Permissible use and FCRA notice

Good uses

• Checking that someone you are about to meet, buy from or work with has the public presence they claim.
• Reconnecting with people you have lost touch with.
• Seeing what a stranger could find about you or a family member, so you can tighten privacy settings.
• Confirming that a social account messaging you belongs to who it says.

Never use Trace for

• Decisions about employment, tenant screening, credit, insurance, education, licensing or government benefits.
• Stalking, harassment, threats, doxing or locating someone who does not want to be found.
• Getting around a restraining or protective order.
• Discrimination of any kind, or anything illegal where you or the other person live.

FCRA notice

Trace does not assemble or evaluate consumer credit or other consumer information for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports, and its results are not consumer reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). If you need a background check for an FCRA purpose, use an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency.

Accuracy

Public data can be wrong, outdated or about a different person with the same name. Every report shows its sources so you can check them yourself. Never treat a Trace result as proof of identity.

Enforcement

Before unlocking their first report, every customer confirms they will follow these rules. We suspend accounts that break them. To report misuse, contact us.