California Privacy Policy

California Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 15 October 2025

1. What this California Policy Covers

This California Privacy Policy (the “California Policy”) applies only to our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information covered by California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA requires that Backchekr make additional disclosures about such information, and we take this opportunity to do so here.

2. What Personal Information We Collect and Where We Get It

The below chart describes the categories of personal information we have collected in the past 12 months and from whom we collected the personal information.

Personal Information Categories

Personal Information That We Collect

Where We Collect That Personal Information

Identifiers

  • Name

  • Date of birth

  • Online identifiers

  • Phone number

  • Email address

  • Postal address

  • Bank account numbers

  • Payment information

  • Social security number

  • Passport number

  • Drivers license or permit numbers

  • Images or video footage

  • Information you provide

  • Cookies and other tracking technology

  • Customers

  • Credit reporting agencies

  • Data furnishers and other vendors

  • Governmental entities, such as courts and departments of motor vehicles

  • Information that is publicly available

  • CCTV when you visit one of our locations

Protected Characteristics

  • Race or ethnic origin

  • Sexual orientation

  • Immigration or citizenship status

  • Information you voluntarily provide in response to surveys on fair chance and similar topics.

Commercial Information

  • Records of personal property

  • Purchasing or consuming histories, or tendencies

  • Products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

  • From vendors

Internet or other electronic network activity information

  • Internet protocol (“IP”) address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system and version

  • Browsing history

  • Search history

  • Information about a Site Visitor’s interaction with an Internet website

  • Information collected passively via cookies and similar technology.

  • Advertising partners

Professional or Employment-Related Information

  • Name

  • Date of birth

  • Current or previous employer’s name

  • Dates of employment

  • Title or position

  • Reason for leaving employment

  • Eligibility for rehire

  • Compensation

  • Current or previous employer’s name

  • From you

  • From our vendor

  • From former employers

Education Information

  • School name

  • School address

  • Dates of attendance

  • Graduation date

  • Degree obtained

  • Major

  • Minor

  • Honors

  • Awards

  • From you

  • From the school

Inferences

  • Site preferences

  • Behavior

  • Characteristics

  • Page views

  • Personal preferences

  • Information directly collected from you

  • Information collected passively through cookies and similar technology

  • Information collected from advertising partners

3. Why We Collect Personal Information

In the below chart, we describe the purposes for which we have collected personal information in the last 12 months.

Personal Information Categories

Why We Collect and How We Use Personal Information

Identifiers

  • To verify your identity

  • To communicate with you

  • To provide our services to customers

  • To facilitate your purchase of our products

  • For product development and research to the extent permitted by applicable law

  • Manage preferences

  • To provide personalized advertising

  • To generate certain analytics related to background check reports

  • Pre-fill certain personal information you previously provided so we can offer you a more convenient experience.

Protected Characteristics

  • To provide our services to customers

  • For product development and research to the extent permitted by applicable law

  • To generate certain analytics related to background check reports

Commercial Information

  • To provide our services to customers

  • For product development and research to the extent permitted by applicable law

  • To generate certain analytics related to background check reports

Internet or other electronic network activity information

  • To provide personal advertising

  • Manage preferences

  • Technical support and upkeep

  • Security maintenance

  • For marketing analytics

Professional or Employment-Related Information

  • To provide our services to customers

  • For product development and research to the extent permitted by applicable law

  • To generate certain analytics related to background check reports

Education Information

  • To provide our services to customers

  • To facilitate your purchase of our products

  • For product development and research to the extent permitted by applicable law

  • To generate certain analytics related to background check reports

Inferences

  • To create a customer profile and offer personalized advertisements

  • To enhance our Site and Services

  • To provide personalized advertising

4. With Whom We Have Share Personal Information

The following chart shows those with whom we have shared personal information in the last 12 months.

Personal Information Categories

With Whom We Have Shared It

Identifiers

  • Vendors

  • Customers

  • Employees as necessary to comply with applicable law

  • Law enforcement as necessary to comply with applicable law.

Protected Characteristics

  • Vendors

Commercial Information

  • Vendors

  • Customers

Internet or other electronic network activity information

  • Marketing partners

  • Vendors

Professional or Employment-Related Information

  • Vendors

  • Customers

  • Law enforcement as necessary to comply with applicable law.

Education Information

  • Vendors

  • Customers

  • Law enforcement as necessary to comply with applicable law.

Inferences

  • Vendors

  • Marketing partners