Frequently asked questions

Short version: It is no longer recommended to rely on the target flag to decide what entities to include e.g. in a screening process. Use risk topics instead.

The data sources included in the database usually designate specific entities of interest, e.g. the target of a financial sanction, criminal penalty or a political officeholder. In addition to those target entities, some lists include contextual entities, e.g. a set of companies that a sanctioned entity is linked to, or the relatives of a politician. Each entity in the output data includes a boolean field, target, which enables you to distinguish between targeted and secondary entities.