MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
The undersigned, desiring to use Quick Check Credit Reports, Inc., (herein after called "QC") at the regular prices established by QC from time to time, agrees to furnish information concerning its customers except information it has received from others, upon QC 's request and further agrees that all information, whether oral, or written electronic transmission; whether by report, bulletin or otherwise, will be submitted and received subject to the following conditions:
A. Information will be requested only for our exclusive use. All information received from QC be held in strict confidence except to the extent that disclosure to others is required by law. Reports will be requested only by our designated representatives. Employees will be forbidden to attempt to obtain reports on themselves, associates or any other persons except in the exercise of their official duties.
B. We agree to indemnify, defend and hold QC and all its agents harmless on account of any expense or damage resulting from our use of information received from QC, including any action contrary to the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Public Law 91-508 or resulting from breach of any of the warranties or representatives made by us as part of this agreement.
C. We recognize that the information we are requesting is secured by and through fallible human sources and that for the fee charged by QC it cannot be insured of the accuracy of the information, we understand and agree that the accuracy of any information furnished by QC is not guaranteed by QC and we release QC and its agents, employees, and independent contractors from liability for any negligence in connection with the preparation of such reports and from any loss or expense suffered by us directly from QC 's reports.
D. All reports will be charged to the undersigned at the regular rates of QC in the city in which the service is rendered. Such charges to be applied against the contract price, and charges, in addition to the contract price, shall be due after receipt of the invoice. Past due amounts shall be subject to a late payment fee of $4.00 or 1.5% per month, whichever amount is greater. If collection efforts are required, the undersigned agrees to pay all cost of collection, including attorney's fees and that the exclusive jurisdiction for any action under this agreement shall be Nassau County, NY.
E. We acknowledge that we have received and reviewed a copy of the "Notice To Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users under the FCRA" (See attachment A [appendix C to Part 601-Prescribed Notice of Users Responsibilities] ) and we certify that consumer reports will only be obtained for a business transaction between landlord and tenant.
F. We acknowledge that we have received and reviewed a copy of the "Notice To Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users under the FCRA" (See attachment A [appendix C to Part 601-Prescribed Notice of Users Responsibilities] ) and we certify that consumer reports will only be obtained by said member in its decision making process regarding the rental, sale, management and/or financing of real estate; for the review or updating of an existing account, for the collection of debts and/or judgments; for the purpose of verifying employment candidates and employees; for the purpose of extending credit to a consumer. Member will not request credit data for any other purpose.
Subscriber certifies that they will only request credit data in relationship to one of the permissible boxes marked.
Each request made for employment purposes will be specifically so designated at the time of the request and FCRA certifications will then be made and is hereby made as follows:
a) That subscriber will give written notice to the consumer that a consumer report for employment purposes may be run and that the consumer consented to the obtaining of his/her consumer report for employment purposes;
b) That said written notice offered the consumer an election to receive a free copy of the report;
c) That subscriber will not use the information in the consumer report for any other purposes;
d) That information from the consumer report will not be used in violation of any applicable Federal or State equal opportunity type law or regulation; and
e) That prior taking any adverse action based on the consumer report, member will provide the consumer with a copy of the consumer report free of charge.
H. Limitation of Liability. Client, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion and QC recognize that every business decision represents an assumption of risk and that neither party, in furnishing information, information or the information services to the otherwrites or assumes the other's risk in any manner. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, or any amendment or addendum, neither party guarantees or warrants the corrections, completeness, currentness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the information, information or information services provided to the other. Neither QC, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion nor any of its officers, agents, employees, contractors licensors, affiliated companies or affiliated credit bureaus will be liable to client, and client releases, qc, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion and the others, for any loss or injury arising out of, or caused in whole or in part by, acts or omissions, even if due negligence, in procuring, compiling, collecting, interpreting, processing, reporting or transmitting any information or the information services. Not withstanding anything to the contrary in this agreement, including any and all future amendments and addenda, neither party, nor any of its officers, employees, licensors, affiliated companies, affiliated credit bureaus, independent contractors, or agents will be responsible for consequential, incidental, indirect, exemplary or special damages, including loss profits. Client will indemnify and hold harmless QC, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion and its affiliated entities from and against any direct and actual loss, cost, liability and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees).
(1) In connection with a business transaction involving the tenant
(2) All Reports will be requested only by our designated representatives. Subscriber warrants that it will establish internal procedures prohibiting employees of the Subscriber from attempting to obtain reports on themselves, associates, or any other person except in the exercise of their official duties. Subscriber is hereby put on notice that Public Law, under Title 18, provide that any person who knowingly and willingly obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined not more than $5000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
91-598 and RCW 19.82.130 provide that any person who knowingly and willingly obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined not more than $5000.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
I. We certify that we have received and reviewed a copy of the Notice to Furnishers of information: Obligation of Furnishers under the FCRA " (see attachment B to Part 601 -- Prescribed notice of Furnishers Responsibilities)" and we agree to furnish to QC, without charge, written, oral or automated information giving the following data:
(a) The names and addresses of customers whose accounts have been restrained or closed by Subscriber and the reasons; or placed for collection; or charged off as a loss.
