Ascertain Screening and Investigations, LLC ("Ascertain Screening") is a consumer reporting agency. It is required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. ("FCRA") to maintain the confidentiality of all consumer information.

Ascertain Screening obtains information on an individual consumer only upon the request of a user who has a permissible purpose under the FCRA to request information on that consumer. The FCRA requires a user to certify to Ascertain Screening that it has obtained the written consent of the consumer to request information before Ascertain Screening can supply the requested information¹. The user must submit to reasonable audits by Ascertain Screening to confirm that it is, in fact, obtaining such consents.

Ascertain Screening does not maintain a database of consumer information.

Any information gathered on any consumer may only be provided to the user authorized by the consumer to receive the information. Ascertain Screening cannot and does not share, sell or distribute consumer information with or to any third party other than the requesting party thereof. Any consumer, upon proper identification, has the right under the FCRA to request Ascertain Screening to furnish to the consumer any and all information it may have on that consumer. The consumer has the right to dispute the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in the consumer’s file. The consumer’s rights under the FCRA may be obtained by contacting us or going to the FTC website at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre35.pdf.

However, Ascertain Screening may be required, upon receipt of a court order to release the information in civil litigation or as otherwise required by law, to disclose information regarding a consumer to law enforcement agencies.

Other privacy initiatives and procedures include, but are not limited to:

• Access to confidential consumer information is limited within Ascertain Screening to those who have a need to know the information: obtaining and transmitting information on the consumer or those dealing with a consumer request for information or consumer disputes.
• Access to Ascertain Screening’s computer terminals, file cabinets, fax machines, trash bins, desktops, etc. are secure from unauthorized access.
• Ascertain Screening maintains a secure network to safeguard consumer information from internal and external threat.
• Any backup data is maintained in an encrypted form.
• Ascertain Screening maintains records on each request for information and identifies each user who requested information on a consumer.
• Employees are prohibited from "browsing" files or databases without a business justification.
• Destruction of consumer information follows the Federal Trade Commission’s requirements that the information be unreadable upon disposal.

Protecting the privacy of minors is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those under 18 years of age, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 18.

If you have any questions concerning our privacy policy, please contact us:

Ascertain Screening and Investigations, LLC
170 Mill Street, Suite 200
Gahanna, OH 43230
614.858.0100 phone
800.858.2901 toll-free
614.418.9617 fax

¹ There is an exception for employer investigations of suspected employee misconduct or for compliance with law or employer policies, e.g., sexual harassment investigations.