Privacy Policy

Learn how information is collected, used, protected and handled when you interact with Spy Verification Services.

Spy Verification Services respects the privacy of candidates, employees, clients, website visitors and business partners. Because background verification may involve confidential personal and professional information, we are committed to processing such information responsibly and transparently and only for legitimate verification purposes.
Effective: 19 July 2026Last updated: 19 July 2026

1. About Spy Verification Services

Spy Verification Services provides background verification and due diligence services, including:

  • Employment verification
  • Education verification
  • Identity verification
  • Address verification
  • Criminal and court-record verification
  • Financial and taxation verification
  • Social-media screening
  • Birth, marriage and death certificate verification

These services are conducted in accordance with the requirements agreed with the client and the availability of relevant, authorized, or publicly accessible records.

In this Policy, “Spy Verification Services,” “SVS,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Spy Verification Services and the entity responsible for operating its services.

2. Information We May Collect

The information collected depends on the type of verification requested. We may process:

Personal and contact information

This may include a person’s:

  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Photograph
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Current or previous address
  • Parents’, spouse’s or guardian’s name, where relevant

Identity information

This may include information from documents such as:

  • PAN card
  • Aadhaar or another accepted identity document
  • Passport
  • Driving licence
  • Voter identification
  • Employee identification
  • Other government-issued documents

Where possible, we seek to use only the information required for the relevant verification.

Employment and education information

We may process details such as:

  • Previous employer
  • Employee identification number
  • Job title
  • Department
  • Employment dates
  • Educational institution
  • Qualification
  • Course
  • Registration or roll number
  • Year of completion
  • Professional certification

Address and reference information

We may collect address documents, residence details and information provided by authorized professional references.

Criminal, court and financial information

Where relevant, authorized and permitted, we may review:

  • Court records
  • Criminal-record information
  • Public legal records
  • Financial or credit-related information
  • Taxation information
  • Bankruptcy or insolvency information
  • Sanctions or debarment records

Website information

When someone submits an enquiry through our website, we may receive their name, email address, telephone number and message. The website may also collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, cookies and website-usage data.

3. How We Collect Information

Personal information may be collected from:

  • The individual being verified
  • Employers or prospective employers
  • Business clients
  • Recruitment agencies
  • Previous employers
  • Educational institutions
  • Professional referees
  • Courts and public authorities
  • Authorized databases
  • Publicly available sources
  • Field-verification partners
  • Documents submitted for verification
  • Website contact or enquiry forms

Where a client provides personal information to us, the client is expected to have informed the individual and obtained any required authorization for the requested checks.

4. Why We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Confirm identity
  • Verify employment and educational history
  • Verify addresses and documents
  • Conduct authorized criminal or court-record searches
  • Conduct professional-reference checks
  • Identify inconsistencies or discrepancies
  • Prepare background-verification reports
  • Respond to correction or reverification requests
  • Communicate with clients and candidates
  • Prevent fraud or unauthorized use of our services
  • Maintain service, billing and audit records
  • Protect our website, systems and business
  • Comply with applicable legal requirements

We do not intend to collect or use personal information for purposes unrelated to the requested verification without an appropriate reason, notice or authorization.

5. Candidate Consent and Fair Processing

Where consent is required, the candidate or individual should be informed about:

  • The purpose of the verification
  • The checks being requested
  • The information required
  • The employer or organization requesting the check
  • How the results may be used
  • How to raise a correction or privacy request

A candidate’s personal data should not be collected merely because it may be available. Verification should be relevant and proportionate to the role, service or business requirement.

The employer or requesting organization remains responsible for the final decision on employment or engagement. Spy Verification Services provides verification findings and does not normally decide whether a candidate should be hired, rejected, promoted or terminated.

6. How We Share Information

Personal information may be shared only when reasonably necessary with:

  • The client who requested the verification
  • Previous employers
  • Educational institutions
  • Professional referees
  • Authorized verification sources
  • Courts, government authorities or public-record providers
  • Field-verification partners
  • Technology or document-management providers
  • Professional advisers
  • Law enforcement or regulatory authorities where legally required

Service providers and verification partners should receive only the information necessary to perform their assigned work and be subject to confidentiality and data protection obligations.

7. We Do Not Sell Candidate Information

Spy Verification Services does not sell or rent candidate background-verification information to advertisers or data brokers.

Candidate documents and verification reports are not intended to be published publicly or used for unrelated marketing.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Accidental loss
  • Misuse
  • Unauthorized disclosure
  • Alteration
  • Destruction

Such measures may include access restrictions, password protection, secure information-transfer procedures, confidentiality obligations, controlled document access, activity monitoring and secure deletion.

Only authorized personnel and approved service providers should be permitted to access verification information for legitimate business purposes.

However, no digital transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Complete the verification
  • Provide the requested report
  • Address queries or disputes
  • Meet client-contract requirements
  • Maintain necessary audit records
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations
  • Establish or defend legal claims

When information is no longer required, it may be securely deleted, anonymized, returned to the client or destroyed according to applicable requirements and internal procedures.

The exact retention period may vary depending on the service, client contract, type of record and legal requirements.

10. Accuracy and Disputed Information

Background verification depends on the quality and availability of records maintained by employers, educational institutions, authorities and other sources.

The unavailability of a record does not automatically mean that the candidate provided false information.

Where a candidate believes that a report contains incorrect or incomplete information, they may request a review by providing:

  • Their full name
  • The employer or client requesting the check
  • The verification reference number, where available
  • Details of the disputed information
  • Supporting documents or source information

We may review our records, contact the relevant source and issue a correction or clarification where appropriate.

11. Individual Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law and our role in the verification, an individual may request:

  • Information about the personal data being processed
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Completion of incomplete information
  • Updating of outdated information
  • Deletion where information is no longer required
  • Withdrawal of consent where processing depends on consent
  • Review of a disputed verification finding
  • Grievance redressal

We may request reasonable proof of identity before processing a privacy request.

Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, security, contractual or dispute-resolution purposes.

12. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies for:

  • Essential website functions
  • Security
  • Enquiry-form functionality
  • Remembering user preferences
  • Understanding website performance
  • Preventing spam and misuse

Users may manage cookies through their browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality.

Third-party services embedded on the website may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. Spy Verification Services is not responsible for the privacy, security or content practices of third-party websites.

Users should review the privacy policy of an external website before submitting personal information.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, data practices, technology or legal obligations change.

The revised version will be published on this page with an updated effective date. Where required, additional notice may be provided for material changes.

15. Contact and Grievance Redressal

Questions, correction requests, privacy concerns or grievances may be submitted to:

Spy Verification Services

Office No. 101–104, 1st Floor

Bhanot Bhawan, Commercial Complex

Azadpur, Delhi – 110033

Email: info@spyverificationservices.com

Telephone: 011 4166 9655

Mobile: +91 98181 34951

IMPORTANT REVIEW NOTE

Keep this policy aligned with actual data practices.

Before publication, confirm that the retention periods, access controls, service providers, grievance contact, consent workflows and any cross-border data handling described on the website match Spy Verification Services’ actual operations. Update this policy whenever those practices or applicable requirements materially change.