Last Updated: June 24 , 2021
Welcome. The aim of this Privacy Policy is to provide an overview of the privacy practices exercised by Check Works, Inc. (“Check Works,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), with respect to our website.
We want you to understand how we collect, use, and share your information. By using our website, you hereby agree to the terms set out in this Privacy Policy.
You are required to provide us with information such as your name, email address, and phone number when you choose to contact us through our website, post a comment to our blog, or subscribe to receive promotional offers and sales updates. We require this information in order to respond to your inquiries and to keep track of the individuals and organizations interested in our products and services.
We also collect information to fulfill online orders, manage our online client portals, and enable you to track your order. We may collect your name, name on account, address, zip code, order ID, last 6 digits of your account number, telephone number, custom text/message, routing number, bank account number, check start number, software name, deposit routing number, email address, credit card type, expiration date, and card verification number.
We gather certain information automatically from our website visitors such as their IP address and unique device identifier. We use the collected information for the administration and operation of our website, to understand how visitors interact with our services, to improve our website and services, and for analytics and marketing purposes.
We also use cookies and similar tracking technologies (small bits of code stored on a visitor’s computer hard drive or device), which enable a website to “personalize” itself for each visitor by remembering information about individual visits to the website. We use cookies to store your preferences, display content based upon what you view on our website to personalize your visit, analyze trends, administer the website, track movements around the website, and facilitate advertising. We may share website usage information about visitors to our website with third-party advertising companies for the purpose of managing and targeting advertisements and for market research analysis on our website. For more information about your choices regarding the use of your information for targeted advertising, please see the “Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information” section below.
We use Google Analytics to obtain aggregated information about the traffic and usage of our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to capture information such as the URL of the page you are viewing, your browser information, and your geographic region. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt out of having your information used by Google Analytics, please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Our website does not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals. However, if you wish to block cookies, you can configure your browser settings to reject them. You can also delete all cookies that are already on your computer’s hard drive by searching for and deleting files with “cookie” in them. Note that disabling some or all cookies may impair our website’s functionality.
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information as described above and:
To present the website and its contents to you.
To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
To collect and process payments.
To facilitate advertising and marketing activities.
To collect and process applications for employment.
To understand and analyze how our visitors use the website.
To improve the website and enhance and customize your experience.
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
To notify you about changes to the website or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
We may also use your information to contact you about our products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive solicitations regarding our products and services, you may unsubscribe from such communications by clicking the link in the applicable communication or by contacting us at: [email protected].
We will share data with third parties only in the ways that are described above and:
with our affiliates;
as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
with trusted service providers,; or
if Check Works is involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale; in such a case, you will be notified via a notification sent through email, and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or transfer or uses of your information, as well as any choices you may have.
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
Tracking Technologies and Advertising. We use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). While you can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the website may then be inaccessible or not function properly. Importantly, we do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on NAI’s website, which can be found here: https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/what-are-my-options.
The following third parties are currently using tracking technologies to collect potentially personal information from visitors to our website:
We use advertising features available through Google to register and report your actions after viewing or clicking on one of our ads to measure ad performance and target ads to you. We also use Google advertising features to track whether you have shown interest in specific products across multiple websites and for the purposes of remarketing and re-engagement. Third-party vendors, including Google, show our ads on sites across the Internet, and use cookies and/or device identifiers to serve ads based on your past visits to our website. For more information on how third parties may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons to collect information as a result of ad serving on the website, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt out of Google's use of cookies or device identifiers, please visit Google's Ads Settings. You can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or control the use of device identifiers by using your device’s settings.
Microsoft
Microsoft collects or receives personal information from us to provide Microsoft Advertising. For more information, please visit the Microsoft Privacy Statements: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement. To opt out of interest-based advertising, please see “Your Choices” in the Microsoft Online Advertising Privacy Statement, available at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.
Rakuten
We use Rakuten Advertising for the purposes of interest-based advertising and affiliate marketing. Rakuten may collect your personal information when you use the website, including through the use of cookies and other tracking technologies. For more information about Rakuten’s information collection practices, please visit Rakuten’s privacy policy at: https://go.rakutenadvertising.com/hubfs/Website-Privacy-Policy-English.pdf. For more information about web browser/cookie-based opt outs, please visit: https://go.rakutenadvertising.com/hubfs/Ad-Choice-Preferences.pdf.
