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  Inspection Service Information About Consumer Fraud How to Get Off Mailing Lists junk email (spam) Identity Theft Didn't Get What You Ordered? Senior sweepstakes victims The collection of information that will be used to address your complaint is authorized by 39 USC 404, 18 USC 3061, and 5 USC, App. 3. It may be disclosed under the conditions listed below.
  • To an agency that requests the information in the course of a background check
  • To a government agency, domestic or foreign, for law enforcement purposes, if pertinent, in a legal proceeding to which the USPS is a party or has an interest
  • To a government agency to obtain information relevant to a USPS decision on employment, security clearances, contracts, licenses, grants, permits or other benefits
  • To a government agency, by request, when relevant to a decision on employment, security clearances, security or suitability investigations, contracts, licenses, grants, permits or other benefits
  • To a congressional office at your request
  • To an expert, consultant, or other person under contract with the USPS to fulfill an agency function
  • To the Federal Records Center for storage; to the Office of Management and Budget for review of private relief legislation
  • To an independent certified public accountant during an official audit of USPS finances; to an investigator, administrative judge or complaints examiner appointed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for investigation of a formal EEO complaint under 29 CFR 1614
  • To the Merit System Protection Board or Office of Special Counsel for the National Labor Relations Act; to an appropriate foreign or international law enforcement agency, organization or individual for investigative or prosecutorial purposes
  • To assist in crime prevention or detection
  • To obtain information relating to a pending investigation, trial or hearing
  • To obtain the cooperation of a witness or informant, or to notify of the status of the case
  • To a party or their attorney to discuss settlement, plea bargaining or discovery proceedings
  • To an agency or individual concerned with maintenance, extradition or release of a person held in custody
  • To a foreign country pursuant to an international treaty, convention or executive agreement
  • To the public, news media, trade associations or organized groups, if it is of interest, on accomplishments of the Postal Service or its employees
  • To a foreign country when apprehending or returning a fugitive to a jurisdiction seeking return to American Insurance Association Index System members if it relates to accidents or injuries
  • To explicit information from or alert organizations or individuals that share an electronic bulletin board with respect to potential criminal activity

 

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