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# You will be required to enter your '''Social Security Number'''. This is used by Sterling ''only'' for automated address verification. The City never receives or stores your SSN, and cannot use it for any other purpose. To be perfectly blunt, PBEM does not want the liability of possessing your SSN, which is one of the reasons we use this specialized service. | # You will be required to enter your '''Social Security Number'''. This is used by Sterling ''only'' for automated address verification. The City never receives or stores your SSN, and cannot use it for any other purpose. To be perfectly blunt, PBEM does not want the liability of possessing your SSN, which is one of the reasons we use this specialized service. | ||
# You will see references to '''FCRA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act'''. This Federal law dictates the disclosures required for PBEM to obtain your consent. The name is misleading: We '''DO NOT''' check your credit, and we '''DO NOT''' report any findings to anyone outside the City of Portland government. Your credit rating is not relevant to your volunteer service, and cannot be viewed nor affected as part of this criminal background check. | # You will see references to '''FCRA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act'''. This Federal law dictates the disclosures required for PBEM to obtain your consent. The name is misleading: We '''DO NOT''' check your credit, and we '''DO NOT''' report any findings to anyone outside the City of Portland government. Your credit rating is not relevant to your volunteer service, and cannot be viewed nor affected as part of this criminal background check. | ||
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== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == | == Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == | ||
