# ArtGuard

> ArtGuard is anti-money-laundering buyer due diligence for UK art dealers and galleries: a secure link, the buyer’s identity evidence gathered on their own phone, sanctions and PEP screening, and a dated evidence file for the gallery.

## What it does

- Sends the buyer a secure link; the buyer photographs a supported ID document on their own phone and takes a live selfie, which ArtGuard matches to the document photograph, with a fallback where a device or document is not supported.
- Screens the buyer against the UK Sanctions List (OFSI/FCDO), OFAC and UN lists, checked for updates every day, and against the OpenSanctions PEP roster, refreshed every week. Every check records which list versions it ran against.
- Flags anything doubtful for the gallery’s review rather than silently clearing it.
- Keeps a dated evidence file per buyer, retained for five years under a retention lock, and company screening with beneficial-ownership capture for entity buyers.
- Optional scheduled re-screening of returning collectors against sanctions and PEP lists.
- £39 + VAT a month with 15 checks included, £2.50 + VAT for each one after, unlimited seats, first month free.

## What it does not do

- It supports the gallery’s judgement and never replaces it. The decision to complete a sale, including any enhanced checks, stays with the gallery.
- It does not run a source-of-funds workflow; where a buyer’s money comes from is a judgement for the dealer.
- It is not a regulator and is not affiliated with HMRC. Registering with HMRC for AML supervision, the firm-wide risk assessment and the policies remain the gallery’s responsibility.
- It does not share a gallery’s client details with another gallery or pool them into a network.

## Pages

- Home: https://artguard.uk/
- Find a gallery: https://artguard.uk/galleries
- Pricing: https://artguard.uk/#pricing
- Resources (AML guides for art dealers and galleries, each quotation named to its source): https://artguard.uk/resources/
- The DVS register: what it is, who must use it, and what it means for a dealer’s identity check: https://artguard.uk/resources/dvs-register-art-dealers/
- What ArtGuard screens and records, and what it does not: https://artguard.uk/resources/what-artguard-screens-and-records/
- Geographic risk for dealers and galleries: the rules as they stand after 30 June 2026: https://artguard.uk/resources/geographic-risk-art-market-participants/
- Changelog (what changed in ArtGuard, month by month): https://artguard.uk/changelog/

## Company

Friam Ltd, trading as ArtGuard, part of the EveryGuard family (https://everyguard.uk). Contact hello@artguard.uk. Legal and privacy: https://trust.everyguard.uk. Last updated 2026-11-03.