Kompanion Editorial Policy

Kompanion Editorial Policy

Last updated: July 24, 2026.

Kompanion is Ukraine’s independent finance portal. We cover banks, deposits, loans, insurance, crypto, and self-employed banking. Our audience makes money decisions based on what we publish, which is why the editorial policy is a baseline commitment — not a formality.

# 1. Who we are and who we’re accountable to

• Editor-in-Chief: Yana Bystrytska — 8 years in SEO and content strategy, bachelor’s in journalism (National University of Ostroh Academy).
• Legal entity: Sole proprietor Bystrytska Y. I. Legal and complaints contact: [email protected].
• Independence: We don’t belong to any bank, insurer, credit broker, or lender. Commercial relationships with financial institutions are disclosed transparently in Section 6.

# 2. How we pick topics

Sources: real search queries (Google Search Console), reader questions, legislative changes, bank product updates, NBU data, expert outreach. Priority goes to topics where a user loses time or money because no one explains them clearly.

We do not write articles commissioned by banks with pre-decided conclusions. Sponsored content (when it appears) is clearly labeled Sponsored in title and intro.

# 3. How we prepare material

1. Brief. For every topic the editors set out what decision the reader is making, what gap search leaves and which figures will be needed.
2. Draft. The text is written by a language model (Claude by Anthropic) from the brief and our editorial rules. The model has no internet access, so the rules forbid it to invent figures, sources or experience: tax rates, limits, thresholds and the numbers of laws and regulations come only from the editorial fact register. Translations into Russian and English are also done by the model.
3. Fact check. A script lists every legal reference, code article and tax figure in the draft and checks it against the register. If any is missing, the article stays a draft until an editor has checked it. All other articles are published automatically.
4. Rankings. Ranking data comes from participants’ websites and official registers, with the collection date stated. How we score is set out in the methodology.

# 4. Source standard

• Primary sources: NBU, Verkhovna Rada, Ministry of Finance, State Tax Service, official bank sites, regulator reports. Foundation for any quantitative claim.
• Secondary sources: authoritative outlets (Forbes UA, Ekonomichna Pravda, Interfax-Ukraine, Reuters). Allowed for context, not as the primary anchor.
• Not permitted as a source: content from another portal without a link to the primary source, unverified Telegram claims, forums, comments, “experts” without a public track record.

Figures from the fact register carry a source and a check date. The main ones are in the rates table.

# 5. Data freshness

Market data changes daily. Our standard:

If an automated refresh didn’t run, the portal does not disguise it as “daily update.” We show the real last-checked date.

# 6. Commercial relationships and disclosure

• Partner links (CPA/CPL). Some “open in bank” buttons use partner links. This doesn’t affect the editorial ranking: we rank products by transparent methodology, then negotiate commissions with the winners.
• Sponsored placements. No paid positions in rankings. Sponsored content (guest posts from financial institutions) publishes only with an open Sponsored label in the title.
• Disclosure. Bottom of every article states whether it contains partner links and what percentage the portal earns.

# 7. Corrections policy

We make mistakes and correct them publicly:

1. Minor edit (style, spelling): updated silently.
2. Factual clarification (e.g., bank changed a rate): add Updated [date]: [what changed] block above the relevant paragraph.
3. Material error (wrong number, obsolete rule, incorrect law interpretation): add Corrected [date]: [error and impact] block at the top. Old version preserved in the changelog.
4. Disinformation (if we unintentionally published a false claim that could have influenced money decisions): publish a separate correction post in the news feed + a marker in the original article + a notification to newsletter subscribers.

Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected] — we respond within 48 hours.

# 8. AI in the newsroom

Drafts and translations are written by a language model (Claude by Anthropic). We say so plainly: readers have a right to know how the text in front of them was made.

What that means in practice:

• The model has no internet access and works only from the brief and the editorial fact register. The rules forbid figures, sources, tests or “client experience” that aren’t in those materials.
• Articles containing legal references or tax figures outside the register are published only after an editor has checked them.
• All other articles go out automatically. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected]; corrections are dated.
• The byline is the editor-in-chief, who is responsible for the editorial rules, the fact register and corrections.

# 9. What we don’t do

• No personal investment advice.
• No blind bank recommendations: we always explain selection criteria.
• No gambling, forex scams, crypto pyramids, or “guaranteed return” content.
• No paid hidden links or “native advertising without a label.”
• No competitor content without attribution.

# 10. Complaints and feedback

• Article error: [email protected]
• Complaint about editorial conduct: [email protected]
• Story tip: [email protected]
• Partnership / advertising: [email protected] (separate from editorial — no influence on content)

We respond to all messages within 3 business days.

Related documents:

• About the editorial team and editor-in-chief
• Rating methodology

This document is reviewed quarterly. Next review: October 2026.