Identity
Record the legal and trading names, business website, registration reference and issuing registry. A website domain alone does not establish business registration.
Business evidence
What sits behind the business name?
Registration, credentials and professional distinctions should have an identifiable source and an understandable scope.
Credentials
Keep the licence or certification name, holder, issuer, reference, scope and applicable dates together. A qualification and an operating permission answer different questions.
Evidence status
Use precise states: not reviewed, evidence supplied, source checked, more information needed or expired. Proposed status labels are not proof a review has happened.
Public profile
Any future public verification should name what was checked, when and against which source. A badge must not imply an endorsement, insurance coverage or qualification that has not been established.