Carfax filed a complaint in U.S. District Court as part of an ongoing effort to stop businesses from illegally accessing its data. The suit was filed against Primeritus Financial Services, Inc. Primeritus is one of several companies that Carfax has identified as violating its terms and conditions of use associated with the consumer-facing myCARFAX service. The myCARFAX service is specifically designed for personal use by individual vehicle owners to help better track their service history and be alerted to open recalls.

“Trust and integrity are paramount to Carfax,” said Julie Ortmeier, Carfax general counsel. “We will continue our efforts to protect our data. We have already taken action against several companies that have misused our products and services and we will take action against others who do the same.”