Work with Palantir
Mathias Schindler made this access to documents request to European Institute for Gender Equality as part of a batch sent to 139 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear European Institute for Gender Equality,
Palantir Technologies, Inc. is a private company supplying products and services.
I am asking for any information related to palantir and its products and services, including
a) meeting records (drafts, memos, invitations, appointments, cancellations) involving Palantir officials and people representing Palantir and their interests
b) correspondence (including within the [Authority name] and with the European institutions concerning Palantir technologies and / or its products and services or the regulatory environment of the EU that affects their products and services. This may include policy papers, consultation input, memoranda or any other form of information.
c) invoices, tenders, service agreements, purchases, orders, procurement documents, offers etc. concerning products and services using Palantir Technologies.
Please do not transfer this request to another Autority, this is a request specifically for you. Do not exclude short-lived documents or documents considered to be unimportant under archiving rules.
Please ensure that information that is considered to be excempt for access for this request is not automatically deleted within to make sure that subsequent confirmatory applications and legal appeals as well as Ombudsman office inquiries can still access and assess them.
Yours faithfully,
Mathias Schindler
Dear Mr Schindler,
We refer to your application for request for access to documents, registered on 8 June 2020 under reference number A/540.
You requested any information contained in formal and informal documents related to Palantir Inc and its products and services, including:
a) meeting records (drafts, memos, invitations, appointments, cancellations) involving Palantir officials and people representing Palantir and their interests;
b) correspondence (including within the [Authority name] and with the European institutions concerning Palantir technologies and / or its products and services or the regulatory environment of the EU that affects their products and services. This may include policy papers, consultation input, memoranda or any other form of information;
c) invoices, tenders, service agreements, purchases, orders, procurement documents, offers etc. concerning products and services using Palantir Technologies.
We regret to inform you that no documents were found that would correspond to the description given in your application.
Indeed, as specified in Article 2(3) of Regulation 1049/2001, the right of access as defined in that Regulation applies only to existing documents in the possession of the institution.
Given that no such documents have been identified, the Institute is not in a position to handle your request.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation 1049/2001, you are entitled to make a confirmatory application requesting the Institute to review this position.
Such a confirmatory application should be addressed within 15 working days upon receipt of this letter to the Director of the Agency at the following address:
European Institute for Gender Equality
Gedimino pr. 16,
Vilnius 01103
Lithuania
or by email to: [email address] .
Sincerely,
Access to Documents Coordinator