has the data you challenged, and the name of the responsible authority for that entity. Describe the data that you believe are inaccurate or incomplete, and tell why you disagree with the entity's decision about your data challenge. Also tell the Commissioner what you want to happen because of your appeal. For example: Do you want the entity to remove data from its files? Do you want the entity to change or add data? • Include a co of our py y data challenge letter and copies of any other correspondence about your challenge that you have sent or received. Send your appeal to: Commissioner of Administration State of Minnesota 50 Sherburne Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55155 If the Commissioner determines that your appeal meets all of the requirements in the law, the appeal will be accepted. At that point, the Department's Information Policy Analysis Division (IPAD) will try to resolve the dispute in an informal way, using conferences and/or conciliation. The IPAD also may suggest that you and the entity take the matter to mediation. Duty, lUUU Model Policy: Access to Government Data & Rights of Subjects Data