About Before You Date & Our UK Methodology
Before You Date is an independent UK dating safety and open-source intelligence (OSINT) research platform. We help singles verify publicly accessible digital footprints—For a transparent, one-off £3.99 fee with zero recurring subscriptions.
1. How Our Public-Source OSINT Engine Works
When you enter a name, approximate age, UK location, social handle, email address, or profile photo, our automated verification pipeline queries legally accessible public endpoints in real time and compiles the findings into a single structured report:
UK Corporate & Official Public Filings
Queries official UK Companies House director and officer appointments, disqualified director registers, and public Gazette notices matching the subject's name, approximate birth year, and UK locality.
Username & Handle Cross-Referencing
Tests exact handles and common username permutations across public social networks, forums, and web directories to identify whether a handle used on a dating app is linked to other public profiles.
Reverse Photo & Stock-Image Checks
When a photo is uploaded, our report checks public web pages, stock image libraries, and open social directories to highlight whether the same photograph appears online under a different identity.
Public Web Mentions & Email Hygiene
Scans indexed UK news archives, public press releases, professional biographies, and domain/MX records to flag disposable email providers or conflicting biographical details.
2. Scope & Limitations: What a Check Can and Cannot Prove
Honest dating safety starts with understanding what open-source intelligence can verify—and what requires official police or statutory processes.
What Before You Date Checks
- • Publicly indexed UK Companies House officer & company appointments
- • Reused social media usernames and handle variations across public platforms
- • Reverse image references on public websites and stock photo repositories
- • Publicly indexed news articles, press mentions, and business directories
- • Email domain validity, disposable mail indicators, and public breach metadata
What We Never Access or Claim
- • Private, non-public databases of Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, or Match Group
- • Private direct messages, locked social media accounts, or live GPS phone tracking
- • Restricted UK Police National Computer (PNC), DBS criminal records, or Clare's Law (DVDS) files
- • Private credit reference agency files (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion)
- • Definitive proof that a person is single, faithful, or safe to meet in person
Editorial & Research Standards
Our UK safety guides and statistical reports cite verifiable primary sources including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK Home Office Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare's Law) guidance, Ofcom, and Action Fraud / National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) publications.
Privacy, GDPR & Opt-Out Policy
Searches are executed passively against public endpoints and never notify the person searched. We do not publish public people-finder profiles of private citizens. To request data erasure, correction, or support under UK GDPR, visit our Privacy Policy or Contact Support.
Transparent One-Off Pricing (£3.99)
Unlike US background-check sites that trap users in £25–£40/month recurring billing, Before You Date charges a simple one-off £3.99 per report (or £6.99 for 3 searches) via Stripe. You can inspect a full synthetic Sample Report before purchasing.
Preview What a Report Looks Like Before You Buy
Explore our interactive synthetic sample report or start a confidential UK public-record & username check for £3.99.