Verify Us First: How We Run Gumshoe Through Its Own Check

We ask you to trust Gumshoe with sensitive due diligence decisions. So we think it's only fair that you can verify us before you pay us a cent.

What "Verify us first" means

Every Gumshoe report footer includes a link that runs a live check on Solar Storm Media Pty Ltd — the company that operates Gumshoe. The same check you'd run on a supplier, a business partner, or a contractor. No special treatment. No cherry-picked snapshot.

You'll see:

• ABN status and GST registration
• ASIC company registration details
• AusTender contracts (we have none — we're early stage)
• FWO, ACCC, sanctions, insolvency — clean across the board
• Web presence and registered addresses

If something looks wrong, or you spot a discrepancy, you can email [email protected] and we'll resolve it within 3 business days.

Why this matters

Australia has a fraud problem. Invoice fraud, fake supplier scams, and identity theft cost Australian businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Gumshoe exists to reduce that risk — but we can't ask you to trust a product that doesn't apply its own standards to itself.

There's also a deeper reason. We cross-reference 20+ government registers to verify your suppliers. Those same registers are publicly available. We are verifiable by the same means we use to verify others. That symmetry isn't accidental — it's the whole point.

What you can verify right now

Run the check yourself: gumshoe.au/?abn=23937986533

You'll see our full report — the same report your own suppliers get when you run them through Gumshoe. Here's what you should expect to find:

• ABN active: 23 937 986 533 — registered and GST-active
• Registered in: New South Wales, Australia
• Entity type: Australian Private Company
• Insolvency, bans, sanctions: None recorded
• Data storage: Oracle Cloud, Melbourne region — Australian soil
• Analytics: Umami (self-hosted, no Google Analytics, no data leaves our servers)

Our security posture

We don't store the data you look up. When you run an ABN through Gumshoe, we query government registers in real time, compute the score, and stream the result to your browser. We don't build profiles of the entities you investigate or share your search history with anyone.

For more detail, read our security page — including what we store, what we never store, and our responsible disclosure policy.

If you disagree with a verdict

Verdicts are derived from public government registers. If a FAIL verdict on your business is incorrect, it almost certainly means the underlying register data needs correcting — not our algorithm. We'll help you identify which register and how to lodge a correction. See our disputes page for the process.

The floor we hold ourselves to

We won't operate Gumshoe from an entity that can't pass a Gumshoe check. If our own report ever turns red, we'll disclose it publicly before any other communication. That's the deal.

Run the check. If you find something unexpected, tell us.

— The Gumshoe Team · [email protected]

Uncommon Insights

One lesser-known insight is that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has increased its focus on enforcing the 'know your customer' requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). This means that Australian businesses must not only verify the identity of their customers but also continuously monitor their transactions to identify and report suspicious activities. By running a live check on Solar Storm Media Pty Ltd, the company operating Gumshoe, users can verify its compliance with these requirements.

Another important consideration is the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) data matching program, which involves cross-referencing data from various sources to identify and prevent tax evasion and other financial crimes. By making its own data publicly available, Gumshoe demonstrates its commitment to transparency and cooperation with regulatory authorities. This is particularly relevant under section 13 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953, which requires entities to keep and retain records for a certain period.

It's also worth noting that the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) imposes strict obligations on companies to maintain accurate and up-to-date records, including their ASIC company registration details. By providing a link to run a live check on its ASIC registration, Gumshoe demonstrates its compliance with these requirements and provides users with assurance that it is a legitimate and transparent business. Specifically, section 178 of the Corporations Act requires companies to notify ASIC of any changes to their details within a certain timeframe.

Furthermore, the Australian Government's AusTender system, which is used to publish information about government contracts, is an important tool for verifying the legitimacy of businesses. By disclosing that it has no AusTender contracts, Gumshoe demonstrates its transparency and accountability. This is particularly relevant for businesses that deal with government agencies or rely on government contracts, as it helps to mitigate the risk of procurement fraud and other forms of corruption.