Sponsorship Policy

Editorial conclusions cannot be purchased.

Current posture

Platform Signal runs on Vercel Hobby. Hobby hosting does not allow commercial use for paid sponsorships or affiliates. Until the site is on a commercial-capable host and legal review is complete, there are no paid sponsorships, no affiliate programs, and no sold rankings.

Non-negotiables

• No sold rankings or paid “best of” placements
• No hidden native ads
• No vendor-written “independent” analysis
• No paying for a conclusion, PASS, or softened risk language
• Frontmatter sponsorship fields must match reality

Vendor access

Briefings, demos, and evaluation licenses are not sponsorship. They follow the vendor interaction policy. Disclose material access when it could affect a reader’s view of independence.

Full policy: docs/editorial/SPONSORSHIP-POLICY.md. Monetization principles (policy only): docs/editorial/MONETIZATION-PRINCIPLES.md.