Running a live scan fingerprinting company comes with a great deal of technical nuance, legal obligations and accuracy in rendering your services. Errors ranging from trivial mistakes to catastrophic blunders could make a huge difference in the lives of your company and your consumers. Here are some common mistakes that you can do without.
- Briefing the consumers
Telling your consumers what to expect and the necessary documents to submit is key, especially if they have never done live scan fingerprinting before. A lot of hassle can be avoided if the consumer fully understands the process and what to prepare.
- Thorough examination of documentation
Careful perusal and verification of the documents given by your consumers is your foremost duty as a fingerprinting function-provider.
- Inaccuracies in data and request forms
Making sure that ORI, the numeral-based unique identification system, is properly recorded makes a big difference in the lives of your consumers as it differs even between and within professions. A little misstep is all it takes to raise red flags during FBI verifications.
- Abiding by legal policies
Fingerprinting legislations differ in the country, so be sure to follow all the legal framework and rules applicable in your area. Flouting any of them would result in an expensive error.
- Interpretation of consumer data
An oversight of case sensitivity, special characters or typographical mistakes tend to rise while registering information pertaining to the demographics of the consumers. Exercise caution while entering the data especially when dealing with large volumes of data.
- Errors related to identification
Making sure all the necessary documentation is in order is the first part of the process, but there are other types of details recorded based on sole input from the consumers. Employ due diligence in taking note of them.
- Prioritizing confidentiality of consumers
As a live scan fingerprinting company, you will have to deal with heaps of confidential information about your consumers daily. Handling it with utmost care is important because an accidental breach could land you in legal predicaments.
- Double check for additional documentation requirements
Most parts of the country tend to ask for more than one proof of identity. Finding out what documentations are mandatory in your area of operation is key, be it passports, licenses, official certificates or proof of registrations.
- Using quality printers
Investing in good printing hardware and gaining technical expertise will ensure you print with supreme attention to detail and cater well to consumers who want to print their scanned fingerprints.
- Ethos of data protection
One of the biggest tenets in your line of work would be upholding morality when it concerns information of a private nature. Not letting your profit goals overtake your personal ethos is the way to go.
Keeping all these points in mind would help you run your businesses smoothly as it would save the consumers from unwanted hold-ups, and wastage of time, effort and money.
The article was authored by Bahaa Abdul Hadi and has been published by the editorial board of the Identity Herald. For more information please visit www.identityherald.com