The Privacy Act of 1974 applies to Subscriber Companies who are agencies or contracted to the United States Federal Government. Users of these Subscriber Companies are advised of the following, “they are entering into a records and data collection system containing personal information that is governed by rules established under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C § 552a)/PL 93-579 and are hereby notified that they are authorized to use information within the system for “official use” only and may not share or disseminate information unless specifically authorized. Civil, and/or Criminal penalties apply for any unauthorized use of data maintained within this system.” The Privacy Act of 1974 provides certain individuals whose information is maintained by these Subscriber Companies with rights to seek access to and amend covered records.