Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
App publicly reported for illegal collection and use of personal information
In May 2026, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center reported 67 mobile apps for illegal collection and use of personal information, naming Qichacha.
2020
Court bans Qichacha from using 'Sancha' slogan in unfair competition case
In April 2020, the Haidian Court ruled in Tianyancha's unfair competition lawsuit against Qichacha that Qichacha must stop using the slogans 'check companies, check bosses, check relationships' and similar confusing advertising phrases. The Tianyancha entry identifies it as the plaintiff.
2020
Mutual lawsuits over advertising claims such as government background
In June 2020, Qichacha sued Tianyancha over promotional phrases including 'under a Ministry of Finance fund', seeking 5 million yuan in damages; Tianyancha said the investment facts stated were true and prepared a counterclaim. The entry reflects the public lawsuits and responses at the time and does not treat the requested amount as an awarded amount.
2020
Tianyancha responds to Qichacha lawsuit and prepares counterclaim
Company response
In a dispute between the business-information platforms Qichacha and Tianyancha, Tianyancha responded to a lawsuit filed by Qichacha. According to the source, Tianyancha disputed Qichacha's allegations and stated that it was prepared to file a counterclaim. The report describes the planned counterclaim rather than a counterclaim that had already been submitted. The source does not provide further details on the specific claims, the parties' additional arguments, or the outcome of the matter.
Tianyancha responded to Qichacha's lawsuit, disputed Qichacha's allegations and said it was prepared to file a counterclaim. The source reports the planned counterclaim, not that it had been filed.
Company response
Denial — 天眼查
天眼查在公告中提到：第一，企查查侵犯天眼查实施不正当竞争、被法院下达行为禁止令的事实不会因此公告而被行业与公众忘记。第二，企查查在公告中所举例子无一成立。
Source excerpt
针对昨日下午企查查发布《关于起诉天眼查不正当竞争的公告》一事，天眼查今日发布公告《致友商“企查查”的一些建议》进行回应，并表示针对公告内容已准备提起反诉。
天眼查在公告中提到：第一，企查查侵犯天眼查实施不正当竞争、被法院下达行为禁止令的事实不会因此公告而被行业与公众忘记。第二，企查查在公告中所举例子无一成立。
2020
Qichacha files unfair-competition lawsuit against Tianyancha
Lawsuit filed
Qichacha announced that it had filed a civil lawsuit against Tianyancha in the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court, alleging unfair competition over allegedly misleading wording in Tianyancha's commercial promotions. The dispute concerns the language used in Tianyancha's promotional materials, which Qichacha characterized as misleading. The announcement was made public on June 29, 2020. The filing is a civil action brought before the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court, and the allegation centers on unfair competition tied to commercial promotion wording.
Source excerpt
被告在天眼查网站首页显著位置、天眼查手机客户端首页显著位置、地铁广告、电梯广告、视频广告等天眼查产品的商业宣传中使用“财政部所设国家中小企业发展基金旗下“、“国家中小企业发展基金旗下“等用语，违反法律规定，具有虚假性，且误导相关用户认为天眼查产品是国家政府开发运营，由政府部门主管，拥有政府背书的工商信息查询工具；
在此企查查正式宣布，我们已向苏州市中级人民法院就天眼查涉嫌不正当竞争提请民事诉讼，要求天眼查方面立即停止在商业宣传中使用“财政部所设国家中小企业发展基金旗下”、“国家中小企业发展基金旗下”、 “官方备案企业征信机构”、“中国唯一一个开放式企业信息查询平台”等误导性用语，还行业一个公平公正的竞争环境。
此前，企查查公告称，天眼查通过虚假及引人误解的商业宣传，欺骗、误导公众，给企查查及其他市场经营者造成了严重损失。已向苏州市中级人民法院就天眼查涉嫌不正当竞争提请民事诉讼，并请求被告方赔偿经济损失人民币500万元。