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Trust Signals methodology
A directory that doesn’t sell stars. Trust Signals are individual, verifiable facts about a listing — published with their definitions, never combined into a single hidden score, and never for sale.
The five signals
| Public information coverage | How many of the nine standard profile fields could be filled from public sources: headquarters; country; industry; founding year; company size; markets served; official website; public funding; and products & services. Shown as a count — for example “8 of 9 fields” — not a percentage. It measures how much public information exists about a company, not how good the company is. Fields we cannot verify are left blank, and the count says so. |
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| Last verified | The date this profile’s facts were last checked against the sources listed on the profile. Every profile is re-checked at least once every 90 days. The date shown is always the real date of the last check — it is never quietly refreshed. If a profile is overdue for re-checking, its date simply ages; that ageing is itself part of the signal. |
| Claim status | One of three states: Not yet claimed, Claim in review, or Claimed & Verified. Verification is by company-domain email or proof on the company’s official website or social profile, reviewed by a person. |
| Response record | How the company responds to enquiries sent through the directory. Shown only on claimed profiles — an unclaimed company has no one receiving those enquiries, so there is nothing honest to show. |
| Directory tenure | How long the profile has been listed. Shown only on claimed profiles, alongside the response record. |
Unclaimed profiles therefore show only the first two signals — the two that have real data from day one. The rest appear when a company claims its profile: Claim this profile to unlock response record, directory tenure and peer endorsements.
Peer endorsements and customer reviews
Peer endorsements open once at least 30 companies are claimed and verified — below that, an endorsement section would be empty shelf space. Only claimed companies can endorse; the relationship (customer, partner or supplier) must be declared and is shown; one endorsement per company pair; endorsements can be withdrawn; the endorsed company can reply.
Customer reviews are a later phase. They will be evaluated once at least 100 companies are claimed, and will require a verified business relationship, human review before publication, and a public right of reply. Reviews are never incentivised: rewards are offered for claiming a profile, never for rating one.
Kept separate from money
No payment changes any signal: not advertising, not a showcase upgrade, not a consulting engagement. The Founding Claimer marker given to the first 100 claimed companies records the order in which companies claimed — a fact about timing, not a paid placement — and plays no part in any signal.
Corrections
Any listed company can request a correction or a removal at any time, whether or not it claims its profile. Verified requests are actioned. When a fact on a profile changes, it is re-verified against sources first; profiles are never edited silently.
Change log
Changes to this methodology apply going forward only — they never rewrite what a profile showed in the past — and are recorded here.
- v1.0 — 31 October 2026: initial publication. Five signals defined; coverage shown as a field count out of nine; 90-day re-check cycle; endorsement and review thresholds set at 30 and 100 claimed companies.
Trust Signals describe what GlobleMatch was able to verify from public sources. They are not a guarantee of any company’s creditworthiness, product quality or conduct.