What verification means

01How Zagdim verifies

For each country and profession, Zagdim identifies the official register that applies and checks against it the identity and credentials a professional or firm has given us. To treat two records as the same person we need evidence that rules out a namesake, such as an official registration number; a matching name alone is not enough. Where the official source is silent, we say so, and we do not put the person's own account in its place. A credential with no reliable official source is never marked “Verified by Zagdim”.

Not every profession, and not every country, has a licensing or registration system. Where there is none, the profile simply has no licence entry. That is not a sign of weaker credentials.

02What a verification tells you

Each entry shows the source we checked, the date, and the registration status we found. It is the result of one search of one source on one day. It does not mean the credential is still valid, it is not a recommendation by the regulator or by Zagdim, and it is no guarantee of competence or of the outcome of any engagement.

03How often we check again

An entry that passes its review date without a recheck keeps the date of its last check, but no longer shows “Verified by Zagdim”.

04Sanctions and complaints

If the official source records a sanction when we check or recheck, Zagdim does not remove the profile. We add a note beside the entry stating what the official source says, and the date. Sanctions that have ended are recorded in the same way.

When we receive a complaint or an objection, we verify it first. Until then the profile stays as it is.

Where a criminal offence is verified, Zagdim takes the profile down.

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