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ChoicePoint strives to help create a safer and more secure society through the responsible use of information.

By providing the right information at the right time, we help businesses, government, nonprofit organizations and consumers make smarter decisions in a world challenged by increased risks.

Simply put, we help you verify that the people and companies you do business with are who they claim to be. From helping employers confirm the backgrounds of job applicants to providing homeowners with information on the property they are buying or selling, ChoicePoint believes in the positive power of information to restore a sense of trust in the relationships that we used to take for granted years ago when we lived, worked and did business with the same people all of our lives.

The foundation of ChoicePoint’s business principles is the responsible use of information as a way of ensuring the protection of personal privacy. Our products are governed by strict state and federal laws or ChoicePoint's own industry-leading privacy policies which allow access to our products and services only if a customer has a legitimate reason for doing so -- and often, only with the consent of the individual.

Our strong belief in the power of information to have a positive impact on today’s society leads us to offer our products and services to nonprofit organizations and government agencies, often for a charitable purpose, to highlight the value of information tools.
ChoicePoint data and technology has helped reunite hundreds of missing or exploited children with their loved ones. DNA evidence processed by ChoicePoint has helped free the wrongly accused from prison as well as identify suspects and victims of the most violent of crimes. We work with the largest youth-serving organizations in the United States to screen volunteers to ensure the people who work with children are not convicted sex offenders. And, our work in support of the nation’s law enforcement and homeland security agencies has helped solve crimes ranging from the so-called D.C. sniper case to the attacks on the World Trade Center.

For more information about ChoicePoint and how the positive power of information can help make our world a safer, more secure place, please visit the corporate Web site at www.choicepoint.com. .