Not a crime laboratory or private investigation service
We do not process DNA, lift fingerprints, attend scenes, follow people, conduct surveillance or trade in covert fieldwork.
Professional boundaries
What We Do Not Do
Clear boundaries protect you as well as Aperture. This page explains when a matter requires another professional, a regulated service or a different route entirely.
Understanding the boundary
Independent evidence assurance is a defined professional service.
Not an auditor, law firm or investment adviser
We do not sign accounts, replace a statutory audit, provide legal representation or tell a client to buy, sell or invest.
Not a regulator, court or AI decision-maker
We hold no powers we have not been given. Technology may assist the work, but it does not decide what is true.
Not a high-volume screening service
We do not run mass checks, sell a catalogue or rubber-stamp a preferred conclusion.
Not a certificate or accreditation
A report, public research record or published methodology is not a licence, university stamp or accreditation.
Not a substitute for qualified specialists
Where a lawyer, auditor, engineer, scientist, licensed investigator or other specialist is required, we say so and stop or escalate.
Prohibited or excluded methods
No unlawful access
No hacking, credential theft, malware, interception or unauthorised database access.
No deceptive acquisition
No impersonation, pretexting, bribery, entrapment or stolen private records.
No covert physical operations
No surveillance, covert human-source operations or physical investigation requiring authority Aperture does not hold.
Research is not a substitute for regulated professional determination.
- Legal advice or representation
- Statutory audit or forensic-accounting certification
- Regulated investment advice
- Engineering certification
- Medical diagnosis or clinical opinion
- Laboratory testing
- Formal device or digital-forensics authentication
- Other regulated professional determinations
Where a material conclusion requires specialist authority, Aperture identifies the dependency and the appropriate boundary.
External communications are separately scoped.
External letters, subject contact, third-party enquiries, interviews and rights-of-reply requests are not part of ordinary evidence-assurance research unless specifically agreed in writing.
International reach · matter-specific jurisdictional control
Language access does not remove local legal or professional boundaries.
Aperture Research Works may accept suitable matters from clients internationally. Before accepting work, we assess the relevant jurisdiction, licensing requirements, sanctions restrictions, privacy and data-protection obligations, professional boundaries and practical feasibility.
Remote public-source research, evidence review and decision support may be possible in many matters. Activities requiring local licensing, regulated professional authority, field investigation, surveillance, process serving, regulated credit or employment screening, legal representation, statutory assurance or other locally controlled activity are not assumed to be available. Where necessary, Aperture may limit, defer or decline a matter, or require an appropriate local or specialist professional for the regulated component.
The client’s language and the matter’s jurisdiction are assessed separately. A German-language visitor, for example, is not automatically treated as a German-jurisdiction matter.
Regulatory acceptance comes before substantive work
Certain investigative, screening and person-specific matters are accepted only after applicable licensing and regulatory authority has been confirmed. Aperture does not undertake regulated activity merely because information may be publicly available.
See Regulatory & Jurisdiction Controls