Press, corrections & contact

Reach the right person fast. Pick the option that matches your question — we typically reply within two business days.

For citation

When citing our rankings, please link to the specific product or category page (e.g. our methodology page) so readers can verify the underlying data. Suggested citation: Pickly — Independent Ethical Product Rankings.

The short answer

Pickly is an independent UK product-rankings site. Press, correction, brand-submission and partnership requests each have a dedicated inbox, and we reply within two business days. Corrections are published within seven days, and we accept no payment for placement in any ranking.

  • Corrections are published within 7 days of verification.
  • No brand can pay for placement, a score change or inclusion.
  • Revenue comes from affiliate links that pay identically regardless of score.
  • All scores follow one published methodology, applied uniformly.
  • Journalists can request the underlying scoring breakdown for any product.

How Pickly makes money — and why it doesn't change the scores

Pickly earns commission when a reader buys through an outbound retailer link, mainly amazon.co.uk. That commission is a percentage of the sale and does not vary by brand, so there is no financial reason for us to rank one product above another.

Scores are produced by applying one published framework to evidence: certifications verified against issuing registers, materials and packaging data, brand transparency disclosures, documented controversies, and price-to-longevity value. Editorial staff can annotate but cannot override a pillar score without a sourced reason recorded on the page.

  • Affiliate commission is flat across brands
  • No sponsored placements, ever
  • Scoring inputs are documented on each product page
  • Corrections log is public and dated

What we can speak to

We can comment on UK ethical-shopping trends, greenwashing and the CMA Green Claims Code, certification credibility and certification fraud, price-inflation-before-discount patterns around Black Friday and Boxing Day, and how automated scoring systems handle contested sustainability data.

For data requests we can supply aggregate figures — average scores by category, certification prevalence across our catalogue, and how UK high-street brands compare with online-only brands.

Who to contact and what to expect

Who to contact and what to expect
Request typeEmailTypical responseWhat to include
Scoring correctioncorrections@pickly.uk7 days to publishProduct URL and a source link
Press enquirypress@pickly.uk2 business daysOutlet, deadline, one-line topic
Brand submissionhello@pickly.uk2 business daysBrand, category, certifications, sourcing link
Partnershippartners@pickly.uk2 business daysOne-paragraph proposal

How to submit a correction that gets actioned quickly

  1. 1Send the exact product or category URL, not a screenshot.
  2. 2State which specific claim is wrong — score pillar, certification, price or fact.
  3. 3Include a verifiable source: a certifier register entry, an official statement or a dated news report.
  4. 4Tell us the date the change took effect, if relevant.
  5. 5Name a contact we can reply to for follow-up questions.
  6. 6Expect a published correction, with a dated note, within seven days of verification.

Frequently asked questions

Can a brand pay to improve its score?

No. There is no paid placement, no paid score review and no sponsored ranking on Pickly. The only commercial relationship is affiliate commission on outbound retailer links, which is identical regardless of how a product scores.

How do I request a correction?

Email corrections@pickly.uk with the product URL, the specific claim you believe is wrong, and a verifiable source. Verified corrections are published within seven days with a dated note on the page.

Can I cite Pickly rankings in an article?

Yes. Please link to the specific product or category page so readers can verify the data, and cite it as 'Pickly — Independent Ethical Product Rankings'. We can supply the scoring breakdown on request.

Do you accept guest posts or link insertions?

No. We do not publish guest content or sell links. Partnership enquiries about data licensing or syndication go to partners@pickly.uk.

Who writes the reviews?

Scoring is generated from documented evidence against our published methodology and reviewed editorially. The methodology page sets out every pillar, its weight and its data sources.

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