Editorial Policy

Pulse Of Your City is published with one overriding goal: to be useful. Every editorial decision on the site is made against that test. The policies below describe how I source information, label opinion, separate advertising from content, and handle corrections. They are written in plain language because that's the only way they'll actually be applied.

Sourcing

Every factual claim on the site can be traced back to a public source. For news, the source is the original publisher and the headline links to their page directly. For sports, the source is ESPN's public scoreboard endpoints. For weather, it's open-meteo. For cost-of-living data it's Statistics Canada, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the OECD's city-level surveys and CMHC's published rental reports. For local businesses it's the business's own first-party page (their site, their Google Business profile, their reservation platform). I do not paraphrase third-party articles, fabricate quotes, or repackage someone else's writing as my own.

Opinion vs reporting

The hand-written sections on each page contain my opinions — about which restaurants are worth a reservation, which flyer is worth driving for, which league is the most exciting in a given country, and so on. I label opinion plainly ("I think," "I'd argue," "in my experience") and I distinguish it from sourced fact. If you disagree with one of my opinions, you should — that's the nature of opinion. If you spot a factual error, that's different, and the contact page is the right channel.

AI and automation

The live data layer underneath the editorial copy is automated: it pulls from APIs, sorts results, and renders cards. The editorial copy itself is written and edited by me. I use AI tooling for typo checks, formatting cleanup and the kind of grammar pass any writer benefits from, the same way any working writer in 2026 does. I do not publish AI-generated articles as if they were human-written, I do not let a model fabricate facts in editorial copy, and I do not run an "AI content farm" pattern of mass-produced thin pages. Every page is hand-written, reviewed and signed.

Separation of advertising and content

Advertising on the site is provided through Google AdSense (when ads are running) and a small number of affiliate links on the Buy Local page. Advertising is clearly visually distinct from editorial content and is always labelled in accordance with the relevant platform's rules. No advertiser influences which restaurants, attractions, news items, sports leagues or cities appear on the site, in what order, or with what description. There is no "buy your way onto a list" option. If that ever changes, those entries will be labelled "Sponsored" and the policy on this page will be updated to reflect it.

Affiliate links

The Buy Local page contains Amazon Associates affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase within the session window, the site earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. I do not get paid by individual brands, I do not adjust which products are linked based on commission rates, and the local-themed picks are chosen on usefulness — not on payout. The affiliate income covers hosting, domains, fonts, and the various API quotas the site uses.

Corrections

If you find an error, please email feedback@exploreallplaces.com (see the contact page for context). Include the page URL, a description of the error, and a link to a public source supporting the correction. I treat corrections as the highest-priority kind of feedback the site gets; the fix typically goes out the same day a verifiable correction comes in. Significant corrections are noted at the bottom of the affected page so readers can see what changed and when.

Takedowns and right to be forgotten

If you are an individual and you'd rather not be mentioned on a page (most likely the Buzz/gossip page or the Common Questions page), email through the contact page and I will remove your name and any associated content. I do not require a legal justification for an individual exercising their own right to be unlisted. For third-party removal requests on behalf of someone else, I'll ask for proof of authorisation.

Conflicts of interest

I disclose any material conflict of interest on the affected page. To date, the only standing conflict is the affiliate-link relationship on the Buy Local page, which is disclosed there. If I ever take on a sponsored editorial relationship — I haven't — it would be disclosed both on the affected page and here.

Policy last reviewed: May 21, 2026.