# What we publish and how we fix mistakes

> Source: https://governbench.com/editorial-policy

Editorial policy

On this page

1. [What we publish](#what-we-publish)
2. [Corrections and changes](#corrections-and-changes)
3. [Right of reply](#right-of-reply)
4. [Removal](#removal)
5. [Rankings and reviews are not for sale](#rankings-and-reviews-are-not-for-sale)
6. [Who runs GovernBench](#who-runs-governbench)
7. [Where we use AI](#where-we-use-ai)

## What we publish

We list tools that fit this directory. Each listing covers what the tool does, its pricing and its limits, with links to the sources we used. We re-check every listing at least every 90 days and show the date on the page. [How we check](https://governbench.com/methodology) explains how lists are ordered.

## Corrections and changes

We re-check the facts on every listing against the tool's own pages and correct them when they change.

Changes a maker asks for are made only on a paid listing. A listing that has never been paid for shows what our own data says.

Anyone can report a wrong fact with “Report an error” on a listing, at no cost. We fix it once the tool's own website confirms it. Paying buys changes and speed, never accuracy.

## Right of reply

If you run a listed tool and disagree with what we wrote, send us your response. We publish it on your listing, in your words.

## Removal

We remove a listing when:

- the tool no longer exists (we retire it with a note);
- the facts are wrong and cannot be fixed;
- the law or a court requires it;
- it would expose a live security or safety risk.

We don't remove an accurate listing because someone asks. Every removal request gets a written answer.

## Rankings and reviews are not for sale

A tool's place in our rankings, and any score we give it, come from its datasheet and our method ([How we check](https://governbench.com/methodology)). Paying can't change a score, a rank or a verdict. Listings marked Featured sit in their own labelled block above the ranking, never inside it. A maker can also pay to have their listing handled within 24 hours instead of in its turn. That buys the timing, not the outcome.

Display ads carry the label **Advertisement**. A listing whose Visit link earns us a commission says so under that link.

## Who runs GovernBench

GovernBench is written and run by [Team GovernBench](https://governbench.com/authors/research). Every listing, guide and report is published under the site's own name, and the team answers for all of it.

## Where we use AI

AI models do the reading and the first drafts. A model reads each tool's own website and drafts its listing. Our articles and guides are drafted by a model from our own data.

Checks decide what goes live. Every fact on a listing must point to its source on the tool's website, and a sentence that website does not support is cut. In an article, every figure must match our data and every quote must appear word for word in its source. A second reading checks a sample of facts against each tool's own pages. An article that fails a check is not published.