FCRA Notice

Florida Business API is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). The data made available through this service is sourced from public business filing records maintained by the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Florida Business API does not assemble or evaluate consumer credit information, does not provide consumer reports as defined by FCRA, and is not designed for use in any permissible-purpose context under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b.

Prohibited Uses

You may NOT use Florida Business API data, in whole or in part, for any of the following purposes:

• Determining eligibility for credit, loans, or financial products
• Determining eligibility for insurance underwriting or coverage
• Employment screening, hiring decisions, or workplace investigations
• Tenant screening, housing eligibility, or rental decisions
• Determining eligibility for government benefits, licenses, or permits
• Any other purpose constituting a "permissible purpose" under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b

This list mirrors the prohibited-use categories addressed in current FTC guidance on background-screening and public-records resellers. The non-CRA position depends on the use cases the Service is NOT marketed for; invoking any of the above use cases anywhere in your integration would conflict with these Terms.

Data Source and Accuracy

Data reflects the most recent filing of record with the Florida Department of State. Florida Business API does not independently verify the accuracy or current status of filings. Records may be outdated, incomplete, or contain errors that originated in the source filings.

Takedown and Correction (7-Day SLA)

To request suppression of a record about you, email [email protected] with:

• The exact document number or entity name and a description of the record
• The reason for the suppression request
• Sufficient identifying information to verify your relationship to the record

Verified requests are honored within 7 days. Suppressed records are tombstoned, not deleted, to maintain an audit trail. Note that Florida Business API does not control the upstream public record at the Florida Department of State — the source filing remains public and accessible through Sunbiz.org regardless of any suppression on this Service.

Reporting Errors

To report a data accuracy concern (e.g. an entity status, officer name, or address that conflicts with the underlying public filing), email [email protected]. Corrections are made within 7 days of verification.