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Methodology

How we source, grade, recheck and correct what we publish.

How we verify, step by step

  1. 01

    Collect

    Pull the issuer's offering terms, factsheet and the regulator register entry.

  2. 02

    Extract

    Record each field (size, minimum, eligibility, chain, venue) with its source link and as-of date.

  3. 03

    Cross-check

    Compare against a second official source: venue listing, regulator notice or audited report.

  4. 04

    Grade

    Assign Verified, Corroborated, Reported or Unverified per field.

  5. 05

    Review

    A reviewer signs off before publication. Every edit is written to the change log.

  6. 06

    Recheck

    Rechecked at least every 90 days; overdue passports are flagged publicly.

Sources

We accept: issuer documents (prospectuses, terms, factsheets), regulator registers and official announcements from issuers, venues and regulators.

We do not accept: unsourced social media posts, or anonymous and unattributed claims.

Every field records its source link and the date it was true. A field without a source shows "Not yet sourced".

Evidence grades

Verified
Checked against an issuer document or a regulator register.
Corroborated
Two independent official sources agree.
Reported
A single official announcement, not yet cross-checked.
Unverified
Recorded but not yet checked. Never presented as fact.

Rechecks

Every passport is rechecked at least every 90 days. A passport past that date is flagged "Recheck overdue" in the registry and on its passport page.

Corrections

Any issuer or venue can request a correction, through the claim form on its venue page or the contact form (topic: Venue or platform). We check the evidence before changing anything. Every accepted change appears in the passport's change log.

Conflicts

Any product connected to a Democratize mandate is labelled "Democratize has a commercial interest" in the registry and on its passport.

Due diligence on assets and issuers

Before a lot or product is shown, we check: legal title and charges, an independent valuation no older than 12 months, the SPV's constitution and directors, sanctions and adverse-media screening on the sponsor, insurance in force, and the custody and token-transfer rules.

Each check is recorded with who did it and when. Anything missing is shown as missing, never assumed.

Copyright

For third-party news we show the headline, source, date and a link, plus our own one-line summary. We do not republish article text.

How we secure the platform

Encryption
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest by our hosting provider.
Access control
Role-based access, row-level security on every table and admin actions limited to named staff.
Identity checks
Investor KYC and professional-investor classification are reviewed by a person before access is widened.
Data room
Documents are served through short-lived signed links, watermarked per viewer, and every view is logged.
Audit trail
Registry, status and approval changes are recorded automatically with who, what and when.
Smart contracts and custody
We record whether token contracts are independently audited and which custodian holds the assets, and show it on each passport.

Where this appears

Every grade, source link and recheck date is shown on each asset passport in the registry.

Machine-readable access and licence: Data and API.

Information, not advice.