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Editorial Policy

Editorial Policy

How we decide what to write
and how to score it.

This page exists because you should be able to evaluate whether to trust a source before you rely on it. Everything below is the unabbreviated version of how Toolspect works.

Our policies

Six commitments we keep on every article

01
Tool selection is editorially driven

Tools are selected based on search demand, market relevance, and reader requests — not in exchange for payment, partnership arrangements, or free access. We do not review tools we haven’t personally tested on a paid subscription.

02
All content is written by Lena Crawford

Every review, comparison, and pricing guide on Toolspect is written by Lena Crawford based on her direct testing of the product. We do not use outsourced writers or AI-generated text for core review content.

03
All factual claims are verified against primary sources

Pricing figures, feature availability, credit limits, and render specs are verified against the vendor’s official pricing page, help documentation, or a confirmed support response before publication. Where we cite third-party data, we link to the original source.

04
Affiliate relationships do not influence scores

Affiliate commissions do not influence scores, rankings, or written assessments. Vendors have no input into review content before or after publication. We do not share drafts for approval. Full details: Affiliate Disclosure page.

05
Corrections are published publicly, not made silently

Factual corrections are noted at the bottom of the affected article with a date and a description of what changed. We do not silently edit articles to remove errors. To report an error, use the contact form.

06
No sponsored reviews, ever

Toolspect does not publish sponsored reviews, sponsored rankings, or paid placements. We do not accept payment to feature a tool, move a tool up in a ranking, or write about a product we haven’t tested independently.

In practice

What this looks like day to day

✓ What we do
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Buy paid subscriptions before testing anything
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Run the same four core test scenarios on every tool
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Verify every pricing figure against the live pricing page
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Disclose affiliate relationships on every review page
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Publish corrections publicly with a date and explanation
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Update reviews when tools change meaningfully
✗ What we don’t do
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Use press accounts or vendor-provided trial credits
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Share review drafts with vendors before publication
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Adjust scores in response to vendor feedback
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Include unreviewed tools in “best of” roundups
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Silently update content to remove factual errors
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Accept payment, gifts, or early access in exchange for coverage

If you believe we’ve violated any of these policies, or if you’ve found a factual error anywhere on the site, please contact us directly. Every message is read personally and every correction request is investigated. We take this seriously.