ShareThis
We may also allow third-party companies, including ShareThis and other ad networks, to serve advertisements, provide other advertising services, and/or collect certain information when you visit our website. These companies may use personal data (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over, etc.) collected during your visit to the website, including through the use of third-party cookies and other tracking technologies, in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. To learn more about ShareThis’ privacy practices, please visit the ShareThis privacy policy, available at: https://sharethis.com/privacy/. To learn more about interest-based advertising or to opt out of this type of advertising, you can visit AboutAds.info/choices or optout.networkadvertising.org.
Some third-party companies may also use non-cookie technologies, such as statistical IDs. Please keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these non-cookie technologies, and those browser settings that block cookies may have no effect on such techniques. If the third-party company uses the non-cookie technologies for interest-based advertising, you can opt out at www.networkadvertising.org/choices. Please note the industry opt out only applies to use for interest-based advertising and may not apply to use for analytics or attribution.
Our website contains links to other websites and applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites or applications. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of each and every website or mobile application that collects personal information.
We store your information for as long as needed: (i) to conduct business with you; (ii) as needed for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection; or (iii) as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce any agreements.
Can children submit information through Check Works' website?
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us so we can promptly delete their information.
We provide commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we obtain through our website. Please be aware that no security system is foolproof. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to us and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.
The below chart reflects the categories of personal information we have collected from California residents both online and offline during the past twelve months, the categories of sources from which the information was collected, the business or commercial purpose for which the information was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared that information.
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Categories of Personal Information Collected |
Categories of Sources of Collection |
Business/Commercial Purpose for Collection |
Categories of Third Parties Receiving Personal Information |
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A) Identifiers such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
You; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; |
Provide products and services to you; |
Affiliates; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; Payment processors; Technology providers; |
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B) Personal information categories listed in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80 such as name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. |
You; |
Provide products and services to you; |
Affiliates; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; Payment processors; |
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C) Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law such as age, race, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, medical conditions (including pregnancy or childbirth, physical or mental disability or related medical conditions), parental status, veteran or military status. |
You; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; |
For research, analysis, and product development; Facilitate advertising, analytics, and marketing services; Conduct hiring and/or other human resources activities.
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Affiliates; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; |
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D) Commercial information such as records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
You |
To understand your purchase history; to facilitate and support your orders. |
Affiliates; Service providers; |
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E) Biometric information |
We do not collect. |
N/A |
N/A |
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F) Internet or other similar network activity such as browsing history, search history, information on interactions with an internet website, application, or advertisement. |
You; Advertising networks; data analytics providers; |
Provide services to you; |
Affiliates; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; Service providers; Technology providers |
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G) Geolocation data such as physical location or movements |
We do not collect. |
N/A |
N/A |
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H) Sensory data such as audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. |
We do not collect. |
N/A |
N/A |
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I) Professional or employment-related information such as current and prior employment, performance evaluations, and results of background checks |
You; Devices you use to access our website; |
Conduct hiring and/or other human resources activities. |
Affiliates; |
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J) Non-public education information as defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99 such as education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
We do not collect. |
N/A |
N/A |
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K) Inferences drawn from other Personal Information to create a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitude, intelligence, ability, aptitude, and any other inferences drawn from your personal information. |
You; Advertising networks; data analytics providers; |
Enhance customer experience; |
Affiliates; Advertising networks; Data analytics providers; Service providers; Technology providers |
In the past twelve months we have disclosed personal information to third parties for business purposes. The categories of personal information we have disclosed to third parties for business purposes include categories: A, B, C, D, F, I, and K. We have disclosed these categories of information to affiliates, advertising networks, data analytics providers, payment processors, and technology providers.
In the past twelve months, we have not sold personal information, and have no actual knowledge of selling the personal information of minors under 16 years of age. California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information, but because we do not sell personal information, we do not offer an opt out.
Right to Know
California residents have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collected, used, and disclosed during the past twelve months, the categories of sources from which their personal information was collected, our business or commercial purposes for collecting their personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared their personal information.
Right to Delete
California residents have the right to request deletion of the personal information we have collected from them.
Request Submission
You or your authorized agent can submit a request here or by calling 1-866-870-5918. You will need to provide us with personal information for us to match with information we have on file in order to verify your identity and residency, including your name, email address, and telephone number (though we may need to request additional information in order to verify your identity). The personal information that we use to verify your identity and residency will not be used for any other purpose. California residents have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising their CCPA privacy rights. We do not discriminate against California residents who exercise their CCPA privacy rights.
We will update this Privacy Policy to reflect any changes in our privacy practices. We will notify you of any non-material changes to our Privacy Policy by posting it on our website and indicating at the top the date it was last updated. Where changes are material, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about our privacy practices, please contact us through our website contact form or one of the other means provided on our Contact Us page.