AdSense, search engines and especially our readers all want the same thing — to know whether they can trust what we publish. These are the rules that make that possible.
No unauthorized bulk scraping
We do not bulk-scrape private platforms (Google Maps, Yelp, Zabihah, Foursquare, TripAdvisor) and we do not copy their reviews. Every listing in our database carries a transparent source: OpenStreetMap (public, ODbL-licensed), a licensed API call, a community or owner submission, or manual research by the founder.
Manual research means visiting a restaurant's own public website, its official social profiles, OpenStreetMap data, and what visitors tell us. Photos and menu images added this way carry a source URL, attribution and a permission status — and can be corrected or removed at the restaurant's request through the submit form.
Every important halal claim — formal certification, halal-only meat, alcohol policy — must have either a source we can show, an owner confirmation, or a community confirmation we have noted. Anything we can't back up stays at 'Unverified'.
No AI-generated facts about restaurants
Halal status, certifications, opening hours, menus and prayer-room claims are never generated or paraphrased by a language model. Every claim is either copied verbatim from a verifiable public source (with attribution) or entered manually by a human reviewer.
We may use AI tools for translations of editorial copy or for code, but never to invent facts about a specific business.
No fake reviews
We do not accept paid reviews, fake reviews, or pay-for-placement listings. We do not currently host user reviews at all — when we do, they will be subject to the same standards.
If a restaurant or PR agency offers payment to be featured, we say no and disclose the request publicly.
Updates and corrections
We aim to act on corrections within seven business days. If a fact in a listing is wrong, we will update or remove it.
When a correction is significant — for example, a halal certification claim turns out to be inaccurate — we annotate the listing so the change is visible.