No Legal Advice Client acknowledges the importance of complying with its obligations under applicable law and agrees that it will consult with legal counsel as appropriate regarding the acquisition and use of Reports.Client understands and acknowledges that Sapphire Check is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice in connection with Sapphire Check’s furnishing of Reports to Client or Client’s use of such Reports. Client understands that any communications by Sapphire Check’s employees or representatives regarding searches, verifications, or the content of reports are not to be considered or construed as legal advice.Client shall consult with counsel as appropriate before deciding whether to act upon information reported by Sapphire Check. Client understands that sample forms or documents made available by Sapphire Check to Client, including, but not limited to, sample disclosure notices, written authorizations, and adverse action notices are offered solely as a courtesy and should not be construed as legal advice.Laws governing the content of such documents frequently change.Accordingly, Client shall consult with counsel to make sure that it is using appropriate documents that comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws.Use of Sapphire Check’ssample documents or processes—including any process designed to obtain the consumer’s consent to the background check—is entirely optional.Therefore, if Client chooses to use Sapphire Check’s sample documents or processes in part or whole, Client agrees that such documents/processes should be considered its own (not that of Sapphire Check), and that Client has consulted with its own legal counsel to the extent necessary regarding the use of such documents/processes.Client shall indemnify and hold harmless Sapphire Check, its affiliates, and subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and insurers from and against any and all damages, penalties, losses, liabilities, judgments, settlements, awards, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with any third-party claims, assertions, demands, causes of action, suits, proceedings or other actions, whether at law or in equity,related to Client’s use of sample forms, sample documents, or processes made available by Sapphire Check.
EVALUATION AND MONITORING The ORGANIZATION agrees to maintain books, records and other documents and evidence, and to use accounting procedures and practices that sufficiently and properly support the complete performance of and the full compliance with this Agreement. The ORGANIZATION will retain these supporting books, records, documents and other materials for at least three (3) calendar years following the year in which the Agreement expires. The COUNTY and/or the State Auditor and any of their representatives shall have full and complete access to these books, records and other documents and evidence retained by the ORGANIZATION respecting all matters covered in and under this Agreement, and shall have the right to examine such during normal business hours as often as the COUNTY and/or the State Auditor may deem necessary. Such representatives shall be permitted to audit, examine and make excerpts or transcripts from such records, and to make audits of all contracts, invoices, materials, and records of matters covered by this Agreement. These access and examination rights shall last for three calendar years following the year in which the Agreement expires. The COUNTY intends without guarantee for its agents to use reasonable security procedures and protections to assure that related records and documents provided by the ORGANIZATION are not erroneously disclosed to third parties. The COUNTY will, however, disclose or make this material available to those authorized by/in the above paragraph or permitted under the provisions of Chapter 42.56 RCW without notice to the ORGANIZATION. The ORGANIZATION shall cooperate with and freely participate in any other monitoring or evaluation activities pertinent to this Agreement that the COUNTY finds needing to be conducted.
