Washington Consumer Protection Act (RCW 19.86) Compliance Statement
Applicability
The Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA), RCW 19.86, prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce.
Biometrica operates exclusively as a public safety technology provider, including for government agencies and other public safety entities. Our operations are aligned with lawful practices, and we are committed to maintaining compliance with the CPA.
About Biometrica
Biometrica is a public safety technology company focused on protecting people without mass surveillance or biometric data, including and not limited to biometric templates and biometric identifiers’ access, transmission, retention, or storage. We therefore have no biometric gallery.
Our systems include:
- UMbRA — A 100% law enforcement-sourced database containing charge/booking data, criminal records, warrants, sex offender data, probation/parole status, and non-searchable missing persons records used solely for public safety and investigative matching. Direct UMbRA access is only available to trained and credentialed law enforcement, quasi-law enforcement personnel and mission aligned partners operating in support of law enforcement for legally permissible purposes.
- RTIS & RVIS — Real-time Threat and Victim Identification Systems designed to identify and locate law enforcement-verified threats or victims, or persons trespassed from a facility in real-time without retaining video, audio, or biometric data.
- QAPLA — Face verification and similarity scoring tool available to credentialed law enforcement or approved users.
- eMotive — Continuous, FCRA-compliant criminal background check solution requiring explicit employee consent.
Compliance with the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
Biometrica ensures compliance with the CPA by:
- Engaging in fair and transparent business practices.
- Avoiding any unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce.
- Maintaining clear communication with clients and stakeholders.
- Implementing robust data protection and privacy measures.
Data Minimization and Privacy Safeguards
Biometrica enforces:
- Data minimization: Only necessary data is collected and processed.
- Purpose limitation: Processing is restricted solely to public safety and missing persons objectives.
- No mass surveillance: No video footage or indiscriminate collection.
- Relevance-based alerts: Only alerts relevant to an organization’s lawful mission and legally permissible use are generated via the RTIS/RVIS system and no other data is retained.
- Human-in-the-loop: Every actionable alert undergoes trained human verification.
- Immutable audit trails: All actions are logged for auditing and compliance.
Note: Certain Washington privacy laws, including the My Health My Data Act, authorize private rights of action under the Consumer Protection Act. Biometrica’s operations are narrowly scoped and do not involve trade, direct consumer services, or health data that would fall under these provisions.
Contact
For inquiries related to this compliance statement:
Email: privacy@biometrica.com
Version Control
Last Updated: March 2025
Next Scheduled Review: March 2026 or earlier if required.
