Editorial Policy

The standards used to evaluate, approve, correct, expire, and withdraw public deals.

Evidence before publication

A candidate must include enough product identity, retailer, price, currency, observation time, availability, and source context to support review. Automated scoring helps organize candidates; it does not publish them. An authorized reviewer examines the evidence before approval.

Customer-first decisions

Reviewers consider price history, the size and freshness of the change, seller and condition information, shipping cost, return terms, and data quality. A large advertised percentage is not sufficient by itself. Affiliate compensation cannot turn weak evidence into an approved deal or override customer cost.

Corrections and expiration

Published deals can be expired, withdrawn, corrected, or rebuilt through audited private workflows. Unavailable or expired deals must be labelled clearly. Material changes should not be silently rewritten in a way that hides the earlier editorial state.

Independence and limitations

PriceDropFinder does not accept payment for guaranteed approval or fabricate scarcity, reviews, purchase activity, or historical-low claims. Retailer terms can change after review, and shoppers should confirm checkout details directly.