When King County collects personal information from you, we:</p> <ul> <li>Tell you why we are collecting this personal information. </li> <li>Limit the amount of your personal information that we collect to that which is necessary for the stated purpose for which it was collected. </li> <li>Take steps to use your personal information to the stated purpose for which it was collected. </li> <li>Take steps to ensure that, at the time of collection, your personal information is accurate, complete and current. </li> <li>Provide your personal information only to authorized King County employees and private contractors or public organizations on a need-to-know basis and as a result of a public disclosure request as required by the Public Records Act. </li> <li>