Changes to the Australia Privacy Principles (APPs) have made it illegal to gather information under false and even misleading pretences. If you or an agent on your behalf conduct a skip trace and this was the case, but cannot show which exact legal source the contact information was obtained from, your company could be found in breach of privacy laws if questioned in court. Additionally in the past anyone could easily find people using public electoral records, but now the electoral commission has deemed acquiring information from this as only legal under prescribed circumstances - which do NOT include standard recoveries/skip tracing! So this would result in the legitimacy of the information being questioned and potential legal consequences.
EXPERIENCE?
As an award winning debt collection professional in my 20’s, moving to accounts receivable and then asset finance manager roles, I know what your pain points are! Its an absolute nightmare navigating the various providers and also the too good to be true offerings out there “online search databases”, many touting 99% success etc with no statistics to verify this, and my experience has shown its usually closer to 0%! Plus the delays in job updates and lack of transparent or useable information!
With over 15 years of experience, Checkmate leverage a range of resources to search data from public and private sources, cross-referencing and linking them to provide accurate and up-to-date customer address verification and contact information, to help clients make informed decisions.
RECOVERY RATE? NEXT STEPS?
Unlike other providers, we wont offer false guarantees to locate “99%” of individuals however Checkmate will access various underutilized/emerging and lesser known skip tools such as current/emerging Social Networking Websites ie Facebook/Instagram and various business and dating platforms, photo and GPC/meta-data searches, as well as search engines aside from Google (which has algorithms and everyone has already checked) such as Yahoo. Professional searches such as LinkedIn and Zoom, business names etc.
If we are unable to confirm a location or contact, we can provide advice as to what next steps are available including legal action, and determine if economical before proceeding.
RISKS?
Changes to the Australia Privacy Principles (APPs) have made it illegal to gather information under false and even misleading pretences. If you conduct a skip trace but it was fraudulently coerced, or your company cannot show which exact legal source the contact information was obtained from, you could be found in breach of privacy laws.
Additionally in the past anyone could easily find people using public electoral records, but now the electoral commission has deemed acquiring information from this as only legal under prescribed circumstances - which do NOT include standard recoveries/skip tracing!
So this would result in the legitimacy of the information being questioned and potential legal consequences, so let Checkmate take care of the search to ensure confidence.
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