Conflict of Interest Policy

1. Hardware Procurement Neutrality
All hardware tested in the GearVerify Laboratory is procured independently via retail channels or validated via user-submitted, cryptographically signed logs. We do not accept "reviewer samples" from manufacturers (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel) to prevent "Golden Sample" bias. This ensures that our diagnostic results reflect the actual performance of consumer-grade silicon.

2. Affiliate & Commercial Independence
GearVerify participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. While we may earn from qualifying purchases made through our "Laboratory Recommendations," our diagnostic scoring engine is open-source (GPLv3) and algorithmically neutral. Commercial relationships do not influence compute shader variables, testing durations, or the "Validated Tier List" rankings.

3. No "Pay-to-Play" Policy
Manufacturers cannot pay for premium placement, inflated stability scores, or the removal of negative diagnostic results. All performance data is immutable once published to our validation ledger. We maintain a strict firebreak between our technical engineering team and any commercial partnerships.

4. Open Verification
We encourage third-party audits of our WGSL (WebGPU Shading Language) diagnostic kernels. By maintaining an open protocol, we ensure that GearVerify remains a sovereign, trustless environment for hardware owners worldwide.