Flow

This page describes the flow (what the users see and what they can do)

Table of Contents Entry point: Main page (www.chcemvediet.sk) Entry point: Register Request information Entry point: Timer Entry point: Email Entry point: URL click Entry point: Appeal

Entry point: Main page (www.chcemvediet.sk)

• has a cookie:
  • Request information
  • My requests
  • Search in all user's requests
  • About the project
• does not have a cookie (not logged in):
  • Sign in
  • Register
  • Request information (Redirects to a page "You have to be logged in in order to request information. Why I have to register?")
  • Search in all
  • About the project

Entry point: Register

• email
• password
• Last name
• First name
• Street, number
• Town ("Obec")
• ZIP code

Request information

1. Selection of Obligee (AJAX search in database)
2. What I want to know - textbox
3. Send request from unique_randomly_generated_email_address@chcemvediet.sk
4. Write to database

Entry point: Timer

For all requests which

• were not marked as resolved, AND
• passed 8 working days from the request, AND
• the notification was not already send:

send notification to user's email: Dear user, the legal period for your request has passed. We received no information from the Obligee so far. Please help us to decide:

• I am patient and I will wait a little more. chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/patience
• The Obligee has sent an extension of period notification (§ 17) by snail-mail chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/extension-snailmail
• The Obligee has sent the information in the full extend requested (§ 18/1) by snail-mail chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/full-snailmail
• The Obligee has sent the resolution and provided the information
  • partially chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/resolution-partial
  • not at all chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/resolution-not-at-all
• The Obligee stated the following reasons for not providing the information
  • [] protection of personal information
  • [x] trade secret
  • [x] classified
  • [] other
• I received no response and I want to act on this now chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/no-response

Entry point: Email

to decide: POP,IMAP? Email came:

1. pair it with the request (according to unique_randomly_generated_email_address@chcemvediet.sk )
   1. if it is not possible, raise an exception and forward to root@
2. forward mail to user's address with short explanation and three buttons added at the top of the mail: Dear user, we received an answer to your FOIA request. Please help us to decide what this answer is:
   • I received the information in the full extend requested (§ 18/1) chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/full
   • I received the information partially chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/partial
   • It is an extension of the period (§ 17) chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/extension
   • It is an instruction to clarify the request (§ 14/3) chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/clarify
   • My request was passed on to a different Obligee (§ 15/1) chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/transferred
   • I am not sure, please help me chcemvediet.sk/email/b0c61d898bbd5df/unsure
3. Buttons are associated with a unique URL paired to the request (e.g. hash)

Entry point: URL click

1. Verify the URL hash, find the request, mark the request as follows:

• .../full
  • Mark as resolved
• .../partial
  • Mark as partial, offer appeal
• .../extension
  • Extend the period for the request, unset the notification-send flag
• .../clarify
  • Allow the user to re-phrase the request (not implemented yet)
• .../transferred
  • Reset the period for the request (restart timer), unset the notification-send flag
• .../unsure
  • Forward mail to root@
• .../patience
  • Extend the period for the request, unset the notification-send flag
• .../extension-snailmail
  • Extend the period for the request, unset the notification-send flag
• .../full-snailmail
  • Mark as resolved
• .../resolution-partial, .../resolution-not-at-all
  • Provide the user the following choices to multi-select:
  • [] protection of personal information
  • [x] trade secret
  • [x] classified
  • [] other [.............]
• .../no-response
• .../resolution-partial, .../resolution-not-at-all, .../no-response
  • provide the user option to appeal

Entry point: Appeal

1. Generate header
2. Reason:
   • no-response ("fictive" resolution): quote 19 S 31/02
   • protection of personal information:
     1. if not-at-all, quote § 12
     2. if partial
        1. Ask user, what information was not disclosed
           • personal data of the public officer -> quote § 9/3 a-g
           • personal data of another person -> OK
   • trade secret
     • quote § 10/2 a-d
     • quote 513/1991 Coll. § 17 Trade secret must match all three signs required for law
       • have actual or at least potential material or immaterial value ("majú skutočnú alebo aspoň potenciálnu materiálnu alebo nemateriálnu hodnotu")
       • not in the business world are readily available ("nie sú v príslušných obchodných kruhoch bežne dostupné")
       • they will be by secret entrepreneur and businessman adequately ensures their confidentiality ("majú byť podľa vôle podnikateľa utajené a podnikateľ zodpovedajúcim spôsobom ich utajenie zabezpečuje")
   • classified
     • quote 215/2004 Coll. § 4/1 a-e
   • ask for help - forward to root@