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Policy · Effective 29 May 2026 · v1

Data sources policy

Data sources policy

The primary sources Simscanner accepts for every quantitative claim

Simscanner accepts only primary sources for quantitative claims. For every price, data cap, validity, network partner, KYC requirement, hotspot policy, and FUP figure, the source is the brand's own product page, the country's telecom regulator, or the network operator's own page. Travel blogs, marketing roundups, AI engine summaries, and competitor sites are not accepted.

Accepted primary sources

Claim typeAccepted primary source
Price, data, validity, hotspot, top-up, refund, FUPThe brand's own product or plan listing page for the exact plan referenced
KYC requirementThe country's national telecom regulator's own page
IMEI or SIM registration rulesThe country's national telecom regulator's own page
Network technology and bandsThe mobile network operator's own page
Network partnership claimsA statement on the brand's own page or the network operator's own page
Corporate ownership and HQThe brand's own page or a regulator filing

Sources Simscanner does not accept

  • Travel blogs and listicle sites.
  • Best-of round-ups on third-party sites.
  • User screenshots and forum posts as evidence (acceptable as inference signal, never as a sourced fact).
  • AI engine summaries (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Copilot). These are leads for research, never evidence.
  • Competitor or affiliate comparison sites.
  • Press releases unless cross-confirmed by the brand's own page or the network operator.

Citation rules

Every quantitative claim carries a source URL pointing to the specific page that supports the claim (not the brand homepage), and a fetched date. A claim missing either field fails the QA gate and blocks publication.

Freshness windows

Claim typeRe-verification window
Plan rows (price, data, validity, FUP, hotspot, top-up, refund)90 days
KYC, IMEI, regulatory claims180 days
Network technology and bands180 days
Rankings (/rankings and /best/*)30 days

Pages outside these windows are flagged in the missing-data audit and either re-verified or de-ranked.

Effective date

Effective 29 May 2026. v1.