Editorial standards

Our editorial policy sets out what we promise readers. This page is the working detail: the rules we apply while researching, writing and checking a page.

Where facts come from

We prefer sources in this order: a provider's own current pricing, terms and help pages; official and regulatory sources; established published research or reporting that names its own evidence; and only then general secondary commentary. Where a fact can change, such as a fee or a limit, we record the date we checked it and tell readers to confirm the current position before deciding.

Fact and judgement are kept apart

A provider fact is something you can verify on that provider's site. Editorial judgement is our reading of who a service suits. We label "best for" style conclusions as our view, and we do not dress judgement up as a measured score. We do not publish an overall winner calculated by us from weightings readers cannot see.

Comparisons

Comparisons cover the same categories for every option, including the non-platform alternative of a straightforward bank transfer where that is genuinely sufficient. Costs are separated into their real stages, for example setup, contribution and withdrawal or redemption, rather than collapsed into a single vague figure. Limitations are stated for every option, including ours.

Claims about testing

We only say we have tested something if we actually have, and we describe what that test involved. We do not invent hands-on experience, sample sizes, timings or outcomes, and we do not present a provider's marketing claim as a verified finding.

GiftRound platform data

Where we use figures from the GiftRound platform, they are anonymised and aggregated, they are labelled as GiftRound data, and they are never presented as market-wide research or a national survey. They describe what happens on one service, which is useful context and nothing more.

Review scores and summaries

When we refer to Trustpilot or similar sources, we report the score and an approximate review count, show the date we checked, link to the profile, and say that scores and summaries change. We summarise the balance of praise and criticism rather than picking flattering lines, we label platform-generated review summaries as such, and we do not present them as our own findings.

Quotations and copyright

Quotations are short, accurate, attributed and linked to their source. We do not reproduce substantial extracts from reviews, provider documentation or other publications, and we do not use images without a recorded licence, photographer and source.

AI assistance and human responsibility

AI tools may help with research, structuring and drafting. They do not decide what we recommend, and nothing is published on their say-so. A human editor checks every factual claim, figure and comparison against the underlying source and is accountable for what appears. We do not create fictional authors, invented personal stories or fabricated testimonials, and articles are attributed to the editorial team rather than to a made-up individual.

Conflicts of interest

Gift Round Limited operates both this publication and GiftRound. That relationship is disclosed before any ranking, recommendation or GiftRound link, and explained on our ownership disclosure and how we make money pages. No writer or editor accepts payment, gifts or hospitality from a provider in exchange for coverage.

Review dates and updates

Every article shows when it was published and last reviewed. Pages carrying fees, limits or scores are re-checked on a regular cycle and whenever we learn something has changed. A material change to advice or figures updates the review date; fixing a typo does not.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it promptly and, where the error affected the substance of the advice, we say what changed. Please report anything that looks inaccurate through our contact page.

Language and inclusion

We write in plain modern British English for people organising real collections. Advice treats contributions as voluntary, avoids implying anyone should spend more than they can, keeps amounts private by default, and respects families and colleagues in different financial circumstances.