Privacy Right Statement
Authority:
The FBI’s acquisition, preservation, and exchange of fingerprints and associated information is generally authorized
under 28 U.S.C. 534. Depending on the nature of your application, supplemental authorities include Federal statutes,
State statutes pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544, Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. Providing your
fingerprints and associated information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may affect completion or approval
of your application.
Principal Purpose:
Certain determinations, such as employment, licensing, and security clearances, may be predicated on fingerprint-based
background checks. Your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics may be provided to the employing,
investigating, or otherwise responsible agency, and/or the FBI for the purpose of comparing your fingerprints to other
fingerprints in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system or its successor systems, including civil,
criminal, and latent fingerprint repositories, or other available records of the employing, investigating, or otherwise
responsible agency. The FBI may retain your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics in NGI after the
completion of this application and, while retained, your fingerprints may continue to be compared against other
fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
Routine Uses:
During the processing of this application and for as long thereafter as your fingerprints and associated
information/biometrics are retained in NGI, your information may be disclosed pursuant to your consent, and may be
disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974 and all applicable Routine Uses as may be
published at any time in the Federal Register, including the Routine Uses for the NGI system and the FBI’s Blanket
Routine Uses. Routine uses include, but are not limited to, disclosures to: employing, governmental or authorized
non-governmental agencies responsible for employment, contracting, licensing, security clearances, and other suitability
determinations; local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement agencies; criminal justice agencies; and agencies
responsible for national security or public safety.