Risk often arises not outside the protected perimeter, but within the circle of trust

People who receive regular or substantial access to you, your family, home, information, assets or company processes: assistants, drivers, security personnel, household staff, advisers, asset managers, key employees and contractors. The basis for the check must be lawful, and the scope proportionate to the level of access.

This depends on the jurisdiction, the nature of the relationship and the scope of the check. In employment relationships consent is often required, and we discuss this before work begins. Checks based on open sources and corporate registers can be conducted in a broader scope, but requirements for personal data are observed in all cases.

A Background Check answers the question of who a person is. A surrounding-circle check adds a second dimension - the level of access: the same circumstance carries different weight for a contractor who visits once a year and for an asset manager. The result is assessed against the specific role the person holds in relation to you.

Yes, and this is a common task, since household staff gain access to routines, premises and the family. The check is conducted properly and without intrusion into private life: identity, professional history and available court records are established, not details of the person's personal life.

Yes, where this is permissible and agreed. We confirm the fact of employment and the stated role through available sources. The reasons for the end of a previous relationship are established only where the information is available through lawful means - we will not speculate about them.

Open-source information is checked: bankruptcies, collections, unresolved obligations and indicators that could create a conflict of interest. The mere fact of debt or financial difficulty is not treated as grounds for a conclusion of unreliability, and we state this explicitly in the report.

Yes, there is a programme format for this: roles are classified by level of access, a corresponding verification standard is set for each level, and the results are presented in a unified format. This is more efficient and less costly than checking people individually without a common structure.

For roles with high access - approximately once a year, for contractors - before each major contract, for household staff - once every eighteen months. An unscheduled check is appropriate in the event of expanded authority, conflict or signs of a leak.

The person's role, country and the intended level of access are sufficient. Personal data and documents are requested later, once the scope, grounds and a secure transmission channel have been agreed.

Only the client and the persons they designate: legal counsel, HR or the head of security. We do not disclose materials to third parties and do not inform the person being checked of the fact of the check, unless this is provided for by the agreed procedure.

The volume of data is limited to what is necessary for the specific task, sensitive information is not collected without grounds, and storage and transfer follow an agreed procedure. If a task requires a person's consent or notification, we discuss this before work begins.