AHAEM data contract

Trust comes from
the trail.

Every public AHAEM fact should answer four questions: where did it come from, when was it checked, what does it mean, and what remains missing?

Source before summary

A number is accepted only with a source URL, source label and checked timestamp. A page title or marketing claim is not evidence of a fee or availability.

Missing is a result

Unknown fees, networks and regions remain null or unavailable. AHAEM does not fill gaps with zero, example values or inferred numbers.

Commission stays outside the score

Affiliate relationships can determine whether a CTA appears after a result. They cannot alter cost, fit, risk or editorial ordering.

Freshness changes the answer

Rates, regions and network routes expire. Each dataset needs a refresh cadence and a visible stale state when the source can no longer be confirmed.

Data statusPublic behavior

direct_displayPublished with source and attribution.

derived_displayOnly AHAEM-derived fields; original feed is not exposed.

internal_onlyUsed for verification, never rendered publicly.

permission_pendingBlocked from the public build.

prohibitedRejected by the source adapter.

Brand note

AHAEM brand fields establish consistent ownership and provenance across the site and data model. They do not replace trademark registration, copyright registration or legal action.