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How we write, source and correct what you read here
People read this site to decide what to do about something that hurts their name or their business. That is a reason to be careful, so these are the rules every page and guide follows before it is published, and how you can tell us when we get something wrong.
Updated By Drive Digital Editorial
Official texts first · Every source dated · Corrections welcome
Direct answer
How does Spy Monk check what it publishes?
Every legal, regulatory or platform statement on this site is checked against a source the editor opened and logged, with official texts preferred. Product statements match the software as shipped and carry an availability label. Pages show when they were last updated, guides list their sources, and reported errors are checked and corrected.
- Each source is logged with the date it was opened
- Reproductions and summaries are labelled as secondary sources
- No testimonials, ratings, invented statistics or case studies
Who writes
Written by Drive Digital Editorial
Pages and guides are written by Drive Digital Editorial, the content team of Drive Digital — the company that builds and runs Spy Monk. We publish under the team name rather than invented personal bylines, because a byline should point to people who can be held to what they wrote.
The guides explain how platforms, publishers and Indian law work, in general terms. They are not a substitute for advice from a qualified lawyer about your situation, and they say so where it matters. The policy pages under /legal are drafts until qualified counsel has reviewed them; until then they are marked as drafts and kept out of search indexes.
How a page is checked
Five checks before anything is published
The same checklist applies to a new guide, a changed product page and a new e-mail or WhatsApp template.
One question, answered first
Each page answers one main question, directly, in the first lines under its heading — in plain sentences that can be quoted on their own.
What you seeWhat you see: the "Direct answer" box under every page title.
Sources opened and logged
Every legal, regulatory or platform statement is checked against a source the editor opened. The source log records the claim, the page that uses it, the link, the kind of source and the date it was checked. Official texts come first; when only a reproduction or summary could be read, it is labelled a secondary source.
What you seeWhat you see: numbered sources under facts and at the end of each guide.
Product claims match the product
A feature is described in the present tense only if it ships today. Everything else is labelled "Coming in Phase 2" or "Pending feasibility", on the page and in the app.
What you seeWhat you see: an availability label next to every feature.
Language that stays fair
Copy is checked against a do-not-say list: no promised outcomes, no labels that call a person or review false, no legal conclusions, no claims to identify anonymous people, and fairness to critics, reviewers and journalists.
What you seeWhat you see: words like "disputed" or "potential policy issue" instead of verdicts.
Search, accessibility and mobile
Before release each page is checked for one heading structure, an accurate title and description, structured data that mirrors only what is visible, readable contrast, keyboard access and a layout that works on a 360-pixel phone screen.
What you seeWhat you see: the same content whether you read it, a screen reader reads it or a search engine summarises it.
What we leave out
What you will not find on this site
Promised outcomes
Platforms, publishers, search engines and courts make their own decisions. We describe what can be requested and how it is decided, never what the result will be.
Testimonials, ratings or invented numbers
There are no client quotes, star ratings, review markup, logos or market statistics here. The numbers on product pages are product facts you can check against the linked page.
Verdicts about people
We do not label a review, an article or a person as false, defamatory or illegal. Only the platform or a court can decide that.
Quotes we could not verify
When an official page could not be opened or its wording could not be confirmed, we point to it without quoting it, and the source list says so.
Sources
How sources are labelled
Every cited source carries one of three labels:
Official text — the law, rules, regulator notice or ministry release itself, from the issuing body or a government website. When an official document could only be read on a publisher's copy, the source line names the host.
Platform policy — a platform's own published policy or help page, such as Google's review policies or Apple's guidance on responding to reviews.
Secondary source — a reproduction or summary by a third party, used only when the official text could not be retrieved. These are flagged for checking against the official text.
Each source shows the date the editor last opened it. Laws and platform policies change; if a source has changed since that date, the page will be reviewed against the new version.
Dates and corrections
Updates, reviews and corrections
Every page shows the date of its last substantive update; guides also show when they were first published. Pages are reviewed again whenever the product, a platform policy or the law they describe changes, and at least once a quarter.
If you find an error — a wrong date, a changed policy, a broken link or a statement you think is unfair — write to us through the contact page with the page address and what is wrong. We check the report against the source, correct the page if it is wrong and update its date. Reports about your own personal data go through the grievance page.
Questions
Editorial standards — frequently asked
Are the guides on this site advice about my case?
No. They explain how platforms, publishers and Indian law generally work, with sources you can open. For a decision about your own situation — especially anything involving a notice, a complaint to the police or a court — speak to a qualified lawyer.
Why do the guides not name an individual author?
They are written and checked by Drive Digital Editorial, the content team of the company that runs Spy Monk, and the team is accountable for them. We do not invent personal bylines.
How do I report a mistake on a page?
Use the contact page and include the page address and what is wrong. We check the report against the source and correct the page if needed; the page's updated date changes when we do.
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