Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how BusinessScreen("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website at https://www.businessscreen.com or useour services. BusinessScreen is a trade name of Corporate Screening & Investigations, Inc. ("CSI"), the legal entity behind our brand.

We appreciate your decision to use our website and services and to trust us with your personal information. We strongly encourage you toread this policy carefully before using the website or our services. If there are any terms in this policy you do not agree with, please do not use the website. By using the website, you accept and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

What Information We Collect

We collect different categories of information depending on how you interact with us:

Information you provide when visiting our website or contacting us

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Company name and professional or employment-related information (such as job title)
• Purpose of background check (when submitted through our pricing or contact forms)
• Estimated annual background check volume (when submitted through our pricing or contact forms)

Information collected when you become a customer

When customers create an account to use the Business Screen platform, we collect account registration information (name, email address, and password), business contact information (company name, address, and phone number), corporate and license information necessary to verify the legitimacy of the customer's business, and billing information required to process payments for our services.

Information collected to conduct background investigations

When our customers engage us to investigate a business orits principals, we collect information about the subject of the investigation from public records, government registries, authorized data furnishers, andother publicly or commercially available investigative sources. The specific information collected is described in the "Business Investigation andScreening Services" section below.

Information automatically collected

When you visit our website, we automatically gather technical and usage information, including IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, the pages you visit, referring URLs, and how long you spend on each page. We collect this information through cookies and similar technologies.

How We Collect Information

We collect information about you in three ways:

Information you give us. When you fill out a form onour website, request pricing, contact us, sign up for an account, or otherwise communicate with us, the information you provide is collected directly.

Information we automatically collect. When you access our website, we may automatically collect information from your device through cookies and similar technologies. See our Cookie Policy for more details.

Information we collect from third parties. This may include data aggregators, online directories, data marketplaces, public records sources, government registries, and authorized data furnishers that contribute to background investigation reports.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small packets of information placed on your device that allow us to retrieve information about your visit, such as your login state, your preferences, and your interactions with our website. For more information about the cookies we use and how to manage them, please visit our Cookie Policy at https://www.businessscreen.com/cookie-policy.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Our website honors Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as required under applicable U.S. state privacy laws. When GPC is detected, wetreat it as a valid opt-out request from the sale or sharing of personal information.

We do not currently respond to traditional "Do Not Track" (DNT) browser signals because no industry standard has been established for how websites should interpret them.

Why We Collect Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our services
• To create and manage customer accounts
• To perform contracts with our customers
• To contact users and respond to inquiries
• To send marketing and promotional communications, where permitted by law
• To manage user requests related to business transfers, such as when our business is acquired, amalgamated, merged, restructured, or otherwise sold or transferred to another entity, in whole or in part
• To evaluate and improve our products and services
• To analyze usage trends
• To conduct background investigations and screening services
• To verify identity and prevent fraud
• To comply with applicable laws and respond to legal requests
• To detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents
• To respond to user inquiries and provide customer support
• To enforce our terms of service and protect our rights

Business Investigation and Screening Services

In addition to the website-related activities described above, Business Screen provides business investigation and screening servicesto commercial clients. As a non-FCRA investigative firm, our reports are used to support business decisions, including commercial lending, investment due diligence, vendor and partner vetting, Know Your Business (KYB) compliance, sanctions screening, grant recipient screening, and related B2B purposes.

Non-FCRA Status

Business Screen is not a Consumer Reporting Agency. Our reports are not consumer reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),and they may not be used for employment screening, residential tenant screening, personal consumer credit decisions, or personal insurance underwriting. Those uses are governed by the FCRA and require a registered Consumer Reporting Agency.

Information Collected to Conduct Investigations

When our customers engage us to investigate a business or its principals, the information we collect about the subject of the investigation may include:

For business entities: legal business name, doing-business-as (DBA) names, business registration details, Tax Identification Number (TIN/EIN), corporate filings, registered agent and officer information, ultimate beneficial ownership information, business credit information, civil and criminal court records, sanctions and watch listscreening results, regulatory and licensing information, and adverse media references.

For individuals investigated in their capacity as principals, owners, officers, or guarantors of a business: full legal name, date of birth, address history, Social Security Number (when required for identity matching accuracy), phone number, civil and criminal court records,financial records (such as tax liens, judgments, and bankruptcies), sanctions and watchlist screening results, professional license information, and adverse media references.

This information is obtained primarily from public records, government registries (federal, state, and international), authorized data furnishers and researchers, and other publicly or commercially available investigative sources. In limited circumstances, information is also collected directly from the subject, for example, when conducting live identity verification, when a customer uses our platform to invite the subject to submit their own information, when verifying insurance documentation through the subject's broker, or when conducting international individual searches that require the subject's consent under local law.

