Legal
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Every potential employee
undergoes a rigorous background screening prior to becoming a
team member. Utilizing past experience from a diversified base
of candidates, CIC is able to continually be the front runner in
regards to implementing the ever changing legalities of running
a Credit Bureau in these modern times.
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During our 21 years of operation and
2.1 million consumer reports, Contemporary Information Corp. has
not had a single law suit levied from any facet of our industry.
No consumer, corporation, client, government agency or employee
has ever felt the need to sue CIC on any grounds. We take our
legal responsibility very seriously.
Contemporary
Information Corp. (DBA CIC) is a privately held California
corporation and we are not affiliated with other companies that
have similar initials such as ConsumerInfo.com or CIC Mortgage
Credit.
All legal notices
should be delivered to our attorney:
EDWARD SIEGLER
11755 WILSHIRE BLVD
#1450
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025
Compliance
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CIC compiles and reports
information for use by property managers, landlords, realtors,
commercial entities, employers and other professionals for use
in the execution of residency/employment decisions. The
collection and dissemination of information in this manner is
defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
As a credit bureau, CIC is regulated by the Federal Trade
Commission. We acknowledge responsibility to both clients and
their applicants and practice impartiality and respect for the
consumer's privacy. Contemporary Information Corp. utilizes
extensive internal training, written procedure and client
education to insure the accuracy of information from any and all
sources and see that such information is reported only to
qualified clients/subscribers with a permissible purpose.
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CIC
reserves the right to deny participation privileges to any
entity who would use the information for unlawful purposes,
unlawful discrimination, or willfully fail to follow all
provisions detailed by the
Fair Credit Reporting Act or other applicable Federal, State
and local law.
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Employees that have access to
consumer reports, sensitive consumer data or business credit
access are trained on the sensitive nature of this information.
All CIC professionals having any contact with consumer
information are trained on the civil and criminal liabilities
for misuse of this information.
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Consumers are entitled to obtain one
free copy of his/her consumer file from certain consumer
reporting agencies during each 12-month period. More information
on The
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
can be found on the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Web Site.
Every key member of Contemporary
Information Corp. is FCRA/FACTA Certified by the National Credit
Reporting Association.
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Combined, the CIC staff has more than enough experience to be
called Professional:
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30+ years of U.S. Military Service
22+ years of Background Screening
16+ years managing
Information Systems
35+ years of Compliance and Data Entry
and 5 years of Quality (ISO9000) Assurance
