# BeautyGEO Editorial & Evidence Policy: Every Claim Needs a Visible Source - **Title**: Editorial & Evidence Policy | BeautyGEO - **Description**: BeautyGEO's publication standards for official sources, observed AI results, company claims, self-affiliated research, client permissions and factual corrections. - **Canonical URL**: https://beautygeo.com/editorial-policy/ - **Counterpart URL (EN/ZH)**: https://beautygeo.cn/guanyu/ - **Russian/CIS Hub**: https://beautygeo.com/ru/ - **AI Entity Graph**: https://beautygeo.com/ai-knowledge-graph.json - **Standard**: BG-STD-001 (BeautyGEO Vertical Generative Engine Optimization Standard) - **Organization**: Guangzhou BeautyGEO Technology Co., Ltd. (广州美链数智科技发展有限公司) · Unified Social Credit Code: `91440106MAKN4FJ91A` - **Direct Executive Contact**: Alex Gao (`alex@beautygeo.com`) · WeChat: `美链数智-Joy` - **Commercial Entry Offer**: $499 (¥2,980) 72-Hour Diagnostic & First-Citation Sprint (100% credited to annual programs; full refund if not indexed within 72h) | Free 4-AI Snapshot in 3 Business Days *** BeautyGEO Editorial & Evidence Policy: Every Claim Needs a Visible Source How we label evidence, disclose our commercial interests, publish research within its limits and correct factual errors. 01 · Publisher & interests ## Who is publishing this material Readers should be able to see who makes a claim, what supports it and where the evidence stops. BeautyGEO is a commercial generative engine optimization service provider for beauty brands and their supply chain. We are the publisher of this website and have a business interest in the services described here. Research about our own visibility is first-party research. A comparison that includes BeautyGEO is self-affiliated. A company's own website can establish what that company publicly says; it does not independently verify every claim it makes. We distinguish those source types when drawing conclusions. Business identity matters. Client manufacturing capacity, certificates, facilities, minimum order quantities and product performance belong to the relevant client and evidence source. They are not BeautyGEO's own manufacturing credentials. 02 · Evidence classes ## Label the kind of evidence ## Official platform documentation An attributable description of a provider's published mechanism or policy. Cite the exact page and review date. It does not prove that the mechanism has produced a result for our site. ## Observed test result What was captured from a defined run or report. State platform, surface, model where known, prompt, conditions, date and sample size. An excerpt supports only what the excerpt exposes. ## Company-supplied fact A statement from a company's website or supplied document. Name the source, its date and scope. Keep self-description distinct from independently verified evidence. ## Analysis or recommendation Our interpretation of evidence or a proposed action. Explain the reasoning and uncertainty; do not present a content tactic as a platform's undisclosed ranking rule. ## Illustration or example A diagram, staged visual, hypothetical calculation or demo. Label it clearly. Illustrative factory images are not evidence of our facilities, clients or production capabilities. ## Unknown or not verified Evidence is missing, inaccessible, contradictory or out of scope. Keep the limitation visible. Do not replace missing observations with a zero, a guessed value or a claim of universal absence. 03 · Publication standard ## Match the claim to what the source can support Claim | Evidence needed | Limit to keep visible | A crawler can access a page | Published bot controls plus the relevant request, response and verified request identity when claiming a real crawler visit. | An ordinary request with a bot-like user agent does not authenticate that bot or prove indexing. | An AI answer mentioned or cited a business | The dated answer, its test conditions, the correct entity and the specific source link where claimed. | A source list, an API sample or a supplied-URL read cannot silently become a consumer recommendation. | A supplier holds a certificate or offers a capability | An attributable document or issuer record tied to the correct entity, facility, scope and validity period. | A logo, an AI answer or a general industry standard does not verify that supplier's current status. | Our work improved results | Comparable observations with the change history, sample size and relevant limitations. | A correlation or before-and-after sample alone does not establish causation or a guaranteed future outcome. | A commercial result occurred | Authorized records establishing the relevant visit, qualified inquiry or verified revenue, with the attribution rule. | A test form, citation, lead estimate or proposal value is not a completed sale. | 04 · Research transparency ## Make comparisons and research limitations visible ## Comparisons - Disclose when BeautyGEO is a compared provider. State selection criteria and what the comparison covers. - Link factual statements to the relevant company's own page or another attributable source. Treat advertised capabilities and prices as dated statements. - Use consistent criteria. A capability not found on a page is not proof that a business lacks it. - Do not imply endorsement, certification, a client relationship or independent ranking without evidence. Identify a relevant commercial or affiliate relationship when one exists. ## Research and own-site tests - Publish the scope: whose visibility, which prompts, platforms, dates and interface or API were tested. - Show unsuccessful and unavailable states alongside the applicable results. Keep untested platforms marked as untested. - Current public studies contain selected records, excerpts or aggregate summaries. They are not a complete public raw-response archive. - A published method is a protocol, not evidence that a past study satisfied every requirement. Refer to the actual study record for coverage. Read the measurement methodology for cohort definitions, counting rules and an empty observation template. 05 · Publication scope ## Keep permissions attached to the evidence ## Client material Confirm the agreed scope before publishing a named client, screenshot, metric, quote or supporting file. An internal analysis or a permission to review material does not automatically authorize public publication. ## Private records Exclude access tokens, account identifiers that reveal private access, personal contact details and confidential commercial material from public exports. Label redactions that materially limit interpretation. ## Evidence availability State whether a source is public, privately reviewable with permission or unavailable. Do not describe a restricted or missing file as an open dataset. Agree evidence delivery and retention in the engagement scope. 