As a consumer reporting agency governed by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) among other applicable state and federal laws, Business Intelligence Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy.
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This Privacy Policy covers Business Intelligence Inc.'s web site, and Business Intelligence Inc.'s practices for handling personal information provided to Business Intelligence Inc. over the Internet by the general public using Business Intelligence Inc.'s publicly available web site. This Policy also covers personal information provided by Business Intelligence Inc.'s clients, and their job applicants and employees (as well as other individuals who have given their written authorization for Business Intelligence Inc.'s clients to conduct a background investigation on them), using Business Intelligence Inc.'s online background screening solution that is accessible only through an access-restricted portion of Business Intelligence Inc.'s web site. Business Intelligence Inc. will collect, store, and use personally identifiable information only in compliance with applicable law, including the FCRA.
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Information Collection
When you browse Business Intelligence Inc.'s publicly accessible web site, you do so anonymously. Business Intelligence Inc. collects personally identifiable information from you only if you choose to provide this information to us. In some instances, Business Intelligence Inc. 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 Business Intelligence Inc.com web site, as is further described below under "Cookies and Tracking Technology".
The types of personal information we may collect about you through our publicly accessible web site include the following (should you decide to provide such information to Business Intelligence Inc.): (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, Business Intelligence Inc. products or services, newsletters and conferences; (b) your resume information and employment application information in response to Business Intelligence Inc. job openings; and (c) any other personal information that you may voluntarily provide to us in an online form or through an e-mail.
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Access to certain Business Intelligence Inc. web pages and online services is not available to the general public and requires a login code and password provided by Business Intelligence Inc.. Those web pages, and the information downloadable to and from those pages, are made available only to clients of Business Intelligence Inc. On these web pages, Business Intelligence Inc. collects only information that the user voluntarily shares with Business Intelligence Inc..
If you are using this web site to open an employment screening account with Business Intelligence Inc., 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.
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How We Use Your Personal Information
When your personal information is collected on Business Intelligence Inc.'s publicly accessible web site, Business Intelligence Inc. will inform you at the point of collection of the purpose for the collection. Business Intelligence Inc. will use your personal information only in the way we specify when it is collected unless you consent to a different use.
For example, Business Intelligence Inc. may use personal information submitted in an account application to set up and maintain your account. Business Intelligence Inc. also may use the personal information you provide to answer your questions and inquiries, to support Business Intelligence Inc.'s own recruitment activities in response to your inquiries into Business Intelligence Inc.'s job postings, and to provide newsletters and other information (if any) that you have requested.
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If you have provided your personal information over this web site in connection with a background screen ordered by Business Intelligence Inc.'s client - Business Intelligence Inc. may use your personal information to perform your background screen for that client. Business Intelligence Inc. will not use your information to conduct a background screening investigation and create a report unless Business Intelligence Inc.'s client has provided a certification required by the FCRA and any other applicable law. In this certification, Business Intelligence Inc.'s client certifies to Business Intelligence Inc. that it has a legally permissible purpose for ordering the background screen, and that it has, to the extent required by applicable law, obtained your informed consent to conduct the background screen.
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Information Sharing and Disclosure
Business Intelligence Inc. does not sell or rent personal information to third parties. Business Intelligence Inc. will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your permission, except in connection with performing your background screen for Business Intelligence Inc.'s client or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
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Business Intelligence Inc. 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 Business Intelligence Inc. conducts a background screening investigation about you, Business Intelligence Inc. may disclose information that you submit through this web site to the Business Intelligence Inc. client that ordered a background screening investigation on you. Business Intelligence Inc. also may disclose your information to certain third parties as necessary to conduct the background investigation (such as educational institutions, prior employers, courts, law enforcement agencies and other persons or entities that may provide or verify information about you), as well as to a third-party representative or subcontractor authorized by Business Intelligence Inc. to assist in the background screening investigation. These third party representatives and subcontractors include service providers that help host or support the web site or otherwise provide technical assistance, court researchers and other data and service vendors. Business Intelligence Inc. transfers to these representatives and subcontractors only the personal information they need to deliver to Business Intelligence Inc. (for the benefit of Business Intelligence Inc.'s client) the requested product or service. Business Intelligence Inc. prohibits these third parties from using that information for any other purpose. Business Intelligence Inc. requires that these parties maintain commercially reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of your information.
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Business Intelligence Inc. also may in good faith disclose personal information and any other additional information available to Business Intelligence Inc. 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 Business Intelligence Inc.'s terms of use; (ii) respond to or defend against subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; (iii) establish or exercise Business Intelligence Inc.'s legal rights; or (iv) otherwise comply with applicable law.
Business Intelligence Inc. may acquire other businesses, and other businesses may acquire Business Intelligence Inc.. If that occurs, the information Business Intelligence Inc. collects may be one of the assets examined or transferred as part of the transaction. Business Intelligence Inc. will not permit another business to examine the information Business Intelligence Inc. has collected without a confidentiality agreement and only to the extent permitted by law. Business Intelligence Inc. 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.
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Personal Information Disclosure: United States or Overseas
Personal information submitted to Business Intelligence Inc. for a background screening investigation may at times be transferred outside of the United States in order to perform the background investigation. All personal information will be transmitted and stored in a secure manner in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
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Cookies and Tracking Technology
Business Intelligence Inc.'s web site may use the standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the web site.
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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 Business Intelligence Inc. account login and password. In addition, Business Intelligence Inc.’s web site does not allow other parties to collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across different Web sites when a consumer uses the Business Intelligence Inc. web site.
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If you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies, although it is possible that some areas of our web site will not function properly if you do so. In particular, you may be required to accept cookies in order to complete certain actions on Business Intelligence Inc.'s web site.
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Security
Business Intelligence Inc. is committed to protecting the personal information that Business Intelligence Inc. 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.
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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.
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Links
Business Intelligence Inc.'s 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.
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Your Ability to Review or Modify Personal Information, or Unsubscribe
Business Intelligence Inc. 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 Business Intelligence Inc. while browsing Business Intelligence Inc.'s publicly accessible web site, and wish to update such personal information (if any) that you have provided us, please e-mail us at info@businessintell.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 info@businessintell.com. If you are a Business Intelligence Inc. client with a registered account, you may review (and update) your account information by logging into your account. If you are an individual on whom a Business Intelligence Inc. client has requested a background screening investigation, and have submitted personal information to Business Intelligence Inc. at the request of such client for purposes of procuring a background report, then you can review your Business Intelligence Inc. file in accordance with your file disclosure rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and any other applicable state laws by contacting Business Intelligence Inc.'s Customer Service Department at info@businessintell.com.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
Business Intelligence Inc. 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. Business Intelligence Inc. 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 Business Intelligence Inc. is protecting your information.
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Contact Us
Questions about a current background check:
If your background check is currently being performed by Business Intelligence Inc. and you have questions or need assistance, please contact our Customer Service department:
Business Intelligence Inc. Customer Service Phone: 516-333-9400
Business Intelligence Inc. Customer Service Email: info@businessintell.com
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Report Requests and Disputes:
If you would like to request a copy of your background reports (if any) prepared by Business Intelligence Inc. and/or your active database files (if any) maintained on you by Business Intelligence Inc.; or to dispute the accuracy of the information in your background report, please us at 516-333-9400.
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Privacy Policy questions:
If you have any questions specifically regarding our privacy policy, you may contact us at:
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Business Intelligence Inc.
116 Jackson Ave
Syosset NY 11791
516-333-9400