Compliance

Compliance, Licensing, and How We Operate in the United States

Clarity through intelligence also requires clarity in how the work is conducted. Kingfisher maintains a disciplined compliance structure that supports intelligence, risk advisory, and investigative analysis across jurisdictions. Our approach is shaped by the same principles that guide federal investigative practice: precision, defensibility, and respect for legal boundaries.

Compliance is not the center of our work. It is the framework that ensures our work remains sound.

Licensing and Regulated Activities

Kingfisher Investigations, LLC is a licensed private investigative agency in the State of Florida under Florida Statutes Chapter 493.

Agency License: A 3500230

Florida licensing governs specific forms of regulated investigative activity, including:

  • Physical and technical surveillance

  • In-person interviews

  • Field verification and evidence gathering

  • Certain domestic, corporate, or legal investigations

These activities may be performed only by licensed investigators within their jurisdiction of licensure.
Kingfisher conducts regulated investigative work in Florida and, when necessary, engages vetted, licensed partners in other states. All outside work is directed and documented under Kingfisher’s methodology.

Intelligence and Advisory Work

Most of Kingfisher’s work falls under intelligence analysis and risk advisory, which are not regulated by state licensing. These services include:

  • Geopolitical and cross-border intelligence

  • Strategic, leadership, and corporate intelligence advisory

  • Scenario and risk assessments

  • Protective-intelligence and exposure analysis

  • Digital, open-source, and contextual research

  • Cross-border due diligence and integrity reviews

  • Analytical reporting and structured assessments

  • Investigative analysis grounded in research and verification

These services may be performed nationally and internationally, subject to local privacy and information-handling expectations.

Our methodology is designed to be disciplined, discreet, and defensible—regardless of jurisdiction.

Federal Permitted-Use Frameworks

When applicable, Kingfisher operates within U.S. federal permitted-use statutes, including:

  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)

  • DPPA (Driver Privacy Protection Act)

  • Lawful access to public and semi-public records

We do not engage in pretexting, unauthorized surveillance, or prohibited information-gathering methods.
All work is documented in a manner suitable for legal, operational, and governance scrutiny.

Cross-Border and International Considerations

Many engagements involve multiple jurisdictions, international actors, or sensitive environments.
Kingfisher structures cross-border work to account for:

  • Local regulatory expectations

  • European and international privacy standards

  • Secure communication and information-handling requirements

  • Licensing boundaries for any physical investigative activity

  • A methodology that remains defensible across jurisdictions

This allows us to support clients with matters touching the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Latin America, and other regions.

Ethical and Procedural Standards

Kingfisher’s compliance model is grounded in:

  • Credible, ethically sourced intelligence

  • Verification and structured analytic methods

  • Minimization and need-to-know principles

  • Transparent, documented engagement structures

  • Practices that withstand scrutiny from legal counsel, regulators, and boards

The objective is simple: protect the client, protect the work, and preserve the integrity of the outcome.

Insurance and Professional Coverage

Kingfisher maintains insurance appropriate for intelligence, advisory, and investigative analysis, including:

  • General liability

  • Professional liability (Errors & Omissions)

  • Cyber liability

Certificates are available upon request.

When Compliance Matters

Clients rely on Kingfisher for work that must be:

  • Defensible

  • Well-documented

  • Conducted within clear legal boundaries

  • Suitable for sensitive organizational or legal contexts

Compliance is a quiet function, but it is essential to protecting the client and reinforcing the standards that define Kingfisher.

Questions or Engagement Structuring

For questions about U.S. licensing, jurisdictional limits, or how a specific matter would be structured: compliance@kfintel.com