Information gathering is a sought-after group of services both among managers of small and medium-sized businesses and among private individuals who turn to a private detective. In the stated formulation (information gathering), the content of the service can be interpreted very broadly, but in practice and in accordance with the law “On Private Detective and Security Activities in the Russian Federation”, several directions and grounds for gathering information are distinguished.

Thus, in accordance with Article 3 of the above-mentioned Law of the Russian Federation, a private detective is allowed to provide the following types of services for investigative purposes.

1. gathering information on civil cases on a contractual basis with participants in the process;
2. market research, information gathering for business negotiations, identification of insolvent or unreliable business partners;
3. establishing circumstances of unlawful use in entrepreneurial activities of trademarks and names, unfair competition, as well as disclosure of information constituting a commercial secret;
4. clarification of biographical and other personality-characterizing data about certain citizens when concluding employment and other contracts;
5. search for missing persons;
6. search for property lost by citizens or enterprises, institutions, organizations;
7. gathering information on criminal cases on a contractual basis with participants in the process;
8. search for a person who is a debtor according to an enforcement document, their property, as well as the search for a child according to an enforcement document, on a contractual basis with the claimant.

As can be seen, 4 out of 8 main types of services provided by the law are related to information gathering. Moreover, the remaining 4, which were not separately highlighted, are also related to information gathering, but in their case, it is not the ultimate goal of the activity, but only its means.

Thus, one way or another, information gathering is present during the conduct of any kind of investigative actions, and in some cases is their goal and main purpose.

The established practice of our agency’s work allows us to formulate a number of main directions within which information gathering is carried out.

Directions of Information Gathering

1. Verification of citizens when concluding employment and other contracts.
   1. Employee verification – usually the main purpose of such verification is to identify compromising information and professional competencies of the candidate.
   2. Top management verification – an in-depth check, which among other things includes identifying possible connections with competitors.
2. Verification of counterparties, business partners. The most frequent activity of our agency. Large businesses usually have security services that effectively solve these tasks to a large extent, but medium and small businesses do not have such resources. Moreover, large companies that have been convinced of our competence also cooperate with the agency.
3. Gathering information for participants in judicial proceedings (primarily civil cases). As many unique situations arise in life for filing lawsuits, there are just as many unique cases when participants in the process may require the help of a detective.
4. Information support for contracts and commercial transactions. Verification of the authenticity of information.

Verification of Counterparties, Business Partners

A quality verification of a counterparty will allow you to uncover possible risks related to insolvency or criminal tendencies of the prospective partner before starting cooperation, and avoid financial losses from improper fulfillment of obligations by the business partner.

Verification of old business partners may be necessary if doubts arise about their integrity.

The service of verifying counterparties has a very wide range depending on the purpose of the verification and the budget allocated for it. The cost of the service varies significantly depending on the depth of the check. Work with regular customers is conducted on individual terms.

The agency carries out verification of counterparties and business partners both as a one-time service and within the framework of a long-term cooperation agreement (security outsourcing). If you need systematic verification of counterparties, partners, and employees, please fill out the consultation request form and we will send you a commercial offer.

Verification of Job Candidates

To avoid financial losses, leakage of confidential information, or problems with law enforcement, for example, due to an employee with extremist tendencies, it is best to entrust such matters as candidate verification to professionals.

Verification of the accuracy of the data indicated in the resume, identification of facts from the biography that require attention, gathering information about personality traits, checking references from previous workplaces, and other data will be provided to you by our staff within 3 days with a detailed report.

We will verify:

• newly hired job candidates
• already employed staff
• company top managers

All verifications are carried out promptly, confidentially, and with high quality.

To receive a consultation from a private detective about information gathering services, please fill out an application, after which we will contact you shortly.