As a consumer reporting agency governed by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) among other applicable state and federal laws, Genesis Background Screening Services is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy covers Genesis Background Screening Services’ web site, and Genesis Background Screening Services’ practices for handling personal information provided to Genesis Background Screening Services over the Internet by the general public using Genesis Background Screening Services’ publicly available web site. This Policy also covers personal information provided by clients, and their job applicants and employees, using Genesis Background Screening Services’ online background screening platform that is accessible only through an access-restricted portion of Genesis Background Screening Services’ web site. Genesis Background Screening Services will collect, store, and use personally identifiable information only in compliance with applicable law, including the FCRA.
Information Collection
When browsing the Genesis Background Screening Services’ publicly accessible web site, you do so anonymously. Genesis Background Screening Services collects personally identifiable information from you only if you choose to provide this information to us. In some instances, Genesis Background Screening Services may collect non-personal (e.g., aggregate or demographic) data through cookies. This information is used to better understand and improve the usability, performance and effectiveness of the Genesis Background Screening Services.com web site, as is further described below under “Cookies and Tracking Technology”.
Should you decide to provide information while on the website, the types of personal information we may collect about you through our publicly accessible web site include the following: (a) contact and identifying information (e.g., name, address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers, employer(s), job title) in connection with your expression of interest in receiving information about, or your registering for, Genesis Background Screening Services products or services; (b) your resume information and employment application information in response to Genesis Background Screening Services job openings; and (c) any other personal information that you may voluntarily provide to us in an online form or through an e-mail.
Access to certain Genesis Background Screening Services web pages and online services by Genesis Background Screening Services’ clients and their employees and job applicants is not available to the general public and requires a login code and password provided by Genesis Background Screening Services. The use of those web pages, and the information downloadable to and from those pages, are governed by a written agreement between Genesis Background Screening Services and its clients. On these web pages, Genesis Background Screening Services collects only information that the user voluntarily shares with Genesis Background Screening Services.
If you are using this web site to inquire about employment screening with Genesis Background Screening Services, we collect the information requested on our account application form, including contact information and financial information (such as credit card number or billing information). This information is used for internal purposes, such as account establishment, billing, fulfillment of orders and customer service.
How We Use Your Personal Information
When your personal information is collected on Genesis Background Screening Services’ publicly accessible web site, Genesis Background Screening Services will inform you at the point of collection of the purpose for the collection. Genesis Background Screening Services will use your personal information only in the way we specify when it is collected unless you consent to a different use. For example, Genesis Background Screening Services may use personal information submitted to set up and maintain your account. Genesis Background Screening Services also may use the personal information you provide to answer your questions and inquiries, to support Genesis Background Screening Services’ own recruitment activities in response to your inquiries into Genesis Background Screening Services’ job postings, and to provide newsletters and other information (if any) that you have requested. If you have provided your personal information over this web site in connection with a background screen ordered by Genesis Background Screening Services’ client (your employer or prospective employer) Genesis Background Screening Services may use your personal information to perform your background screen for that client. Genesis Background Screening Services will not use your information to conduct a background screening investigation and create a report unless Genesis Background Screening Services’ client completes a certification required by the FCRA and any other applicable law. In this certification, Genesis Background Screening Services’ client certifies to Genesis Background Screening Services that it has a legally permissible purpose for ordering the background screen, and that it has, to the extent required by applicable law, and obtained your informed consent to conduct the background screen.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Genesis Background Screening Services does not sell or rent personal information to third parties. Genesis Background Screening Services will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your permission, except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Genesis Background Screening Services may disclose personal information as necessary or appropriate in connection with any of the purposes for which we use personal information as described above in “How We Use Your Personal Information”.
When Genesis Background Screening Services conducts a background screening investigation about you, Genesis Background Screening Services may disclose to your employer or prospective employer information that you submit through this web site. Genesis Background Screening Services also may disclose your information to a third-party representative or subcontractor authorized by Genesis Background Screening Services to assist in the background screening investigation. These third parties include service providers that help host or support the web site or otherwise provide technical assistance, court researchers and other service vendors. Genesis Background Screening Services transfers to these representatives and subcontractors only the personal information they need to deliver to Genesis Background Screening Services (for the benefit of Genesis Background Screening Services’ client) the requested product or service. Genesis Background Screening Services prohibits these third parties from using that information for any other purpose. Genesis Background Screening Services requires that these parties maintain commercially reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of your information.
