Biometrica | New York City Biometric Identifier Information Law Compliance Statement

Version: March 2025

Applicability

The New York City Biometric Identifier Information Law (NYC Administrative Code § 22-1202) applies to:

  • Commercial establishments (retail stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, etc.) in New York City that collect, retain, convert, store, or share biometric identifier information.

Biometrica does not operate as a commercial establishment and:

  • Does not own or operate retail, hospitality, or entertainment venues.
  • Provides UMbRA database access exclusively to law enforcement, quasi-law enforcement, and critical infrastructure facilities for public safety, criminal investigations, and victim recovery purposes.

Clarification:

Biometrica may provide RTIS and RVIS alerts to stadiums, hotels, universities, hospitals, or other critical infrastructure within NYC.
However:

  • These alerts are strictly for:
    • Public safety
    • Victim identification (e.g., missing persons, trafficking)
    • Trespass prevention
    • Other lawful and relevant security functions
  • The facilities do not have direct access to:
    • UMbRA
    • Biometric identifiers
    • Facial recognition technology
  • Facilities receive only human-verified, relevance-based alerts, not biometric data.

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 credentialed law enforcement and quasi-law enforcement personnel.
  • RTIS & RVIS — Real-time Threat and Victim Identification Systems (RTIS & RVIS) 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.

Biometrica and the NYC Biometric Law

The NYC ordinance prohibits:

  • Commercial entities from collecting biometric identifiers without notice.
  • Selling or profiting from biometric data.

Biometrica:

  • Does not collect biometric identifiers.
  • Does not sell, lease, or monetize biometric data.
  • Does not provide biometric data or facial recognition tools to commercial facilities.

Any alert delivered to a non-law enforcement facility:

  • Is filtered for relevance.
  • Is verified by a human analyst.
  • Contains no biometric data, faceprints, or images.
  • Is intended solely for security and public safety purposes.

Privacy and Data Minimization

Biometrica applies:

  • Data minimization: Only processes what is necessary for public safety and investigatory purposes.
  • Human-in-the-loop: Every alert undergoes manual review for accuracy and relevance.
  • No mass surveillance: We do not record general footage, collect faceprints, or build biometric galleries.
  • Immutable audit trails: All actions are logged to preserve the chain of custody and meet evidentiary requirements.

Commercial Use Clarification

Biometrica's systems:

  • Are not deployed for retail loss prevention or commercial surveillance unrelated to public safety.
  • Are not accessible to general commercial entities without a lawful, limited public safety mission.
  • May generate public safety alerts to authorized facilities, without granting those facilities access to biometric data or real-time facial recognition.

Contact

For inquiries related to Biometrica's NYC operations:
privacy@biometrica.com

Version Control

Last Updated: March 2025
Next Scheduled Review: March 2026 or earlier if required.