Answers about the platform, research, evidence and billing.
48 structured answers across twelve topics, visible to people and machine-readable for search and answer systems.
What does “Target domain” mean?
Defines which website or shop is examined as the primary research target. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Target domain”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Primary mark
Defines the protected sign BrandGuard searches for across sources and documents.
Help →What does “Primary mark” mean?
Defines the protected sign BrandGuard searches for across sources and documents. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Primary mark”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Live scan
Checks currently reachable pages, redirects, source code, metadata and rendered content.
Help →What does “Live scan” mean?
Checks currently reachable pages, redirects, source code, metadata and rendered content. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Live scan”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
What does “Web discovery” mean?
Finds new domains, shops, pages and documents beyond already known targets. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Web discovery”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Historical research
Reconstructs earlier page states and changes over time through available archives.
Help →What does “Historical research” mean?
Reconstructs earlier page states and changes over time through available archives. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Historical research”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
What does “Documents & OCR” mean?
Extracts visible and embedded text from PDFs, images and other documents. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Documents & OCR”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
What does “Finding priority” mean?
Orders technical signals by relevance, source, period and review need. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Finding priority”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Evidence manifest & hashes
Documents files, timestamps and SHA-256 checksums for traceable exports.
Help →What does “Evidence manifest & hashes” mean?
Documents files, timestamps and SHA-256 checksums for traceable exports. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Evidence manifest & hashes”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
What does “Cases & timeline” mean?
Combines findings, decisions, notes and evidence in a chronological file. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Cases & timeline”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Continuous monitoring
Repeats defined checks and shows new, changed or not rediscovered content.
Help →What does “Continuous monitoring” mean?
Repeats defined checks and shows new, changed or not rediscovered content. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Continuous monitoring”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Roles, clients & teams
Separates organizations, clients, projects and permissions in the protected workspace.
Help →What does “Roles, clients & teams” mean?
Separates organizations, clients, projects and permissions in the protected workspace. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Roles, clients & teams”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.
Plans, billing & data
Explains trial, plan selection, payment status, invoices, retention and deletion.
Help →What does “Plans, billing & data” mean?
Explains trial, plan selection, payment status, invoices, retention and deletion. BrandGuard stores the input separately from later findings and assessments.
When should I use “Plans, billing & data”?
Use this function as soon as the related research step matters for a project, case or recurring monitoring task.
What setting is recommended?
Start narrow and traceable: clear terms, known domains and realistic allowances. Expand only after the first review.
What limits and common errors apply?
Automated results can be incomplete, ambiguous or technically blocked. Review source, time, context and export before legal use.