Policy
Advertising disclosure
Placiva may earn money from clearly labeled provider sponsorships or referral relationships. Payment should never be presented as proof that a provider is best or verified.
This page explains how money can affect provider visibility on Placiva and what that should mean for you.
How Placiva can earn money
- A provider may pay for a clearly labeled sponsored placement.
- A provider may submit information for a clearly labeled provider-supplied profile.
- Placiva may later test referral or qualified request arrangements when the consent language and labels are clear.
- The planning guides and tools can remain free to you because of these business models.
What payment does not mean
- Payment does not mean Placiva has inspected the provider work.
- Payment does not mean the provider is licensed, insured, safest, cheapest, best, or available.
- Payment does not replace your duty to verify licenses, insurance, contracts, permits, warranties, references, and local requirements.
- Payment does not allow a provider to buy fake reviews, fake testimonials, hidden ranking claims, or unsupported safety claims.
How labels should work
Sponsored placements should be labeled as sponsored. Provider-supplied details should be labeled when they come from the provider. Public-source listings should not be treated as verification.
If a provider is ever labeled verified, the page should explain what was checked and when. Until then, sponsored status and public-source status are not verification.
How this affects your choices
- Use the free guides and tools to prepare your own questions before contacting anyone.
- Compare more than one provider when practical.
- Ask each provider for current proof that fits your state, city, and project type.
- Report unclear labels through the contact page.