Editorial Policy

VelocityVerify is an independent network diagnostic and editorial platform. We cover internet speed, latency, hardware, and ISP performance. This page explains exactly how our content is created, how we earn revenue, what our standards are for testing, and how we fix mistakes.

Core principle: Our editorial conclusions follow the data, not the revenue. No partner, advertiser, or sponsor influences our test results, recommendations, or criticism of ISPs or products.

1. Who Creates Our Content

Younes Kirat is the publisher and maintainer of VelocityVerify. The author page provides information about this role:

Younes Kirat : Publisher and maintainer. Publishes and maintains VelocityVerify, including the broadband diagnostics interface, methodology documentation, and consumer networking guides.

Factual statements, calculations, and source references require checking before publication. Draft text is not supporting evidence, and an author name alone is not proof that a claim has been independently verified.

2. Evidence and Testing Standards

The Testing Methodology page describes the diagnostic tool. Editorial research and product reviews require their own supporting evidence:

Hardware testing: A hands-on testing claim requires an identifiable device and firmware version, a documented setup, test dates, and retained measurements. A specification-based comparison must not be described as a hands-on test.
ISP performance: A measured ISP comparison requires a named data source, collection period, sample counts, inclusion and exclusion rules, and a reproducible calculation. Advertised plans and third-party reports must be distinguished from measurements collected by VelocityVerify.
VPN testing: A provider statement, an independent audit, and a test performed by VelocityVerify are different kinds of evidence. Each must be identified accurately; a recommendation must not imply that an in-house leak test occurred without a supporting record.
Speed test platform: The browser-based diagnostic estimates performance between your browser and the configured test endpoints. Results depend on the device, connection, endpoint, and test conditions. Server-side range checks do not independently verify a submitted measurement or establish that an ISP did not prioritise traffic.

3. Current Funding and Commercial Practices

We do not currently accept sponsored posts or earn affiliate commissions. Current practices and possible future advertising must be distinguished:

Sponsorship and affiliate commissions: These are not current revenue sources. Product and provider references are editorial references, not evidence of a commission, paid coverage or hands-on testing.
Display advertising: Display advertising may help fund the service if an advertising programme approves the site and ads are enabled. Mentioning Google AdSense does not mean the site is currently approved or serving ads. Advertising must remain separate from editorial decisions.

If commercial practices change, update the Funding and Advertising Disclosure before publishing affected content. Future paid or affiliate links must have a visible disclosure and appropriate rel="sponsored" marking. These are prospective publication standards, not a statement that commercial arrangements currently exist or that every outbound link has been audited.

4. Independence Guarantee

No manufacturer, ISP, or VPN provider can pay to improve a review score or remove negative findings.
We do not accept free products in exchange for positive coverage. Products provided for review are disclosed in the article.
No ISP or advertiser may see article content before publication.
Empirical statistics need a traceable source and a method that supports the stated conclusion. A static data file, a planned database, or a collection endpoint does not establish the provenance of a published statistic. Unsupported figures must not be presented as measured findings.

5. Corrections Policy

We take accuracy seriously. If you believe something we have published is factually incorrect:

Send a private message via the Contact page with the article URL, the specific claim you believe is wrong, and your evidence.
Include enough information for the publisher to investigate. No fixed response time is guaranteed.
A material factual correction should explain what changed and why, retain an internal record of the previous claim, and update the visible modification date and any dateModified field. Personal attribution should be added only with permission.
A claim that cannot be substantiated may need to be withdrawn rather than replaced with another unsupported claim. Material withdrawals should be explained to readers.

6. Linking Policy

Editorial references should help readers check a claim. Commercial links should be identified separately from supporting evidence. Links opened in a new tab should use appropriate security attributes, such as rel="noopener".

7. Comment & Community Policy

VelocityVerify does not operate public comments. Reader feedback is submitted via the Contact page. We do not moderate or host third-party community discussions on our platform.