1800Background.com, a Zaeplex, Inc. Company, is a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) as defined and regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as well as other federal, state and local laws. As a CRA, 1800Background.com provides consumer reports, also referred to as background checks, for purposes permitted by the FCRA. Organizations request background checks from 1800Background.com for employment purposes as part of a normal hiring and retention policy. This includes employment, contract workers and volunteer workers.

Personal Information Disclosure
To conduct a background check, 1800Background.com must obtain certain personal information about you. Safeguarding your personal information is mandatory at 1800Background.com. Your personal information is never shared with any third party other than as required to conduct the background check, unless authorized by you, or required by law. 1800Background.com never shares your personal information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Personal information collected about you with your written consent, may include items such as name(s), residential addresses, date of birth, social security number, employer and educational information, driver’s license info., professional license info., email address and phone number. 1800Background.com takes strict measures to protect the security and integrity of your personal information. 1800Background.com protects sensitive personal information through strong organizational, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure it is not accessed by unauthorized individuals, is used only as required to conduct the background check and is used in compliance with all applicable laws. All background check reports (consumer reports) are secured and restricted to authorized users only, who are assigned login and password credentials by 1800Background.com.

United States or Abroad
Your personal information is never transferred outside of the United States for processing. If your background check includes a foreign verification (i.e. you lived, attended school or worked in another country), 1800Background.com may need to contact an organization outside of the U.S., but will only provide the minimum information required to complete the verification.

Cookies
1800Background.com may use “cookies” to help operate its web site(s) and store users’ preferences and settings. 1800Background.com does not collect personal information through use of cookies. Most browsers have default settings to accept cookies, however, users can change default settings to refuse cookies. Cookies can also be deleted after a session.

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