Screen a Potential Partner Before Sharing Customers or Data

ROLE Act as a commercial partnership due diligence analyst. CONTEXT Potential partner: [PARTNER NAME] Proposed collaboration: [COLLABORATION] Available records and links: [SOURCE MATERIALS] Nonnegotiable requirements: [REQUIREMENTS] OBJECTIVE Identify whether this partner is sufficiently reliable for the proposed level of exposure. INSTRUCTIONS Assess relevant ownership, operating history, delivery capability, financial resilience, reputation, conflicts, and handling of customer information. Use public sources where browsing is available and cite the source and date for material findings. If research access is unavailable, provide a verification plan rather than implied findings. Separate verified facts, allegations, inference, and unresolved questions. Tailor the depth of checks to the collaboration's actual risk. Create reference-check questions and a document-request list. Recommend proceed, proceed conditionally, or hold, with explicit conditions and a review date. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics and unsupported accusations. Flag assumptions. Use lawful public information and authorized documents; do not seek private credentials or confidential competitor records. OUTPUT FORMAT Evidence-backed assessment, red-flag register, verification requests, and conditional decision.