Compliance
Klink & Co., Inc. doing business as KlinkCheck®, fully complies with all state, federal, and international laws, including the laws of the European Union member states, regarding conducting background research and producing investigative reports. KlinkCheck® has joined the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Safe Harbor” program with respect to personal information collected from consumers who reside in the European Union. Additional information related to the Safe Harbor program can be found by visiting the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Website at http://export.gov/safeharbor. KlinkCheck® vigorously monitors the ever-changing landscape of
privacy and data protection.
We are members of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, NAPBS© and we are licensed in the states of Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. We
recognize that there are special limitations on the usage of data in the state of California. We further recognize that there are numerous limitations outside the U.S. on gathering and using personal information.
KlinkCheck® background services is also a member of ConcernedCRAs.com. An organization
is a group of like-minded CRA's (Consumer Reporting Agencies) who are concerned about the future of the employment background screening industry. We believe that certain data practices employed by some CRA's place our profession at risk. Some employment background screening firms send the sensitive personal information (i.e. social security numbers and financial account information) off-shore to be processed. We believe that sending such information off-shore places both applicants and employers at risk and should be avoided whenever possible. Alternatively, when personal information is sent to other countries, applicants and employers should be made aware of this practice.
In addition, some employment background screening firms sell "national criminal records databases" to employers without appropriate safeguards to ensure that the information they are delivering is accurate and up to date. We believe that criminal records databases are valuable sources of information if they are used in a responsible manner.
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