Information & Resources

Types of Information LexisNexis Provides
LexisNexis provides information to business, government and legal professionals for legitimate, approved purposes. This information includes public records, other publicly available information and some non-public information.

Examples of public records include the following: Judgments and Liens, Secretary of State filings, Uniform Commercial Code filings, U.S. and Canadian business finder directories, Dun & Bradstreet Global Market Identifiers Worldbase, Experian Business Reports, Fictitious Business Name Information (DBA or doing business as), Dun & Bradstreet Federal Employer Identification Numbers, the Franchise Index, an inactive business index, tax liens, Securities of Exchange Commission Form 4 abstracts, FAA aircraft registrations.

The company also provides files that combine information from multiple states or multiple court records or other multiple databases. Examples include multi-state

Assets Locator and multiple state/county Deed Transfers, Tax Assessor Records and Mortgage Records.

Some LexisNexis products contain non-public information, which may not be readily available to the general public, such as commercial directories or databases compiled by other publishers.

LexisNexis may provide sensitive personal information to certain customers only upon successful completion of a security and legal verification process. Customers that receive this information may include law enforcement agencies, federal homeland security departments, banking and financial services companies and insurance carriers, lawyers, and state and local governments.

LexisNexis does not collect, maintain, or distribute personal financial information such as bank account numbers and balances, credit card account information, nonpublic information on individuals known to be minors, or mother's maiden names designated as such in non-public information files distributed as part of LexisNexis’ online services.

Our primary objective in providing public record information is to serve the government, our customers and as a result, the general public in the fight against identity fraud and other crimes. Our products are used to help law enforcement and homeland security officials keep our country safe, to help banks and other financial institutions "know their customers," to help facilitate electronic commerce for consumers and for many other beneficial uses.

LexisNexis is and will remain an integral player in the fight against fraud and other crimes being perpetrated against citizens.

Beneficial Uses of LexisNexis Services
The responsible use of information brings benefits to the lives of all Americans. It strengthens our homeland security system, facilitates electronic commerce for consumers, protects millions of Americans from being defrauded, and helps law enforcement find missing children and keep our neighborhoods safe.

  • For individuals: LexisNexis services help protect you from people who attempt to commit identity fraud. Strong identity verification tools allow individuals to open new accounts and receive products or services that same day.
  • For the government: LexisNexis supports programs that protect our borders, improve homeland security, and protect our economy from catastrophic losses.
  • For financial institutions: LexisNexis’ products verify and authenticate the identities of new and existing customers, reducing opportunities for fraud and helping in the fight against financial crimes that support organized crime and terrorist activity.

LexisNexis takes privacy and security very seriously. We diligently work with our customers and others in the industry to improve data safeguards and privacy protections. Our own security team works to continually refine our data protection processes to ensure the availability, confidentiality and integrity of data.

We also ask consumers to join us in preventing and stopping identity fraud through simple measures they can take themselves, since the great majority of identity theft occurs through other means -stolen documentation, bills, credit cards, etc. And we’d also like their understanding that our services are an integral part of the Information Economy. It is imperative that we remain vigilant in keeping that information safe.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who are your customers?
Customers of LexisNexis may include law enforcement agencies, federal homeland security departments, banking and financial services companies and insurance carriers, legal professionals, and state and local governments.

Q. How do you screen potential customers?
We qualify new customers before they can access sensitive data and confirm that they are legitimate, reliable and credible and are legally permitted to have access to LexisNexis databases. LexisNexis sales, verification, audit, and compliance teams work hand-in-hand to establish and enforce safeguards. The LexisNexis verification and fulfillment processes are continuously updated, tested and refined, and take into account the growing sophistication of those intent on misusing information.

Q. Why is LexisNexis concerned about security?
The Internet is continuously facing growing and more sophisticated security threats. As such, LexisNexis has been increasing security and strengthening the processes to safeguard its information.

LexisNexis has an aggressive program to implement a number of improvements to its customers' password and ID administration and security processes. These measures include password strengthening, IP restrictions and truncating Social Security Numbers (SSNs) displayed in non-public documents and narrowing the types of customers with access to full SSNs and driver's license numbers.

LexisNexis understands and accepts the responsibilities associated with safeguarding data. We work closely with our customers to ensure they too understand and accept the responsibilities associated with use of the data by their employees. This information is privileged to our legitimate, licensed customers and helps to provide a safe workplace, prevent fraud, reduce the risk of terrorist attacks, and help find missing children, among other important applications.

Q. What kinds of information do you provide?
Examples of public records include: Judgments and Liens, Secretary of State filings, Uniform Commercial Code filings, U.S. and Canadian business finder directories, Dun & Bradstreet Global Market Identifiers Worldbase, Experian Business Reports, Fictitious Business Name Information (DBA or doing business as), Dun & Bradstreet Federal Employer Identification Numbers, the Franchise Index, an inactive business index, tax liens, Securities of Exchange Commission Form 4 abstracts, FAA aircraft registrations.

LexisNexis does NOT gather credit card numbers, bank account information, information about an individual's prescription medication, shopping habits, or sexual orientations.

Q. Why do you provide this information?
The responsible use of information brings benefits to the lives of all Americans. It strengthens our homeland security system, facilitates electronic commerce for consumers, protects millions of Americans from being defrauded, and helps law enforcement find missing children and keep our neighborhoods safe.

  • For individuals: LexisNexis services help protect you from people looking to commit identity fraud. Strong identity verification tools allow Americans to open new accounts and receive products or services, all in the same day.
  • For the government: LexisNexis supports programs that protect our borders, improve homeland security, and protect our economy from catastrophic losses.
  • For financial institutions: LexisNexis' products verify and authenticate the identities of new applicants, reducing opportunities for fraud and helping in the fight against financial crimes that supports organized crime and terrorist activity.

 

Q. How do you protect my information?
LexisNexis has strong systems security intended to ensure the availability, confidentiality and integrity of data. We have multi-layered systems for IT, IS and physical security. We use industry-standard access control software and methods that include vulnerability analysis, rigorous intrusion detection systems and regular penetration testing. Our information and system security professionals continuously refine these processes as threats evolve.

LexisNexis serves many high-level U.S. government agencies and other customers that have extremely stringent data security requirements and share our concern for data protection and individual privacy. LexisNexis continues to set the standard for serving these customers.

Q. How do I see what information of mine you have?
Instructions for obtaining this information are available.

Q. Do you allow individuals to opt-out of your data bases?
We provide a limited right of opt-out. Individuals are required to establish a reason or cause to opt-out, such as victims of ID theft and people whose jobs may increase their risk of being in danger. Further information about our opt-out policies is available.

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