Use and Disclosure of Investigation Information

Information collected in connection with an investigation isused solely to prepare the requested background report. Completed reports are delivered to the customer who requested the investigation. We share investigation information only with the limited categories of third parties described in the "How We Share Information" section, including data furnishers and researchers who contribute to our reports, service providers who assist in producing and delivering reports, and legal, regulatory, and law enforcement authorities when required by law.

We do not sell information collected in the course of investigations, and we do not share it with advertising or marketing partners.

Subject Consent

Because we are a non-FCRA provider conducting investigations for business purposes, subject consent is generally not required to conduct an investigation. International individual searches in certain jurisdictions do require subject consent and a government-issued identification document, in accordance with local law. In those cases, our customers are responsible for obtaining the required consent before engaging us.

Subject Inquiries

Although our reports are not consumer reports and the dispute and notice procedures of the FCRA do not apply to our services, subjects who believe information in a background report prepared by BusinessScreen is inaccurate may contact us at info@businessscreen.com. We will review the information and, where appropriate, work with our data sources or our customer to correct identified inaccuracies. Subjects may also exercise applicable rights under state privacy laws (such as access, correction, or deletion) by following the procedures described in the"Review and Update Your Information" section.

How Long We Retain Your Information

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to provide our services, to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because the information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store the information and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense. However, certain data sharing with advertising and analytics partners may constitute "sale" or "sharing" under broad definitionsin U.S. state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The categories of information shared, and the recipients of that information, are described below.

Information shared with advertising and analytics partners

The following categories of information are shared with advertising and analytics partners for purposes of measuring advertising performance, optimizing user experience, and reaching prospective customers:

• Identifiers (such as IP address, cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and online identifiers)
• Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as browsing history on our website, pages viewed, referring URLs, and interactions with our content)
• Inferences drawn from the above information (such as predicted interests or likelihood to engage with our services)

These categories are shared with advertising networks and analytics providers, including Google.

We do not knowingly sell or share sensitive personal information, financial account information, government identifiers, or precise geolocation data through our website.

Information disclosed for business purposes

In addition to the advertising-related sharing described above, we disclose information to the following categories of third parties for business purposes:

• Service providers that perform functions on our behalf, including customer relationship management (HubSpot), website hosting and analytics (Webflow, PostHog), payment processing, identity verification, and customer support;
• Data furnishers and researchers that provide information used in background reports, including public records vendors, court record researchers, sanctions and watchlist databases, and identity verification providers;
• Customers of our screening services who receive completed background reports about subjects they have authorized us to investigate;
• Legal, regulatory, and law enforcement authorities when required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process;
• Affiliates and successors in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of business assets.

Review and Update Your Information

You have the right to review, update, correct, or delete the information we hold about you.

Visitors who have submitted information through our website may submit a request by emailing info@businessscreen.com or by contacting us at the phone number and address listed at the end of this policy. We will respond to verified requests within the timeframes required by applicable law. To protect your information, we may ask for additional details to verify your identity before processing the request.

Subjects of background investigations who believe information in a report is inaccurate may follow the process described in the "Business Investigation and Screening Services" section above.

Marketing Communications

We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to you, subject to applicable law. You may opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in each message. Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may continue to send you transactional communications related to your account, orders, or services you have requested.

Where Your Information Is Processed

Business Screen operates primarily from the United States, and personal information we collect is processed and stored on servers located in the United States. We may also engage service providers or affiliates in other countries to assist in delivering our services. By using our website or services, you understand and consent to the transfer of personal information tothe United States and to other countries that may have data protection standards different from those of your country of residence.

Security of Your Personal Information

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures includeencryption of data in transit and at rest where appropriate, access controls limiting who within our organization can view personal information, and security monitoring.

No method of internet transmission or digital storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for notifying us promptly of any suspected unauthorized access to your account.

Privacy of Children

Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at info@businessscreen.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete the information.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites, applications, or services that we do not operate or control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that you may provide to, or that may be collected by, those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services before engaging with them.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law or our privacy practices. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure it remains in line with your expectations. The updated Privacy Policy will be effective from the date it is posted on this page.

Contact Us

For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, or to exercise any of your rights, you may contact us using the following details:

BusinessScreen Corporate Screening & Investigations, Inc. PO Box 161001 Rocky River, OH 44116

Phone: 1-216-770-7846 Email: info@businessscreen.com

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