Trust center
A real decision site needs visible standards.
This page connects the policies and operating principles behind the tools, recommendations, affiliate links, saved local data, and updates.
Decision intelligence, not listicles — every standard is documented.
- Editorial standardsRecommendations explain fit, trade-offs, alternatives, and limitations instead of pretending one option is universally best.
- Affiliate disclosureSome outbound links may earn commissions. Commercial relationships do not hide buyer risks or unsuitable alternatives.
- Sponsored coveragePaid reviews and editorials are labelled placements, kept distinct from independent shortlists.
- Privacy and saved decisionsDecision memory and workspaces are stored locally in the browser unless you submit a form.
- Affiliate-click loggingOutbound /go redirects store a first-party, non-PII click record. Analytics stay off until consent.
- AdSense and consent modeUntil a cookie choice is made, Consent Mode v2 signals ad and analytics storage denied.
- Dual newsletter listsCorner prompt posts to GatherSprout; some pages store a LeadCapture. Email delivery runs from a scheduled job with duplicate-send protection.
- Contact retentionContact messages retained up to 730 days unless deletion is requested.
- Verified, dated product dataCatalog figures carry the date they were last checked, and a build gate fails when fast-moving AI data goes stale. Unverifiable figures render as “Not verified”, never estimates.
- AI never publishes facts unreviewedAI-assisted pipelines only propose facts into a review queue; a human approves before anything reaches a public page. Language models never write prices into the catalog directly.
- Scoring methodologyWeighted dimensions, result profiles, evidence signals, and visible confidence.