01 Source priorities
We prioritize the original material closest to a claim: laws, regulators, governments, public companies, international institutions, official tenders, contracts and statistics, and directly held records. Next come first-party developer, financial and technical guidance, followed by traceable research. News and search results identify questions; core claims are checked against original sources. Currency alone does not make a source relevant.
02 Tools and AI
Software and generative AI may assist search, calculation, drafting, translation and editing. Their output is not a factual source. PentaBay remains responsible for published content and updates. We do not publish ungrounded mass-generated pages, rewrites without sources or invented cases.
03 Advertising independence
Advertising is clearly labelled. Advertisers do not determine topics, sources, wording or conclusions. We apply the same editorial standard with or without ads. Ads are not placed on navigation, policy, tool or enquiry screens, or in firsthand Field Notes.
04 Field records and privacy
For internal documents or photographs, we identify the record type, the facts supported and any current rights, contracts, supply, buyers, finance or outcomes it does not establish. Records from different transactions are not presented as one continuous event. Confidential names, terms, signatures and personal information are withheld.
05 Conflicts of interest
We disclose any commission, information provision or commercial relationship directly relevant to an article. Where a relationship cannot be disclosed and prevents an independent explanation, we limit the scope or do not publish.
06 Updates and corrections
Published means the original publication date. Last checked means the last review of source links and core explanations. Language and layout changes do not imply that sources were rechecked. Minor typos may be corrected quietly; errors that change conclusions, calculations or risk interpretation are corrected with context. Content that cannot be maintained responsibly is archived or withdrawn.