PUBLIC-INFO RESEARCH · Workflow idea
For a researcher with a legitimate, limited purpose and permission to consult the selected public sources, gather a small set of relevant professional pages and note any publicly listed contact details. Public availability does not mean someone agreed to be profiled, stored, or contacted. Follow source terms and applicable privacy rules, avoid sensitive inferences, keep records minimal and time-limited, and require a person to verify relevance and approve any individual contact before outreach.
01 / The starting point
A defined research question, permitted public sources, and approved contact criteria
“Find potentially relevant expertise without turning public visibility into assumed permission to contact.”
02 / The work
Searches for topic-related public pages, gathers selected page details, and prepares possible contact information for review.
Limit the search to sources and uses that are allowed for the documented task.
Avoid sensitive traits, personal-life details, or assumptions about someone’s views or willingness to respond.
Open the original page, note when it was checked, and flag uncertain or conflicting details.
Keep only relevant professional details and set a clear deletion date.
Have a person confirm the recipient, legal basis, appropriate channel, and exact message before outreach.
03 / The result
A small source-linked list of possible experts with collection dates and human-review status.
Sales · Example outcome
A small source-linked list of possible experts with collection dates and human-review status.
A public page may be out of date, collected under restrictions, or unrelated to the person’s current role. Verify each detail at its source, keep only what the research needs, honor removal requests, and do not send outreach unless a person confirms the recipient, purpose, and lawful basis.
04 / Make it yours
A few choices shape the work around your team.
Record permitted sources, collection boundaries, contact rules, and a responsible owner.
Do not infer protected or private characteristics from professional pages.
Provide a process to correct, remove, or delete saved information when no longer needed.
Honor opt-outs and require a human to approve every recipient and message.