Genesis Background Screening Services also may in good faith disclose personal information and any other additional information available to Genesis Background Screening Services for any of the following purposes: (i) investigate, prevent or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal activities or fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of Genesis Background Screening Services’ terms of use; (ii) respond to or defend against subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; (iii) establish or exercise Genesis Background Screening Services’ legal rights; or (iv) otherwise comply with applicable law.
Genesis Background Screening Services may acquire other businesses, and other businesses may acquire Genesis Background Screening Services. If that occurs, the information Genesis Background Screening Services collects may be one of the assets examined or transferred as part of the transaction. Genesis Background Screening Services will not permit another business to examine the information Genesis Background Screening Services has collected without a confidentiality agreement and only to the extent permitted by law. Genesis Background Screening Services will not transfer the information it has collected unless the recipient agrees to provide privacy protections equal to or exceeding those established by this Privacy Policy.
Cookies and Tracking Technology
Genesis Background Screening Services’ web site may use the standard technology called a “cookie” to collect information about how you use the web site.
A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your hard drive and used for record-keeping purposes. A cookie file can contain information such as the URL you came from, your computer’s IP address (i.e., the Internet address of your computer) and domain type (e.g., .com or .org, etc.), your browser type, the country, state and telephone area code where your server is located, the pages of our site that were viewed during a visit, and any search terms that you entered on our site. This information is used for internal purposes only, and we do not link your URL or IP address to any personal information unless you have logged into our web site with a Genesis Background Screening Services account login and password.
Security
Genesis Background Screening Services is committed to protecting the personal information that Genesis Background Screening Services receives about consumers. While we cannot guarantee the security of that information, we utilize a combination of online and offline security technologies, procedures and organizational measures to help safeguard consumer information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
We employ Secure Socket Layer (SSL) data encryption when data is transmitted over the Internet to our web site. We have installed layered firewalls and other security technologies to help prevent unauthorized access to our systems. Strong password protection protocols are used on our computers, and employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy policies. The servers used to store consumer information are maintained in a secure environment with appropriate security measures.
Links
Genesis Background Screening Services’ web site may provide links to third-party web sites. Please be aware that those third-party web sites are outside of our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you have questions about how another site uses your information, consult that site’s privacy statement.
Your Ability to Review or Modify Personal Information, or Unsubscribe
Genesis Background Screening Services strives to protect the quality and integrity of your personal information. If you have provided your personal information (such as zip code, phone, e-mail or postal address) to Genesis Background Screening Services while browsing Genesis Background Screening Services’ publicly accessible web site, and wish to update such personal information (if any) that you have provided us, please e-mail us at customerservice@gbsspro.com. Also, if you wish to unsubscribe from any of our newsletters or other communications for which you have registered, you may e-mail us at customerservice@gbsspro.com. If you are a Genesis Background Screening Services client with a registered account, you may review (and update) your account information by logging into your account. If you are an employee or job applicant of a Genesis Background Screening Services client, and have submitted personal information to Genesis Background Screening Services at the request of such client for purposes of procuring a background report, then you can review your Genesis Background Screening Services file in accordance with your file disclosure rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and California Civil Code Section 1786.22 by contacting Genesis Background Screening Services’ Customer Service Department at customerservice@gbsspro.com. You can review a summary of your consumer rights (including file disclosure rights) under the Fair Credit Reporting Act by accessing: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2004/11/041119factaappf.pdf.
Children Under Age 18
Genesis Background Screening Services does not offer services to children under the age of 18, and this web site is not directed to children under the age of 18. Genesis Background Screening Services does not knowingly collect information about children under the age of 18.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Genesis Background Screening Services may revise this policy from time to time. If there is a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy at this location. Genesis Background Screening Services will not provide less privacy protection, without your consent, to information collected under a prior privacy policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to be informed of how Genesis Background Screening Services is protecting your information.
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Genesis Background Screening Services, Inc.
1119 Mission Road, #126
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(866) 944-0041