Principle 1: Different transcriptions of the same name originating from Non-Latin scripts should be considered a Precise Match (e.g. Abd al Rahman = Abdurrahman).

Principle 2: Names composed of identical name parts should be matched regardless of whether any of the parts have been merged. (e.g. Hans Peter = Hanspeter, Jiang Tao = Jiangtao).

Principle 3: Names composed of identical name parts should be matched regardless of the order in which the parts are presented unless the order contributes to identification (e.g. Wang Jianhua = Jianhua Wang).

Principle 4: Identical names from Non-Western backgrounds should be matched regardless of the way in which they have been aligned to a Western name structure (e.g. first name Saddam, middle name Hussein, last name Al-Tikriti = first name Saddam, last name Hussein).

Principle 5: Established nick names and abbreviations should match to their corresponding full name parts (e.g. William = Bill, Alexandr = Sasha, Limited = Ltd).

Principle 6: The omission of peripheral name parts should not prevent a match from being identified (e.g. Vincent Browne MP = Vincent Browne; Tradexcom Inc. = Tradexcom).