Editorial Standards

These standards explain how the site protects editorial independence and how disagreements should be handled.

Independence first

• Rankings are not sold.
• Badge status is not sponsored.
• Company coverage is not a paid inclusion program.
• Public pages should reflect evidence quality, not relationship value.

Evidence before preference

• We prefer primary public sources.
• A strong claim without a source should not carry editorial weight.
• A brand statement can be cited, but it should not be treated as proof on its own.
• Competing brands should be read on the same standard.

How corrections are handled

• Factual corrections are welcome when they are traceable.
• New evidence may change a score, a summary, or a badge outcome.
• Disagreement alone is not enough; the revision must point to better evidence.

Expected conduct

• Be specific
• Be factual
• Be respectful
• Focus on evidence, wording accuracy, and comparability

Unacceptable conduct

• Harassment
• Threats or intimidation
• Attempts to trade money or access for coverage changes
• Repeated pressure to remove accurate, sourced material without better evidence

Scope

These rules apply to public rankings, company pages, report breakdowns, badge usage, and editorial update requests.

Bottom line

The site should be harder to game than a normal marketing page. That is the standard these rules are meant to protect.