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Editorial policy
Most sites in this category disclose their funding model in small italic text near the top and move on. We'd rather give it a page.
How we're funded, right now
As of this writing, this site has no paid placements, no affiliate links, and no advertiser relationships of any kind. Nothing on this site earns us money yet. That's not a permanent promise — a site needs a sustainable model to keep operating and keep researching — but it means every finding published so far was reached with zero financial relationship to any provider being evaluated.
No paid "verified provider" badge — a deliberate choice, not a placeholder
Some review platforms in adjacent categories sell a subscription that comes with the ability to display a rating badge, respond to complaints, or influence visibility — Truth in Advertising's 2014 investigation into ConsumerAffairs.com, and a RICO complaint later filed by NordicTrack alleging paying subscribers received more favorable treatment, are the clearest illustration of exactly the credibility problem that model creates. We won't build a paid "verified provider" badge here, at any price point: eligibility for anything we publish requires already passing every applicable point on our standard, and no fee changes that.
What we would disclose, if a revenue channel is ever introduced
If we ever introduce one, our commitment is:
- No provider can pay to change a finding. A failing verdict against our published standard stays a failing verdict regardless of any commercial relationship.
- Any compensated relationship is disclosed on the specific page it affects — not only in a footer link or a separate policy page nobody reads.
- The Register's anonymous-aggregate policy for failing providers doesn't change for money. We will not accept payment to name a specific failing competitor, and we will not accept payment to suppress an already-public enforcement action from a named-enforcement index, if one is ever built.
Corrections
If we get a fact wrong, we correct it and say so plainly on the page it appeared on, with the date and what changed — not a silent edit. See About for how to reach us if you've spotted something.