Editorial & Independence Policy
“No agency pays to be listed or ranked. No listed agency is owned by, affiliated with, or advertising with the publisher.”
Binding Editorial Commitments
1. Removal Rather Than Disclosure
Unlike competitor review sites that disclose their agency ownership in a hidden footer paragraph while ranking themselves #1, this publication enforces an absolute rule: no agency connected to, owned by, or employing anyone affiliated with the publisher is listed. If a conflict of interest ever arose, the agency would be permanently excluded from the index rather than disclosed.
2. Zero Commercial Monetization from Agencies
We do not accept paid placements, sponsored positions, review fees, or consultation payments. There are zero affiliate tracking links on this website. All external links pointing to agency websites carry rel=“nofollow noopener” tags to prevent search manipulation.
3. Algorithmic, Fact-Based Scoring
Scores are computed strictly by fixed mathematical rubrics from published, public website facts. Editors do not adjust totals by hand. Manual overrides exist only as per-criterion corrections with a documented reason and check timestamp, visible directly on the agency's review page.
4. No Pre-Scoring Consultation
Agencies are never contacted before scoring, preventing agencies from influencing their scores through private interactions or high-pressure pitches. Every evaluated term must already be accessible to any creator browsing the public internet.
5. Exclusion Policy & Neutrality
Any agency may be excluded from the index by publisher decision at any time. When an agency is removed or excluded, no reason is stated on the website. An unexplained absence makes no factual claim; stating an exclusion without courtroom-grade evidence poses an unnecessary legal risk.
6. Scope of Evaluation (Transparency vs. Quality)
The score is explicitly framed as a transparency score, not a quality or results score. A score of 0 means “the agency's website does not state this term,” never “bad.” A high score indicates that an agency respects creator autonomy by making all business terms public before commitment.
Editorial Governance & Contact
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