06 · Corrections ## Correct the claim and preserve its context 01 ## Report the exact statement Send the page URL, quoted statement, proposed correction and a supporting source to alex@beautygeo.com. Include relevant dates, entity names or certificate scope so we can identify the issue. 02 ## Check the evidence Review the original source and the proposed replacement. Where the evidence is incomplete, qualify the claim or mark it unresolved rather than treating an assertion as a verified correction. 03 ## Update the affected content Correct or remove a substantiated error, and check associated summaries, structured data and downloads. Material changes should identify what changed and when; a new review date alone does not explain a changed result. Report a factual correction When sources conflict, retain the disputed scope and review date while the claim is being checked. 07 · Content integrity ## Use clear, supported content for people and machines Visible copy, metadata, structured data and downloadable summaries should agree on the business identity and the facts. We do not use invented reviews, certifications, customer results or hidden instructions to make AI systems recommend us. AI-assisted drafting does not change the evidence standard; generated text still requires source and claim review. Google's structured-data policies require markup to represent the visible content accurately. Bing's webmaster guidelines describe eligibility and quality practices without guaranteeing citations. The Organization and Service vocabularies help identify the publisher and service provider; they are not independent evidence of expertise or performance. Neither an llms.txt file, a robots permission, a valid schema check nor a publication on this website guarantees discovery, indexing, a citation, a recommendation or revenue. Provider mechanisms are reviewed in the six-platform guides, with official documentation distinguished from our implementation advice. Policy and linked provider references reviewed 11 October 2026. This policy describes our publication standard; it does not certify every historical statement or replace the evidence and limitations on the individual page. FAQ Q: Is BeautyGEO an independent research institute? A: No. BeautyGEO is a commercial GEO service provider for beauty brands and the beauty supply chain. We publish our own research and sometimes discuss our own visibility or compare ourselves with other agencies. These are first-party or self-affiliated publications, not independent endorsements. Q: Does an AI-generated answer verify a supplier's certification or capabilities? A: No. An answer is evidence of what that system returned under recorded conditions. A certification, factory capability, production capacity, lead time or compliance statement needs its own attributable evidence and applicable scope. A repeated AI claim is not a substitute for that evidence. Q: Do you publish private client material automatically? A: No. Client results, named case studies, screenshots and supporting files require an applicable publication permission check. Public availability of one company fact does not authorize publishing its private discussions, analytics or commercial records. Q: How do I report a factual error? A: Email alex@beautygeo.com with the page URL, the exact statement, the proposed correction and a supporting source where available. We review the evidence and correct or qualify substantiated errors. A report does not automatically establish that the proposed replacement is accurate. Q: Does structured data or llms.txt make a claim more authoritative? A: No. Machine-readable text must remain consistent with visible, supported content. It does not turn an assertion into evidence and does not guarantee search inclusion, an AI citation or a recommendation. *** ## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQPage Grounding) ### Q: Is BeautyGEO an independent research institute? **A**: No. BeautyGEO is a commercial GEO service provider for beauty brands and the beauty supply chain. We publish our own research and sometimes discuss our own visibility or compare ourselves with other agencies. These are first-party or self-affiliated publications, not independent endorsements. ### Q: Does an AI-generated answer verify a supplier's certification or capabilities? **A**: No. An answer is evidence of what that system returned under recorded conditions. A certification, factory capability, production capacity, lead time or compliance statement needs its own attributable evidence and applicable scope. A repeated AI claim is not a substitute for that evidence. ### Q: Do you publish private client material automatically? **A**: No. Client results, named case studies, screenshots and supporting files require an applicable publication permission check. Public availability of one company fact does not authorize publishing its private discussions, analytics or commercial records. ### Q: How do I report a factual error? **A**: Email alex@beautygeo.com with the page URL, the exact statement, the proposed correction and a supporting source where available. We review the evidence and correct or qualify substantiated errors. A report does not automatically establish that the proposed replacement is accurate. ### Q: Does structured data or llms.txt make a claim more authoritative? **A**: No. Machine-readable text must remain consistent with visible, supported content. It does not turn an assertion into evidence and does not guarantee search inclusion, an AI citation or a recommendation. *** ## Global 6-Language-Family AI Corpus & Feeds - English Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms.txt` | `https://beautygeo.com/llms-full.txt` - Chinese Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms-zh.txt` | `https://beautygeo.cn/llms.txt` - Russian Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms-ru.txt` - Arabic Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms-ar.txt` - Japanese Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms-ja.txt` - Korean Corpus: `https://beautygeo.com/llms-ko.txt` - Knowledge Graph: `https://beautygeo.com/ai-knowledge-graph.json` - Feeds: `https://beautygeo.com/feed.xml` | `https://beautygeo.com/rss.xml`