01Resolve the domain
Start from a legal or operating name, known website clue, geography, and exclusions. Compare redirects, subsidiaries, similar names, and recent rebrands before attaching a person to a company.
- Proof
- Canonical domain and evidence note
- Failure state
- Ambiguous identity remains unresolved
02Infer the pattern
Use only a resolved domain and professional identity. Display the address convention and whether the candidate came from an observed record, pattern inference, or connected source.
- Proof
- Pattern rationale and source type
- Failure state
- No candidate is preferable to invention
03Verify the mailbox
Preserve provider response, observation time, and one of four practical states: valid, invalid, catch-all, or unknown. Do not report a universal accuracy or bounce promise.
- Proof
- Status with time and provider context
- Failure state
- Catch-all and unknown stay qualified
04Approve the use
Check role relevance, lawful purpose, suppression, opt-out handling, applicable regional requirements, sender controls, and message claims. A verified mailbox is only one input.
- Proof
- Named reviewer and recorded decision
- Failure state
- No activation without approval