# Editorial policy

> Window Replacement Lab's editorial standards: independence, sourcing, corrections, and how affiliate links are handled.

Canonical: https://windowreplacementlab.com/editorial-policy/

Last updated: 2026-11-08

## Independence

    Editorial decisions are made by the editorial desk, not by merchants. A
    commercial partner cannot buy a ranking, a score, a "best" label, or a place
    in a roundup. If we cannot recommend a category honestly, we say so.

## Sourcing

    Articles cite published price bands, manufacturer documentation, building code
    or government data, or named installer reports. Statistics without a source are
    removed. Estimates are labelled and their inputs are shown — the
    [calculator](/calculator/) is the clearest example, because every
    component band is printed on the page.

## Affiliate links

    Some outbound links are affiliate links. They are marked with
    `rel="sponsored"`, and every article carries a disclosure. The
    commission does not change the price you pay. See the
    [full disclosure](/affiliate-disclosure/).

## No ratings we have not earned

    We do not publish star scores for windows we have not installed, and we do not
    carry aggregate ratings we did not collect. When a page compares products it
    compares published specifications — U-factor, SHGC, frame material, warranty
    term — and says so.

## Corrections

    We correct factual errors promptly and note the update date. To report an
    error, email [contact@windowreplacementlab.com](mailto:contact@windowreplacementlab.com)
    with the URL and a source.

## AI assistance

    Drafts may be prepared with software assistance, but every published article is
    reviewed against its sources by the editorial desk. We do not publish
    unreviewed generated text, and a draft that cannot be traced to a source is
    discarded rather than softened.

## Review cycle

    Cost guides are rechecked quarterly, because glass, vinyl and freight move.
    Method and code guides are rechecked when a code edition or a manufacturer
    specification changes. A page that has not been reviewed in twelve months is
    flagged in the editorial calendar rather than left to drift.