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Privacy & Editorial Integrity
What we collect from readers
Effectively nothing. RateStork is a static publication: there are no contact forms, no comment sections, no user accounts, and no analytics tags or tracking pixels on these pages. Standard web server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested) are retained for a maximum of 30 days for security and abuse prevention, then deleted. We do not build reader profiles, and we have nothing to sell or share.
The only third-party request these pages make is to Google Fonts, which serves the typefaces you are reading. If you prefer to avoid even that, any modern content blocker will swap in system fonts with no loss of content.
How we handle data in our testing
Our reviews require connecting real bank accounts to the apps we test. Those accounts belong to RateStork editors personally, are funded by us, and are never shared with app makers beyond what the apps themselves need to function. Test accounts used primarily for review purposes are kept separate from editors' primary finances wherever practical.
Editorial independence
Three rules govern every score on this site. First, no app company sees a review, score, or ranking before publication — ever. Second, we do not accept payment, freebies beyond ordinary press access, or "expedited review" arrangements from any developer. Third, rankings are decided solely by the testing protocol described on our methodology page; if an app maker disputes a score, the remedy is a re-test under the same protocol, not a negotiation.
Links from this site to app developers' websites are editorial pointers, not advertisements, and no developer pays for their presence, anchor text, or position. If a commercial relationship of any kind ever exists between RateStork and a reviewed product, it will be disclosed on the review itself in plain language. To date, none exists.
Corrections
When we get something wrong — a miscounted feature, a stale price — we fix the article, update the "last verified" date, and note material changes at the bottom of the affected page. Accuracy matters more to us than being first; a corrected score is a sign the system works, not that it failed.