Recommendation Integrity

Recommendations should consider the visitor’s stated need, compatibility, total value, product information, availability, delivery, returns, and merchant reliability. Commission rate should never be the sole reason an item or merchant is ranked first.

Affiliate and sponsored relationships must be identified clearly. Organic guidance and paid placement must not be presented as the same thing.

Prices, availability, delivery, seller identity, return terms, and reviews must be confirmed from approved sources and treated as expired when the source’s permitted freshness period passes. Missing information should be labeled as unavailable—not guessed.

Future AI features may explain or organize real source data but must not invent products, prices, reviews, specifications, sellers, availability, or guarantees. When evidence is insufficient, Alan Mall should say so and ask for clarification or direct the visitor to the retailer.

High-cost, safety-sensitive, medical, financial, legal, regulated, or age-restricted products require additional review and clear limitations before being recommended.