These guidelines describe how nodelyf reports, writes and publishes. Every person who writes or edits for nodelyf must follow them. They also explain to readers what they can expect from us.
Our mission
We help business owners, professionals and investors in the United States, Europe, Asia and beyond understand what is happening in business, markets and technology, and what to do about it. We aim to be accurate, fair, clear and useful.
1. Accuracy
- Facts, figures, names, titles and quotes are checked before publication.
- Market data and financial figures are taken from primary sources (company filings, exchange data, central bank and government releases) wherever possible, and the source is named or linked.
- We distinguish clearly between what is known, what is reported by others, and what is analysis or opinion.
- If we cannot verify a claim, we either leave it out or say clearly that it is unverified.
2. Sourcing
- We prefer on-the-record, named sources. Anonymous sources are used only when the information is important, cannot be obtained otherwise, and the source has direct knowledge. An editor must know the source's identity.
- We credit other news organizations when we use their original reporting, and link to it.
- Major articles list their key sources in a “Sources” section at the end.
3. Independence and conflicts of interest
- Our coverage is not for sale. Advertisers, sponsors and commercial partners have no influence over editorial decisions.
- Writers must disclose to an editor any financial interest, relationship or affiliation related to a story. Writers may not cover companies in which they hold a material financial interest without disclosure in the article.
- No one at nodelyf may trade on information before it is published, or write about an asset in order to move its price.
- We do not accept payment, gifts above nominal value or free travel in exchange for coverage.
4. Use of artificial intelligence
nodelyf uses AI tools to help our small team work efficiently, for example to research background information, summarize documents, suggest headlines, draft structure, check grammar and prepare guides. We hold AI-assisted work to exactly the same standards as everything else:
- A named person is accountable for every article. A human editor reviews, fact-checks and approves each piece before it is published. The byline is the person responsible for it.
- Facts, figures, quotes and sources produced or suggested by AI tools are independently verified against primary sources before publication. AI tools are never treated as a source.
- We never use AI to fabricate quotes, interviews, people, sources, data or images presented as real.
- AI-generated or AI-altered images are labeled as such in the caption. We do not use AI imagery to depict real news events.
- We do not enter confidential source material or unpublished sensitive information into AI tools that could retain it.
5. Fairness
- People and companies facing significant criticism are given a reasonable opportunity to respond before publication, and their response (or refusal) is reported.
- We avoid stereotypes and irrelevant references to race, religion, gender, nationality, disability or sexual orientation.
6. Labeling
Readers should always know what kind of content they are reading:
- News: factual reporting.
- Analysis: interpretation by our journalists, grounded in facts.
- Opinion: the personal view of the author, labeled as such.
- Guide: practical, step-by-step help. Product mentions in guides are editorially chosen; any affiliate relationship will be disclosed.
- Sponsored and Press Release: paid or supplied content, clearly labeled and not written by our newsroom. See our Advertising Policy.
7. Headlines and images
Headlines must be supported by the article. We do not use clickbait or misleading headlines. Photos are credited; images are not altered in ways that mislead.
8. Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix it promptly and transparently. See our Corrections Policy.
9. Privacy and harm
We respect the privacy of private individuals and only publish personal details where there is a clear public interest. We take particular care with stories involving minors, victims and vulnerable people.
10. Legal compliance
As a digital news publisher with operations in India, nodelyf follows the Code of Ethics in the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, including the Norms of Journalistic Conduct of the Press Council of India, alongside the laws of the countries our readers live in. Complaints about our content can be made through our Grievance Redressal process.
Questions or concerns
Email info@nodelyf.com. We read every message.