Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")
This captured Vermont registry record for Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC") is marked ACTIVE. It aggregates recorded filing fields, including opt-out disclosures, prior-year breach reporting, minors-data disclosures, and contact information; it does not independently verify current provider practices or request outcomes.
Legal context: 9 V.S.A. § 2446 sets the annual registration and disclosure framework. Vermont's 2026 Act 138 was signed on June 16, 2026; its substantive sections take effect January 1, 2027. Verify the live registry and provider route before relying on this snapshot.
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Registry contact
- Privacy contact
- Cathy Klafehn, cklafehn@backgroundchecks.com
- Address
- 12770 Coit Road,, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, 75251, USA
- Vermont Registration ID
- 366591
What Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s Vermont filing tells you
Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s captured Vermont registry entry is marked ACTIVE and identifies the business as a data broker under Act 171 of 2018 (9 V.S.A. § 2446). Section 2446 requires annual registration and specified disclosures, including opt-out method information when a broker permits an opt-out, prior-year breach counts, and certain minors-data information. This record does not independently verify current collection practices, legal identity, or the current request route. Act 138 (2026) amended the framework; its substantive sections take effect on January 1, 2027.
Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s registry entry records its opt-out position as: No. Depending on your location, the provider's role, the request type, and applicable exceptions, the CCPA or EU GDPR may provide deletion rights. This registry field does not determine legal coverage, verification, or outcome.
To review a removal request, check Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s current provider route and the captured registry contact at Cathy Klafehn, cklafehn@backgroundchecks.com. Cite the CCPA § 1798.105 or GDPR Article 17 only if that authority applies to your circumstances. Keep a dated copy for your records. OfflistMe can generate an email draft using the recorded contact: you review it and send it from your own account. The broker may still request matching information or verification.
Credentialing & access controls
Yes, BGC credentials all new customers.
Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s own registry note
Typically, those services are provided directly to end-users who have obtained the express authorization for the end-user to obtain, and for BGC to provide, the information. Sometimes, however, BGC's services are provided to another background screening company that will provide the information to the end-user. In addition, in some cases authorized by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, BGC provides reports without the authorization of the subject of the report.
Recorded from the captured Vermont Act 171 registration filing data.
Opt-out disclosure
Permits opt-out?
No
Activities not subject to opt-out
BGC provides background screening services that involve searching for, obtaining and providing public records information (such as court, prison, and law enforcement records, sex offender registry records, and sanction records); education, employment, and license verification information; and Social Security number validation, name and address history, and other identity verifications. (continued at #8)
Risk disclosures
Security breaches (prior year)
0
Collects minors’ data
Yes (per registry disclosure)
On occasion, BGC may be asked to provide background screening services in relation to a minor; for example, when a minor has applied for a job. BGC's practices as they relate to minors are the same as those described in response to question #4.
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FAQ
What does Vermont's registry record say about Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")?+
The captured Vermont registry entry identifies Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC") as a data broker record under the annual-registration framework in 9 V.S.A. § 2446. Registration ID: 366591. Status in this record: ACTIVE. Verify the live Secretary of State record before treating the status or contact fields as current.
Does Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC") allow consumers to opt out?+
Per Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")’s Vermont registry disclosure: No.
Has Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC") experienced security breaches?+
The captured Vermont filing reports zero breaches in its prior-year field. That is not an independent finding about all historical or current incidents.
How do I remove my data from Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")?+
Review Backgroundchecks.com LLC ("BGC")'s current provider route and the captured registry contact at Cathy Klafehn, cklafehn@backgroundchecks.com. Cite CCPA § 1798.105 or GDPR Article 17 only if it applies to your circumstances. You can use OfflistMe to generate a pre-filled request draft for $9, then review and send it yourself.
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