Simscanner accepts zero paid placements.
No brand pays for ranking position, inclusion in any list, visibility on any page, or favourable language. Rankings come only from sourced data measured against the methodology published at /how-we-score. The full enforcement chain (brand-neutrality QA, schema audit, internal-linking audit) is listed below.
This policy applies to everything a reader sees on Simscanner. The two cards below set out what is inside its scope, and what sits outside it.
The policy is not a statement of intent. Each rule is enforced by a named QA gate, audit, or template that runs before a page can ship.
Every page passes a brand-neutrality review before publication. No page ships that favours a brand.
qa/qa-checklist.md, section F Mechanism 02The structured-data audit bans AggregateRating, Review, and Offer schema anywhere on the site.
qa/schema-audit.md Mechanism 03The internal-linking audit rejects affiliate URLs anywhere a ranked term appears.
qa/internal-link-audit.mdRankings and best-of pages cross-link this policy in their footer, so independence is one click away.
Enforced by page templatesAny of the following triggers a dated revision to this policy. Phase 1 has none of them.
If a commercial relationship is ever introduced (for example, brand sponsorship for events, or paid API access for licensing data), it triggers three things: a sitewide disclosure on every affected page, a dated revision to this policy, and a dated revision to /policies/editorial.
No relationship is permitted to influence ranking, inclusion, language, or visibility. The commercial arrangement and the editorial ranking remain fully separated.
Challenges are reviewed through the corrections service-level agreement on /policies/editorial. If a brand can demonstrate a sourcing error, the ranking is corrected with a dated revision note, and the correction is logged. If a brand challenges a sourced fact without contradicting evidence, the ranking stands.
A challenge is never resolved by payment, by private negotiation, or by removing a fact a brand finds unflattering. The only thing that moves a ranking is a better source.
This policy is effective from 25 May 2026. Every change to it is recorded below with a date.
| Date | Change summary |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | Initial publication. |
No. No brand pays for ranking position, inclusion in any list, language used on the site, or visibility on any page. No brand reviews drafts before publication. There are no affiliate links sitewide in Phase 1. Editorial decisions are independent of any commercial relationship, and the publishing pipeline enforces that mechanically.
Phase 1 of Simscanner publishes without any commercial relationships with the brands it covers. If a commercial relationship of any kind is introduced in future (sponsorship, paid API licensing, affiliate links), it will be disclosed sitewide before it goes live, and this policy will be amended with a dated row in the revision history.
Not by request alone. If a brand can demonstrate a sourcing error, the fact is corrected with a dated revision note. If a brand disputes a sourced fact without contradicting evidence, the fact stays. Brands cannot pre-review rankings. Corrections follow the published SLA, with acknowledgement within 2 working days.
No. Phase 1 has no affiliate links on any page. The internal link audit mechanically rejects affiliate URLs. If affiliates are ever introduced, a sitewide disclosure appears first, with a dated amendment to this policy and to the editorial policy at /policies/editorial.
Because codes change weekly, are inconsistently honoured, and would compromise neutrality. Simscanner records what brands publish on their own product pages. Promotional content is excluded by the editorial policy at /policies/editorial. There is no coupon section anywhere on the site, on any page, on any brand.
The Simscanner editorial team owns this policy. Amendments are dated in the revision history above before they take effect on the site. Brands cannot privately propose changes. If you spot a gap, write to /contact with the wording you find unclear, and we will publish a clarification or an amendment.
Article BreadcrumbList. No FAQPage schema is emitted: this policy is a single declarative document. No Product, Offer, AggregateRating, or Review schema is used.