Lead Discovery responsible use

Business prospecting by design

Lead Discovery is designed specifically for business prospecting — helping professionals and companies find and connect with potential clients, partners, or business contacts. It is built to return business profiles, business owners, companies, creators, and professional presences based on publicly available information.

Lead Discovery is not designed for:

• Finding private or compromising personal information
• Targeting individuals under 18
• Mass data scraping or surveillance
• Compiling personal dossiers unrelated to business outreach
• Harassment, stalking, or any form of abusive contact

The tool focuses on public business context to help you identify relevant professional opportunities and craft thoughtful, personalized outreach.

What Lead Discovery does not do

To set clear expectations, here is what Lead Discovery intentionally does not support:

• No bulk contact-data export — Lead Discovery does not provide a way to export large lists of contact data for mass messaging. Results are designed to be reviewed individually, and icebreakers are meant to be personalized before sending.
• No automated sending — Lead Discovery generates suggested messages, but it does not send them automatically. You review, personalize, and send each message yourself through your chosen channel.
• No sensitive data collection — The tool works with publicly available business information. It does not access private databases, personal records, or non-public data sources.

Responsible outreach guidelines

Using Lead Discovery effectively means using it responsibly. These guidelines help you maintain professional standards and build genuine business relationships:

Contact prospects respectfully

• Introduce yourself clearly and state the purpose of your message
• Keep your outreach relevant to the prospect’s business needs
• If a prospect is not interested or does not respond, respect their decision
• Do not send repeated follow-up messages to someone who has not replied

Avoid spam

• Do not send the same generic message to many prospects without personalization
• Always review and customize the suggested icebreaker before sending
• Do not use Lead Discovery results to build mass email or messaging campaigns
• Keep your outreach volume reasonable and targeted

Verify information before outreach

• The AI generates insights based on publicly available data. This information may not always be current or complete.
• Verify the prospect’s current situation before referencing specific details in your message
• If a prospect’s profile or business situation appears to have changed, adjust your approach accordingly

Comply with applicable laws and platform rules

Lead Discovery is designed to support responsible business prospecting, but compliance with local regulations is your responsibility. When reaching out to prospects, be aware of:

• Email marketing laws — Such as CAN-SPAM (United States), CASL (Canada), or equivalent regulations in your jurisdiction
• Privacy regulations — Such as GDPR (European Union), LGPD (Brazil), or similar data protection laws
• Platform terms of service — Each social media or messaging platform has its own rules about direct messages, cold outreach, and commercial communications
• Industry regulations — Some industries have specific rules about solicitation and marketing

Use icebreakers as starting points

The AI-generated icebreakers are designed to give you a strong starting point — not to be used as automated scripts. Best practices:

• Read every icebreaker before sending it
• Add your personal voice and relevant details
• Make sure the message is appropriate for the channel you are using (Instagram DM, email, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Adjust the level of formality based on the prospect and platform

Safety and content considerations

Lead Discovery includes safeguards around the type of results it returns:

• Results are oriented toward business profiles and professional presences — not private individuals
• The system is designed to avoid returning profiles of people under 18 or content that could be considered compromising
• If you encounter results that seem inappropriate or unrelated to business prospecting, this may reflect the specificity of your search prompt. Refine your query to focus on business-related terms

Summary of responsible use principles

Principle	What it means
Business focus	Use Lead Discovery for professional prospecting, not personal investigations
Personalized outreach	Always review and customize icebreakers before sending
Respect boundaries	Accept non-responses gracefully; do not persist with uninterested prospects
Verify first	Confirm information is current before referencing specifics
Legal compliance	Follow email, privacy, and platform rules in your jurisdiction
No spam	Do not use results for mass, impersonal messaging campaigns
Report issues	Contact Interlinked AI if you encounter inappropriate results

Frequently asked questions

Is Lead Discovery legal to use? Lead Discovery analyzes publicly available business information to help you find prospects. Using it for legitimate business prospecting is its intended purpose. However, how you use the results — specifically how you contact prospects — must comply with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

Can I use icebreakers for mass email campaigns? No. Icebreakers are designed for individual, personalized outreach. Copying the same message to hundreds of contacts defeats the purpose and may violate anti-spam regulations.

Does Lead Discovery store personal data about prospects? Lead Discovery works with publicly available business information. It does not build persistent personal profiles or store sensitive personal data about the prospects it identifies.

What should I do if I find inappropriate results? Report them to the Interlinked AI team at [email protected] with details about your search and the result in question.