Identity & Verification Disclosure
Meaning of checks
Email, phone, identity and background checks are different. Display only checks actually completed and their relevant status. A photo upload is not a liveness check. Payment does not mean a person passed verification and does not improve reputation.
Information and permission
Use the name matching the identification submitted for a future check. Before collecting sensitive information, identify the provider, required information, purpose, retention and separate consent. Do not upload IDs into chat. Raw documents and biometric data should not be retained by default.
Limits
Checks are limited to their scope and time. They do not guarantee future behavior, skill, licensing, insurance or safety. Provider integrations and duplicate-person matching are not yet operational.
Errors and decisions
Provide a correction/dispute route for inaccurate results or mistaken account matches. Before using background information for employment or another regulated decision, counsel must review applicable consent, disclosure, dispute and adverse-action obligations. No automated adverse-action process is approved by this draft.