Desk research
Public official sources, provider documentation, pricing pages and contractual information are reviewed and attributed.
Trust framework
How provider comparisons are built.
Evidence quality is part of the product.
1. Verify status
Current Certification Body status should be checked against IASME wherever possible. A provider marketing claim is not treated as a substitute for the official source.
2. Preserve price meaning
“From”, package and range pricing remain labelled that way. We do not convert them into fixed prices or pretend unlike packages are identical.
3. Show freshness
Provider records carry a last-verified date. Stale information should be rechecked rather than silently retained.
4. Unknown means unknown
Missing public evidence is displayed as not published or not verified. It is not treated as a negative score.
5. Separate money from organic comparison
A provider may pay a referral commission or for clearly labelled sponsorship. Payment does not buy a higher organic evidence position.
6. Correct errors
Providers can submit evidence-backed corrections. Material updates should retain source and verification history.
Research standard
What “reviewed” means on CZITAPP.
Different evidence types are deliberately kept separate so readers can tell what CZITAPP actually did.
Vendor documentation review
Product features or service claims can be summarised from vendor material, but remain vendor claims unless independently corroborated.
Third-party evidence
Independent research can add context when the source and date are clear and the population being studied is relevant.
Hands-on testing
CZITAPP will only describe a product as hands-on tested when a real test was actually performed and the methodology is stated.