(b) Information on active and inactive accounts and any pertinent other information to make QC 's files more complete, immediately when requested by v.
(c) Pertinent information on present or former employees as may be requested by QC.
(d) Landlords may be required to submit a copy of the tax document as proof of ownership of rental property.
H. Written notice by either party will terminate this Agreement, but the obligations and agreements of the undersigned in effect at the time of termination will remain in full force and effect, including the obligation to defend, indemnify and hold QC harmless and keep confidential the information we receive.
I. We understand and agree that this letter constitutes all agreements and conditions of reporting, present and future, and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings with Quick Check Credit Reports, Inc. and applies to all types of reports, including all types of checking services and bulletins, made by you. No Changes in agreement may be made except by consent in writing of an officer of Quick Check Credit Reports, Inc..
Additional Terms of the End User – Reseller (Membership) Agreement:
1. End User has a permissible purpose for obtaining consumer reports in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S .C. § 1681 et seq.) including, without limitation, all amendments thereto ("FCRA"). The End User certifies its permissible purpose as:
_ In connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of the consumer; or
_ In connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer or review of existing policy holders for insurance underwriting purposes, or in connection with an insurance claim where written permission of the consumer has been obtained; or
_ In connection with a tenant screening application involving the consumer; or In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer; or
_ For a legitimate business need in connection with a business transaction that is initiated by the consumer; or
_ As a potential investor, servicer or current insurer in connection with a valuation of, or assessment of, the credit or prepayment risks.
2. End User certifies that End User shall use the consumer reports: (a) solely for the Subscriber’s certified use(s); and (b) solely for End User’s exclusive one-time use. End User shall not request, obtain or use consumer reports for any other purpose including, but not limited to, for the purpose of selling, leasing, renting or otherwise providing information obtained under this Agreement to any other party, whether alone, in conjunction with End User’s own data, or otherwise in any service which is derived from the consumer reports. The consumer reports shall be requested by, and disclosed by End User only to End User’s designated and authorized employees having a need to know and only to the extent necessary to enable End User to use the Consumer Reports in accordance with this Agreement. End User shall ensure that such designated and authorized employees shall not attempt to obtain any Consumer Reports on themselves, associates, or any other person except in the exercise of their official duties.
3. End User will maintain copies of all written authorizations for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of inquiry.
4. THE FCRA PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY OBTAINS INFORMATION ON A CONSUMER FROM A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES SHALL BE FINED UNDER TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE OR IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS, OR BOTH.
5. End User shall use each Consumer Report only for a one-time use and shall hold the report in strict confidence, and not disclose it to any third parties; provided, however, that End User may, but is not required to, disclose the report to the subject of the report only in connection with an adverse action based on the report. Moreover, unless otherwise explicitly authorized in an agreement between Reseller and its End User for scores obtained from TransUnion, or as explicitly otherwise authorized in advance and in writing by TransUnion through Reseller, End User shall not disclose to consumers or any third party, any or all such scores provided under such agreement, unless clearly required by law.
6. With just cause, such as violation of the terms of the End User’s contract or a legal requirement, or a material change in existing legal requirements that adversely affects the End User’s agreement, Reseller may, upon its election, discontinue serving the End User and cancel the agreement immediately.
For those End Users that wish to receive TransUnion Scores as part of the consumer credit report being delivered, the agreement between Reseller and End User must also contain the following language:
End User will request Scores only for End User’s exclusive use. End User may store Scores solely for End User's own use in furtherance of End User's original purpose for obtaining the Scores. End User shall not use the Scores for model development or model calibration and shall not reverse engineer the Score. All Scores provided hereunder will be held in strict confidence and may never be sold, licensed, copied, reused, disclosed, reproduced, revealed or made accessible, in whole or in part, to any Person except (i) to those employees of End User with a need to know and in the course of their employment; (ii) to those third party processing agents of End User who have executed an agreement that limits the use of the Scores by the third party to the use permitted to End User and contains the prohibitions set forth herein regarding model development, model calibration and reverse engineering; (iii) when accompanied by the corresponding reason codes, to the consumer who is the subject of the Score; or (iv) as required by law.
Required Terms for Agreement Between Reseller and End User for Consumer Reports for Employment Purposes
1. If TransUnion information will be used in connection with employment purposes, only services developed
2. for such use (e.g. TransUnion’s EMPLOYMENT CREDIT REPORT Report) may be used. Reseller’s
3. agreement with its End User must contain the following language:
4. 1. End User is a [Insert type of business] and has a need for consumer credit information in
5. connection with the evaluation of individuals for employment, promotion, reassignment or
6. retention as an employee ("Consumer Report for Employment Purposes").
