About Us and What We Do
Stanford Campaigns (or the “Company”) is a provider of criminal background checks for employment purposes. We operate as a Consumer Reporting Agency (“CRA”) under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and are located in the State of Texas. For clients seeking our services for employment background checks, our services solely consist of criminal background checks – we do not perform credit checks, civil court checks, driving records (outside of the scope of criminal issues such as a DUI), verification of past employment and education credentials, employment and education verification histories, social media reviews, etc.
We take great care in protecting consumer information and adhere to the FCRA – we do not access nor report records dealing with the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. We follow state laws related to consumer reports and consumer reporting agencies.
This Consumer Information Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) outlines our general policy and practices for protecting consumer information, including the collection and intended use of information, the sharing of information, and how the information is stored and destroyed. This Policy applies to all consumer information received by the Company whether in electronic, paper, or verbal format.
Purpose and Use of Consumer Information
Stanford Campaigns collects consumer information, such as name (current and former), social security number, date of birth, postal address (current and former), and driver’s license number, for the purposes of generating a consumer report for employment background checks. This information is furnished to us through our clients, which obtain the information directly from the consumer. Our clients inform the consumer of this purpose and that we or our client collect an intent to use the information for this purpose at the time the consumer completes a background check notice, acknowledgment, and authorization form.
Sharing of Consumer Information
Stanford Campaigns does not sell or disclose consumer information to third parties for a purpose other than for which it was originally collected, except as stated within this Policy. Consumer data is only shared with third parties for verifying the identity of the consumer in public records. We limit the dissemination of consumer information to those with a legitimate business need and permissible purpose, or as otherwise authorized by the consumer - in such cases it is used for specific and limited purposes required to complete our service to our client. Consumers are hereby notified that their personal information may be disclosed to a third party in conjunction with an authorized background check. Consumers who wish to opt out from the sharing of their information should not provide their information to Stanford Campaigns and/or our Client, and should not complete the Background Check Notice, Acknowledgement and Authorization Form.
We may disclose consumer information to our service providers when necessary to provide the product or service requested by our client, to the extent necessary or appropriate to government agencies, advisors, and other third parties in order to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or if such action is necessary to protect the rights, property or legal claims of Stanford Campaigns.
Information Storage and Disposal
Stanford Campaigns keeps all information protected and takes reasonable and appropriate measures to protect it from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into due account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the personal data.
This may include:
burning, pulverizing, or shredding papers containing consumer report information so that the information cannot be read or reconstructed;
destroying or erasing electronic files or media containing consumer report information so that the information cannot be read or reconstructed;
conducting due diligence and hiring a document destruction contractor to dispose of material.
Only employees who need information to do their job are granted access to your information. All background checks are processed inside the United States, and all computers that store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Personal Information Disclosure
Stanford Campaigns never sells or rents personal information or data to any third party. We do not disclose personal information to any third party inside or outside the United States, except when necessary to complete a criminal record check; to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; to enforce or apply the terms of the Policy; For any purpose disclosed when the user provides the information; If disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the company, service providers, customers, or others. This could include exchanging information with other companies and organization for the purposes of fraud protection and risk reduction; Any purpose with the consumer’s consent. We only operate in the United States, and the collection of personal information is limited to US residents or citizens. We may disclose information to service providers when appropriate to provide the product or service requested by our client. Stanford Campaigns ensures that any third party for which personal information may be disclosed subscribes to privacy principles consistent with United States law and European data protection directives or are subject to laws providing the same level of privacy protection and agree in writing to provide an adequate level of privacy protection.
Privacy Notice for California Residents
Under California law, an “investigative consumer report” means “a consumer report in which information on a consumer’s character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living is obtained through any means. The term does not include a consumer report or other compilation of information that is limited to specific factual information relating to a consumer’s credit record or manner of obtaining credit obtained directly from a creditor of the consumer or from a consumer reporting agency when that information was obtained directly from a potential or existing creditor of the consumer or from the consumer.”
When preparing investigative consumer reports, Stanford Campaigns has procedures and policies designed to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., as amended) and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1786 et seq.). Stanford Campaigns maintains a comprehensive written information security program which includes administrative, physical and technical safeguards that are designed to reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of confidential information.
Children’s Information
Stanford Campaigns does not provide services for individuals under the age of 18 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. We will promptly destroy any information about children under the age of 18 if it is transmitted to us.
Contact Information
Questions, comments or requests for assistants regarding our Policy or data collection and processing practices can be addressed to:
Address:
Stanford Campaigns
Attn: Consumer Information Privacy Policy
3400 Oak Grove Ave, Ste 215
Dallas, TX 75204
Email:
backgrounds@oppresearch.com
Phone:
(877) 878-2636
Fax:
(877) 427-9591
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