BIS places the highest priority on protecting both your and your applicants’ personal information and maintaining the highest levels of privacy. BIS understands that the information we provide can be damaging if put into the wrong hands.

While no security program can be deemed impenetrable, BIS mitigates any potential breach through the use of the following tactics. For security purposes, this list is not all inclusive:

BIS confines the scope of our business to the pre-employment screening market segment (there are other permissible purposes for Consumer Reporting under the FCRA, but we intentionally limit our efforts to our area of expertise)

Limiting our focus to the pre-employment screening segment is a significant distinction. Past security breaches have resulted from granting access to consumer information to individuals posing as legitimate businesses that had no connection to those businesses or a permissible purpose for accessing personal identifying information. Companies that maintain proprietary databases of consumer information sell access to the information for many different purposes. BIS maintains no proprietary database of consumer information. We go to the public record source (county/federal courts, credit bureaus, state agencies, etc.) for each and every screen we perform.

BIS conducts a site inspection of the administrative offices of ALL new clients

The credit bureaus instituted a mandate in July 2003 that all Consumer Reporting Agencies must perform a site inspection of all privately held clients. In October 2005, this requirement was expanded to ALL clients including public companies. The purpose is to validate the commercial business address and that reasonable security is present at the facility to protect the privacy of consumers and consumer data.

BIS verifies that all new clients are registered businesses and maintain an active license through state incorporation records

During the account setup process, BIS obtains documentation from the prospective client and cross checks validity through state incorporation records.

BIS estimates and monitors screening activity on a per client basis to ensure it is appropriate for a business in said industry of similar size

BIS contacts clients if there is an unexpected "spike" in demand to explore the reason and any service enhancements we may be able to provide.

BIS cross checks each client against a monthly watch-list furnished by the credit bureaus

BIS takes very seriously the trust that our clients place in us to maintain strict legal compliance and respect for your candidates’ privacy. We will continue to develop standards and practices designed to protect that trust.