No, You are not authorized to pass the background check reports you receive from A Matter of Fact to anyone else.
This restriction is placed on background check reports because:
- Many sources of the information we use to create our reports specifically restrict us to only provide information to an “end user.”
- Anyone passing on our reports for any “consideration” would become a CRA (Consumer Reporting Agency) under the law and would be expected to comply with all the legal requirements placed on a CRA.
The most common methods consultants use when working with us and their clients are:
- Most consultants recommend that their clients set up accounts directly with us. Some consultants give their clients our forms and help them establish accounts with us as part of a consulting assignment (such as a project to Create Hiring Policies and Procedures). Some consultants simply refer their clients to us. We then help the client using our Background Check Start-Up Kit.
- Some consultants become members of their client staff involved in the hiring process. The client becomes a customer of A Matter of Fact and the consultant participates as staff in reviewing applicants and their background check reports.
- A few consultants use their accounts with A Matter of Fact to order background checks directly from us for their clients. However, these consultants do not pass on our background check reports to their clients, but only inform their clients if the applicant passed or failed the background check.
Key Points:
- Our clients are not authorized to pass our reports on to anyone else.
- Most consultants recommend that their clients work directly with A Matter of Fact for their employment background check needs.
- See a partial directory of the many consultants who regularly refer their clients to us at Consultants Who Advocate Employment Background Checks.