🇨🇭 Headquartered in Geneva · Data hosted in Swiss data centers
A detailed look at Premtrace's screening methodology, Intelligence Digest format, data sources, and compliance architecture.
Traditional background checks are a snapshot in time — they reflect who an employee was on the day they were hired. But digital behavior is dynamic. New posts, new profiles, new media coverage. Premtrace monitors the full picture on a continuous basis.
The Premtrace Screening Cycle
Weekly by default · On-demand for Professional & Enterprise
Premtrace monitors 50+ platforms across every major category of public digital presence.
Every screening cycle produces a structured Intelligence Digest — not a raw data dump. Findings are categorized by risk type and assigned a severity level to enable immediate, proportionate action.
Reputational Risk
Content that could damage the firm's reputation if publicly associated with the employee — controversial statements, media coverage of personal conduct, associations with discredited entities.
Compliance Risk
Content relevant to regulatory standards — references to past regulatory investigations, conduct inconsistencies, sanctions-relevant associations.
Security Risk
Content that may represent insider threat indicators — public disclosure of internal information, security-sensitive technical content, connections with known threat actors.
Requires immediate HR/Compliance review. New finding with significant risk potential.
Open finding requiring monitoring. Lower immediate risk but warrants awareness.
Minor signal. Logged but requires no action. Monitored for escalation.
No findings. Employee returned clear results this screening cycle.
PDF format
Swiss cross cover page, CONFIDENTIAL watermark on every page
Executive summary
HIGH/MED/LOW/CLEAR counts at a glance
Finding cards
One detailed card per flagged finding with source citation
Trend comparison
Delta vs. prior week — new findings vs. ongoing vs. resolved
Data minimization
Full URLs in dashboard; redacted from email PDF by default
Weekly delivery
Every Monday morning to nominated compliance/HR email(s)
Employee digital risk is not limited to English-language content. A German-language forum post. A Mandarin tweet. A French news article. Premtrace's AI processes content in 200+ languages, identifying risk indicators regardless of the language in which they appear.
This is particularly critical for Swiss and European regulated firms with international workforces — where a single undiscovered foreign-language disclosure can become a major compliance incident.
200+
Languages Supported
Full coverage on Professional & Enterprise plans. 50+ languages on Pilot.
Onboarding is designed for compliance and HR teams — no technical integration required to receive your first Intelligence Digest.
Choose your plan — Pilot, Professional, or Enterprise.
CSV file with employee name and (optionally) known social media handles.
First automated screening runs within 24 hours of onboarding.
Delivered to your nominated compliance/HR email within 48 hours.
Digests delivered every Monday morning (Geneva time) from that point on.
Compliance is not a feature added on top of Premtrace — it is the architecture. Every design decision starts with the question: what do regulated entities and their counsel need to trust this service?
Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection
The new Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP), in force since September 1, 2023, is among the world's most stringent data protection frameworks. Premtrace is compliant by design: Swiss data controller, Swiss data hosting, public data only, strict retention limits (12 months for Digests, 30 days for raw scan data), and documented legitimate interest basis.
EU General Data Protection Regulation
Switzerland holds an EU Commission adequacy decision, meaning data processed in Switzerland satisfies GDPR cross-border transfer requirements. Premtrace's privacy architecture — public data only, data minimization, retention limits, data subject rights, 72-hour breach notification — meets GDPR Article 28 processor requirements. Enterprise clients receive a full Data Processing Agreement (DPA).
Switzerland & EU Only
100% of personal data processed by Premtrace is stored on servers located in Switzerland or the European Union. We do not use US-based cloud providers, US-based sub-processors, or any infrastructure outside Switzerland/EU for personal data. For Swiss regulated entities under FINMA supervision, this eliminates cross-border transfer documentation requirements.
Ethical Framework
Premtrace processes exclusively publicly available information. We never access private accounts, password-protected content, or any data that requires authentication to view. This is both a legal commitment and an ethical one: employee screening must be proportionate and limited to what employees have chosen to make publicly visible.
All plans include Swiss-hosted data processing, weekly Intelligence Digests, and access to the Premtrace compliance team in Geneva.
Pilot
CHF 89/mo
Start Free PilotProfessional
CHF 249/mo
Start OnboardingEnterprise
CHF 890/mo
Request Proposal| Feature | Pilot CHF 89/mo | Professional CHF 249/mo | Enterprise CHF 890/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | CHF 89/mo | CHF 249/mo | CHF 890/mo |
| Monitored employees | Up to 10 | Up to 50 | Unlimited |
| Platforms screened | 3 (LinkedIn, X, News) | 50+ | All + deep web |
| Screening frequency | Weekly | Weekly + on-demand | Real-time + weekly |
| Intelligence Digest format | PDF (email) | PDF (email + dashboard) | PDF + dashboard + API |
| Risk categories | Rep / Compliance / Security | All | All |
| Languages | 50+ | 200+ | 200+ |
| CSV employee onboarding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Processing Agreement | — | — | ✓ Included |
| Swiss-hosted private instance | — | — | On request |
| Dedicated account manager | — | — | ✓ |
| Priority support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| FINMA-alignment consultation | — | — | ✓ |
| Annual plan available | — | ✓ | ✓ |
Start with a free Pilot — 10 employees, your first Intelligence Digest delivered in 48 hours. No commitment.