Editorial & Sponsorship Policy

1. Rankings are never for sale

No payment, sponsorship, partnership or relationship of any kind affects a model's rank, score or written assessment.

2. Firewall

Editors who score models do not see sponsorship data until scores for the edition are locked. Sponsorship sales are handled by a separate function.

3. Disclosure

Sponsorship status is disclosed where relevant. Individual payment amounts and pixel allocations are not published; the edition's cost per pixel is published on the Sponsor page.

4. Relative sizing

Every model receives the same minimum base tile. Remaining canvas pixels are allocated to sponsors in proportion to their contribution for the edition. No sponsor can control rank, score or editorial tone.

5. Content control

Sponsors control only their tagline and brand colour, subject to our standards. They cannot edit, veto or preview editorial text.

6. Corrections

Factual errors are corrected promptly and noted on the page. Methodology changes are logged on the Methodology page.

7. Eligibility

Only models currently in the Top 100 may sponsor. If a model drops out of the Top 100, its sponsorship is paused and pro-rated.