Our Methodology

Every Trust Report answers the same four questions: what did we verify, against what source, on what date, and who approved the result.

What counts as evidence

We confirm claims against authoritative, checkable sources — official certification registries, such as the Bureau of Indian Standards or equivalent bodies in other jurisdictions.

A manufacturer's own documentation supports a claim, but we always check it against the certifying body's registry directly. Retail listings and marketing copy are what we review, not evidence in themselves.

When a claim does not hold up

Verification produces confirmations and rejections alike. If a claim cannot be supported by the source cited, we publish that finding exactly as directly as a positive one — a flagged or disputed result is a genuine, published outcome.

Automation collects, humans decide

Automated tools help us discover products and gather evidence at scale. Every Trust Report is reviewed and approved by a named person before publication, and that person's name and the approval date appear on the report itself.

A clear result, every time — including no result yet

If we have not yet reviewed a product, the page says so directly, as its own real finding. We never publish a placeholder score or imply a result we have not actually reached.

Verification comes first, always

Discovery, evidence collection, human review, and publication happen for every product, in that order, before any commercial decision is made. A product's result is never influenced by whether Trust Commerce sells it.