Moreover, as part of this introductory process, the interviewer should explain, and confirms that the interviewee understands that: (i) All information that is provided will not be disclosed to third parties outside the interviewer’s organization without the interviewee’s consent; (ii) The information will be stored securely and will be accessible only to a limited number of persons within the interviewer’s organization; (iii) What the information will be used for; (iv) That the interview is completely voluntary; (v) That there is no compensation; and (vi) That the interviewee may terminate the interview at any time. The interviewer should reiterate this point at each subsequent interview (if applicable). During this initial phase of the interview, the interviewer should obtain basic biographical details from the interviewee to the extent the individual is willing to provide such details: full name, aliases/nicknames, date of birth/age, religion, ethnicity, marital status and children, languages spoken and written, education level, current and former occupations, current residence, contact information. For security reasons, do not store this biographical information together with the actual account. Should the initial interview indicate that the victim/witness is too traumatized to give an account without it seriously affecting their mental health, terminate the interview and make alternative inquiries.139 During this first interaction, discuss neutral topics to build an atmosphere in which the victim/witness feels comfortable to provide the account at a later stage. If there can be a second or various meetings, avoid the topic of the eventual account or address this only in general terms for now. 140 Where only a single interview is possible, ease into the account of the testimony by inquiring about a neutral topic first as this will help build rapport. 139 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Anti-human Trafficking manual for criminal justice practitioners, module 8: Interviewing victims of trafficking in persons who are potential witnesses, 45 (2009), available at http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/TIP_module8_Ebook.pdf. 140 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Anti-human Trafficking manual for criminal justice practitioners, module 8: Interviewing victims of trafficking in persons who are potential witnesses, 28 (2009), available at http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/TIP_module8_Ebook.pdf. 99