Publication date: 20.05.2024
In today's world, information security and awareness of partners, customers and counterparties are becoming increasingly important aspects for successful business. Verification of others against open registers and data is one of the key tools to ensure transparency and reliability of interaction. Searching and checking information about other person or legal entities. This article will help you understand how to properly use open registries for identity verification, as well as what you should pay attention to during such verification.
Why is it important to check persons according to open registers?
Verification of persons according to open registers and data helps to solve a number of important tasks:
Fraud Prevention: Identifying unscrupulous counterparties or partners that may cause financial or reputational damage.
Ensuring the legal purity of agreements: Checking the legal status of persons with whom agreements are planned, which reduces the risks of legal problems in the future.
Increasing trust: Availability of reliable information about individuals helps to establish trusting relationships.
Open registers in Ukraine
Several open registers are available in Ukraine, which can be used to check information about individuals and legal entities. The most useful of them include:
1. Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs (USR):
- Contains information on the registration of companies and entrepreneurs, their statutory documents, managers, ultimate beneficial owners.
2. Register of property rights to immovable property:
- Provides information on real estate owners, rights and encumbrances registered on it.
3. Register of court decisions:
- Includes all court decisions in Ukraine, which makes it possible to evaluate the court history of a person or company.
4. State register of acts of civil status of citizens:
- Contains information about birth, marriage, divorce, death.
- Available through a request to the RATS authorities.
How to check persons according to open registers?
1. Collection of basic information:
- Start by obtaining basic information about the person: full name, date of birth, identification code (for legal entities - EDRPOU code).
2. Check in the UDR:
- Enter data in the appropriate field on the UDR website to receive information about registration, status and managers.
3. Analysis of court history:
- Check the presence of court cases involving a person or company in the Register of Court Decisions. Pay special attention to cases related to economic crimes or fraud.
4. Assessment of property status:
- Use the Real Property Register to check ownership, encumbrances and legal restrictions.
5. Analysis of other open data:
- Check additional sources of information, such as news resources, social networks, specialized portals (for example, anti-corruption registers).
Recommendations for using the test results
The received information must be used in compliance with confidentiality and legal norms. Here are some tips:
1. Document the results of the inspection:
- Save all received documents and screenshots for possible future use.
2. Consult with lawyers:
- In case of doubt or when serious problems are identified, be sure to consult with specialists for a legal assessment of the situation.
3. Update information regularly:
- Information in the registers may change, so periodically repeat the verification of key persons or counterparties.
Screening others against open registries and data is an important tool for protecting your business and personal safety. Using the mentioned methods and resources, you will be able to effectively manage risks and ensure the legal purity of your business relations.
