Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 2/16/2022
Introduction
Allied Screening LLC (“Allied Screening”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this privacy policy.
This policy describes the types of information we collect through our website (www.alliedscreening.io), including the access-restricted portion of the website located under the Client Login tab (collectively, our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This policy applies only to information we collect on this Website. It does not apply to information that we collect offline or through other means.
Information Collection
Personally Identifiable Information
From visitors to our Website we collect:
- Name, telephone number, email address, and any other information provided by the visitor in a web form.
From job applicants applying to work with us who apply via our Website we may collect:
- Name, physical address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license or other government issued document identification, marital and gender status, employment and education history, and other personal information necessary to evaluate applicants.
From our clients we collect the following information about our clients:
- Name, company name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, username and password, and billing and payment information.
From applicants and employees about whom we provide consumer reports (“Consumers”) and/or from our clients acting with the authorization of such Consumers, we collect the following information about Consumers:
- Name, physical address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, social security number, employment and education history, driver’s license number, Social Security Number, username and password, and any other information we require to produce background screening reports on Consumers.
Non-personally Identifiable Information
Our Website also collects non-personally identifiable information. For example, as you browse our Website, we may collect information about your visit, but not about you personally. Via web server logs, for example, we may monitor statistics such as the number of people that visit our site, which pages are visited on our site, and from which domain and browsers visitors view our site. We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate these services (e.g., maintenance, analysis, audit, development).
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Website may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to store information about your preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages of our Website you access or visit, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon your browser type or other information that you send via your browser.
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Our Website may use first- and third-party cookies. While most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you before accepting them. Your browser manufacturer has information on changing the default setting for your specific browser. However, be aware that if you do not accept cookies from our Website, you may not be able to use some of the features of our Website.
We use third party web analytics providers such as Google Analytics to help us analyze how visitors are using our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about, for example, the number of visitors to a site, the webpage that referred visitors to a site, and the pages that visitors view within a site. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by downloading Google’s Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
Do Not Track Signals
Some internet browsers have “Do Not Track” features which, when turned on, send a “DNT” signal to websites that the individual visiting the website does not wish to be tracked. Our Website does not respond to DNT signals. However, you can opt-out from advertisers that use your browsing history to deliver online targeted advertisements by visiting https://optout.networkadvertising.org or changing your browser settings to block cookies.
Information Use
Personally identifiable information collected through our Website may be used to:
- Respond to your inquiries, process requests, or otherwise correspond with you;
- Conduct background checks as requested by clients such as employers;
- Maintain client and Consumer accounts and verify identity;
- Provide marketing information about our services and products;
- Process billing, invoice and payment functions;
- Comply with our legal obligations and exercise our legal rights;
- Evaluate applicants applying to work for us; and
- Analyze, protect, and improve our services.
Non-personally Identifiable Information collected through our Website may be used to:
- Improve your experience with our Website;
- Analyze and improve our Website; and
- Prepare aggregated statistics of visitor activity on our Website.
Information Disclosure
Allied Screening may disclose information we collect through our Website:
- To our employer customers, to the extent we have collected information about their applicants or employees on their behalf;
- To service providers, vendors and governmental entities, as needed to provide our services;
- When required by law, subpoena or other legal process, when pertinent to judicial or governmental investigations or proceedings;
- When necessary to investigate, take action or prevent suspected or actual illegal activities, fraud, or potential threats to safety; and
- If our company or our assets are acquired or purchased by another company, that company will assume responsibility for the personal information collected by us through our Website, and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding the information collected through our Website, as described in this privacy policy.
Sale of Personal Information
Allied Screening does not sell any personally identifiable information for marketing purposes.
Information Security
Allied Screening strives to protect personally identifiable information that we collect through the use of appropriate and reasonable administrative, physical and technical safeguards. We take steps designed to protect against the loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration of such information.
Third Party Links and Websites
Third party links may be provided on our Website for your convenience and to provide further information or serve as a resource; they do not signify our endorsement of the linked website. Allied Screening exercises no control whatsoever over such other websites and web-based resources and is not responsible or liable for the availability thereof or the content, advertising, products or other materials thereon. Further, this Allied Screening privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites. Therefore, when visiting external websites which you may have accessed from our Website, we recommend that you review the online privacy policy of that website to determine how the operator of that website handles personally identifiable information collected through its website.
Children under the Age of 18
Neither our Website nor our services are intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18 on our Website. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personally identifiable information through our Website from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
Privacy Notice: California Investigative Consumer Reports
This notice is provided for California residents. As defined by California law (Cal. Civ. Code § 1786 et seq.), an “investigative consumer report” is a consumer report containing information on a consumer’s character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living. Under California law, Allied Screening compiles “investigative consumer reports” about individuals and provides them to businesses for background screening and similar purposes.
Personal Information Disclosure: United States or Overseas. In connection with our preparation and processing of investigative consumer reports under California law, we are required to advise you that Allied Screening does not transfer personal information about you to our authorized service providers and affiliates outside the United States and its territories.
Privacy Practices. Allied Screening’s policies and procedures for preparing and processing of investigative consumer reports are designed to comply with the requirements of the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1786 et seq.) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.).
Changes to this Policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Any updates to this policy will take effect as of the “Last Updated” date at the top of the policy.
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Mail:
Allied Screening LLC
PO Box 8175
Waco, TX 76714
Telephone: (254) 218-3218
Email: info@alliedscreening.io
