Our Team.
Danny Chan
Director
Dr Anna Campbell
Director
Finn Shewell
Brand Manager
Richard Gill
Director
Hamish Darling
CEO and Data Protection Officer
Mat Darling
Data Advisor
Dr Helen Darling
Director
Daniel Wright
Data Detective
Maggie
Rabbit Management
OUR VALUES
Thistle Finder was founded on the belief that a strong team is the greatest asset any organization can have.
We base our business on authenticity, transparency, and integrity.
We take pride in being a bit old-fashioned. We meet our clients for coffee, talk on the phone, and value genuine relationships, walking the road of integrity.
We disdain AI-generated cold emails and relentless ads. From time to time, we even handwrite letters to our clients.
Yes, we are a young tech start-up, and yes, we use machine learning and high performance computing. But we remain committed to authenticity and the personal connections we share with our clients and the community. We don’t let technology get in the way of relationships.
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How much does it cost?One-off vetting's start from $154, We also offer discounted subscription rates when requesting more than 3 individuals vetted per month. And we offer a 30 day money back guarantee to all new clients! So there is no reason not to give it a go, we know you'll love it!
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Do you offer monitoring?Yes monitoring can be done after the initial vetting, for a reduced fee. We monitor based on our “criteria of objectionable material” and any breaches of contract, employment relations, or anything else on request. Contact us to find out more.
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Do you need permission to vet an individual?No. We only analyse publicly available data, permission is not required before vetting. We leave the decision to advise the individual that they are being vetted to you.
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Will the candidate know that they have been vetted?No. Our proprietary software system cognizant leaves no trace.
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What data will you return?We return data, based on our criteria for objectionable material. This can be added to (i.e. searching for breaches of contract/ employment relations) by advising us when requesting the report. See a sample report here: sample report See our criteria for objectionable material here
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How long does it take to generate a report?Standard reports take up to 2 business days to be returned depending on how many requests we receive per day. Urgent reports can be requested for extra fee, and are returned on the same day.
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How do you find the social media handles of the individuals?Our proprietary technology returns social media handles, on a range of channels, which match the candidates you want vetted. We use a mix of facial & voice recognition technology, geo-tagged accounts, known contact details and posting behaviour to correlate the accounts to the individual. Whilst we cannot guarantee that we will always find all aliases, and there are some genuinely anonymous accounts, on average find 90 - 95% of the related accounts to an individual.
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What input data about the individual do you require?At a minimum we require 3 inputs: Full name, hometown and age. We also appreciate: Last known workplace, any nicknames, and any known social media handles. These optional inputs improve the accuracy and speed of report delivery.
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Is it legal?Yes. We have had all of our systems independently verified for legality, for both the GDPR and a variety of Privacy laws in the countries which we operate, including New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and United States of America. Furthermore we have also independently verified that we operate within the terms of service of all the sites data which we use and analyse, including Meta websites, X.com, Reddit, LinkedIn and more. We take our responsibility to adhere to strict Legal and Ethical standards seriously. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer for further information: contact address dataprotection@thistlefinder.com