Editorial Policy

Independence

Scores are produced by our rubric from documented evidence. No company can pay to change a score, remove a verified user report, or fast-track a better grade. Advertising and affiliate relationships (disclosed here) have no input into scoring.

Who writes the reviews

Every full review carries a named author with a real testing history — see About. Data profiles without a named author are clearly labelled as automated and carry reduced visibility until a human completes hands-on testing.

Retesting

Automated signals refresh on a weekly to monthly schedule per source. Hands-on billing tests are repeated when a tool changes its pricing, when verified complaints spike, or at minimum once per year. Every review shows its real "last tested" date — we do not bump dates without actually retesting.

When tools change

We snapshot privacy policies, terms and pricing pages over time. Material changes appear on the review as a dated "Policy changed" notice, with a summary of what changed.

Errors

If we got something wrong, we correct the page, note the correction, and re-score if needed. See Dispute & Corrections.