Are you maintaining the highest level of FCRA compliance standards? Our compliance series is meant to help spark a conversation regarding your obligations to the FCRA. This week’s topic is Security and Privacy.
FCRA Security and Privacy
The FCRA obliges users and providers of background reports to ensure adequate security so that personal information about the consumer cannot fall into the wrong hands.
Some of these responsibilities include:
- Ensure only those authorized to see a consumer report gain access.
- Store reports in a secure location whether digital, hard copy or otherwise.
- Dispose of consumer reports in a manner that cannot be read or reconstructed – whether digital or hard copy.
Tactics employed by business include avoiding shared login credentials and using strong passphrases (rather than passwords). Ensuring hard copies are locked and are never left sitting out protects privacy. Using a shredder service or high security shredder will securely dispose of old documents as well as clearing hard drives before getting rid of an old computer.
Choice Screening Security
Security and Privacy is of the upmost importance to Choice Screening. It is critically important to protect unauthorized access from internal and/or external threats. We have put in place numerous standards and policies to ensure protection and safety of our employees, vendors, clients, and consumers.
Choice Screening's leadership team has established policies and controls in alignment with System and Organization Controls for Service Organizations 2 (SOC 2) Common Criteria, and continuously monitors those policies and controls using Vanta, the leading Trust Management Platform.
At Choice Screening, Data Privacy is a first-class priority. See our Privacy Policy for more details.
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The information contained in this newsletter is not all encompassing and is meant to be informative only, nor contains legal advice, expressed or implied. Consult with qualified legal counsel in all matters of employment, business, and background screening law.
