Editorial Policy

Our sources

Every number, date, and claim about 8lends or any comparison platform on this site comes from one of three sources:

• Platform disclosures: published terms, prospectuses, investor reports, and publicly accessible account areas.
• Our internal platform data registry: a structured record of key platform attributes (headquarters, regulator, licence type, loan categories, minimum investment, target return range) maintained from initial research and updated when platforms announce changes.
• Publicly available regulator information: licence registers maintained by national central banks (Latvijas Banka, Bank of Lithuania, EFSA Estonia, Central Bank of Ireland) and the Swiss SRO PolyReg member directory.

Where a platform has not published a figure - for example, if 8lends has not disclosed cumulative volume or loan origination count - we state that the number is not available rather than estimate or invent one. The date of record for each page appears in the metadata at the top of the article.

What we do not do

8lend-reviews.com does not:

• Invent statistics or extrapolate numbers beyond what platforms have published.
• Name staff members, quote named testimonials, or claim to invest our own portfolio on any platform.
• Present percentage "match scores" or multi-platform rankings - our only numeric rating is the Due Diligence Index for 8lends itself.
• Recommend personal investment decisions or claim to hold client money - this site is editorial coverage, not an investment service.

All content is written in-house by the 8lend-reviews.com editorial team. We do not publish guest posts, syndicated wire copy, or AI-generated filler without human review and fact-checking.

Affiliate relationships

As of publication, 8lend-reviews.com has no paid partnership with 8lends or Maclear AG. Links to 8lends are plain, unpaid links marked "Not sponsored" pending a partnership decision. If a paid affiliate relationship is established in future, that disclosure will appear on every page with an 8lends CTA link. Our editorial assessment and scoring method do not change based on partnership status.

Full affiliate disclosure is available on the About page.

Corrections process

If you believe any fact on this site is incorrect, outdated, or missing necessary context, contact us using the contact form with the page URL and a specific description of the issue. We review every submission and respond within five business days.

If a correction is warranted, we:

1. Update the page immediately with the corrected information.
2. Note the correction and date at the bottom of the article if the change is material (a licence status, regulatory classification, or target return range).
3. Update the "Last updated" metadata field at the top of the page.

Platforms themselves - including 8lends and Maclear AG - may flag errors or request updates using the same process. We do not grant platforms editorial control over content, but we correct factual errors promptly regardless of source.

Methodology transparency

Our full methodology, including the five-criterion Due Diligence Index used to score 8lends, is documented on the About and Methodology page. The fact table underpinning all platform comparisons is part of our internal registry and is reviewed quarterly or when a platform announces a material change (new licence, regulator move, secondary market launch).