What Mutual Identity-Disclosure Consent Means in B2B Discovery
Separate anonymous opportunity review from permission to reveal the companies and contact fields involved.
Mutual identity-disclosure consent means every current participant independently agrees before the system reveals counterparty identity or selected contact information. It is separate from interest in an opportunity. Consent should identify the participants, fields and purpose, be rechecked whenever the introduction opens and allow prospective revocation without pretending that previously viewed information can be erased.
Five controls for meaningful consent
Consent must be a server-enforced state, not a decorative checkbox bundled into an interest response.
| Dimension | What to examine | Decision rule |
|---|---|---|
| Specific participants | Consent applies to the current opportunity participants, not every future network member. | Reconfirm when the participant set materially changes. |
| Specific fields | Required identity and optional contact fields should be previewed. | Reveal only the approved field set. |
| Separate action | Viewing or expressing interest must not silently grant disclosure. | Require an affirmative consent decision. |
| Current-state check | Every introduction read and message should recheck interest and consent. | Fail closed when any required state is missing or revoked. |
Example: a three-company opportunity
A buyer and supplier consent, but the logistics provider is interested without granting disclosure.
The introduction stays closed because bilateral consent is insufficient for the current three-participant opportunity.
Illustrative scenario, not a customer claim or guaranteed outcome.The FoundBefore disclosure boundary
Pre-introduction opportunity views remain anonymised, and interest is stored separately from disclosure consent.
Consent does not validate a counterparty, endorse a deal or create an obligation to proceed.
Limits and responsibilities
- Revocation cannot retract information already viewed.
- Consent does not replace due diligence.
- Changed participant sets require renewed clarity.
FoundBefore does not guarantee a match, buyer, supplier, partnership or completed deal. Identity disclosure requires mutual consent, and the controlled pilot does not replace procurement, contracting or human review.
Interest asks whether to continue; consent asks whether specified identity fields may be revealed to specified participants.