Editorial Policy

This policy tells readers how we write, what evidence we require, and how commercial relationships are disclosed so recommendations can be judged on their merits.

It covers trust pages, tools, reviews, comparisons, and guides across our data privacy, password, and antivirus clusters.

Approved disclosure base wording: “Security Checklist may earn compensation when you purchase through links on this page. This does not change our testing criteria or product scores.”

We do not claim complete prevention of identity theft, complete removal from the internet, guaranteed malware protection, guaranteed anonymity, guaranteed ChatGPT ranking, or guaranteed savings.

Editors separate vendor-provided facts, independent evidence, our test results, and editorial judgement. Prices show checked dates when published; introductory vs renewal pricing is distinguished when known.

AI-assisted drafts are not published unfinished. Similarity and factuality gates apply before public indexation of unfinished work. Launch-surface pages may be indexable while scores remain N/Pub.

Named experts and credentials appear only when verified. Until then, the Experts page describes roles and standards without invented bios.

Readers can request corrections via /corrections/ and /contact/. We update or retract material errors rather than quietly editing without note when the change affects a purchase decision.

Editorial challenges and disclosure questions go to /contact/. The general inbox address is pending verification. Do not send sensitive account credentials.