7. 2. End User shall request Consumer Report for Employment Purposes pursuant to procedures
8. prescribed by Reseller from time to time only when it is considering the individual inquired upon
9. for employment, promotion, reassignment or retention as an employee, and for no other purpose.
10. 3. End User certifies that it will not request a Consumer Report for Employment Purposes unless:
11. a. A clear and conspicuous disclosure is first made in writing to the consumer by End User before
12. the report is obtained, in a document that consists solely of the disclosure that a consumer
13. report may be obtained for employment purposes;
b. The consumer has authorized in writing the procurement of the report;
andc. Information from the Consumer Report for Employment Purposes will not be used in violation
of any applicable federal or state equal employment opportunity law or regulation.
4. End User further certifies that before taking adverse action in whole or in part based on the
Consumer Report for Employment Purposes, it will provide the consumer with:
a. A copy of the Consumer Report for Employment Purposes; and
b. A copy of the consumer’s rights, in the format approved by the Federal Trade Commission.
5. End User shall use the Consumer Report for Employment Purposes only for a one-time use, and
shall hold the report in strict confidence, and not disclose it to any third parties that are not involved in the employment decision.
6. End User will maintain copies of all written authorizations for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of inquiry.
7. With just cause, such as violation of the terms of End User’s contract or a legal requirement, or a material change in existing legal requirements that adversely affects End User’s Agreement,
Reseller may, upon its election, discontinue serving the End User and cancel the agreement
immediately.
NOTE: The Consumer Report for Employment Purposes may contain account numbers for individual tradelines, which are only to be used for matching and merging combined files by the Reseller when creating Merged Reports. These account numbers are not to be passed on to an End User under any circumstance.
Required Terms for Agreement Between Reseller and End User for Reference Services
Prior to delivering Reference Services to an End User, Reseller must first enter into a Service Agreement
with that End User that contains the following language:
1. End User certifies that End User shall use the References Services solely for End User’s
exclusive one-time use and shall hold such Reference Services in strict confidence. End User shall not request, obtain or distribute Reference Services for any other purpose including, but not limited to, for the purpose of selling, leasing, renting or otherwise providing information obtained under this Agreement to any other party, whether alone, in conjunction with End User’s own data,
or otherwise in any service which is derived from the Reference Services. The Reference
Services shall be requested by, and disclosed by End User only to End User’s designated and
authorized employees having a need to know and only to the extent necessary to enable End User
to use the Reference Services in accordance with this Agreement. End User shall ensure that such
designated and authorized employees shall not attempt to obtain any Reference Services on
themselves, associates, or any other person except in the exercise of their official duties.
2. End User will maintain copies of all written authorizations for a minimum of five (5) years from
the date of inquiry.
3. With just cause, such as violation of the terms of the End User’s contract or a legal requirement,
or a material change in existing legal requirements that adversely affects the End User’s
agreement, Reseller may, upon its election, discontinue serving the End User and cancel the
agreement immediately.
1. End User is a [Insert type of business] and certifies it is obtaining CRD-Reference Services for the
following purpose as being encompassed by Section (6802)(e) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act,
Title V, Subtitle A, Financial Privacy (15 U.S.C. § 6801-6809) (“GLB”) and the United States
Federal Trade Commission rules promulgated thereunder and no other purpose. End User certifies
its purpose(s) as:
- Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a transaction requested or authorized by the consumer,
or in connection with servicing or processing a financial product or service requested or authorized
by the consumer
- Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a transaction requested or authorized by the consumer,
or in connection with maintaining or servicing the consumer’s account with Subscriber and
Subscriber is a financial institution
- With the consent or at the direction of the consumer
- To protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, or other
liability
- For use solely in conjunction with a legal or beneficial interest held by Subscriber and relating to
the consumer
- For use solely in Subscriber’s fiduciary or representative capacity on behalf of the consumer.
QC Addendum to Agreement
1. End User (Member) hereby certifies that he/she is a landlord/business/property manager and has a permissible purpose for obtaining consumer reports, as defined by Section 604 of the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 USC 1681b) as amended by the Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996, hereinafter called "FCRA". The End User (Member) certifies their permissible purpose as in connection with a tenant screening application involving the consumer.
2. End User (Member) will maintain copies of all written authorizations for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of inquiry.
3. THE FCRA PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY OBTAINS INFORMATION ON A CONSUMER FROM A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES SHALL BE FINED UNDER TITLE 18, OR IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS, OR BOTH.
The End User (Member) acknowledges that it is a criminal offence to obtain credit information from QC by fraudulent means and is hereby notified that QC will report all fraudulent applications for membership to the appropriate Police jurisdiction for criminal action. The End User (Member) is hereby notified that as part of its due diligence, consumer report reseller will verify and confirm this application and your permissible purpose as a landlord or business.