Editorial Policy
This policy explains how YOKO selects, researches, scores, updates, and corrects sexual wellness buying content.
Selection
Topics are chosen for reader usefulness, category relevance, product availability, recurring buying questions, and whether YOKO can add meaningful comparison value. Search demand alone is not enough.
Primary sources
Editors prefer current manufacturer pages, manuals, safety guidance, and retailer policies. Secondary sources may help identify questions, but they do not replace primary documentation for product specifications.
Evidence language
Research-led reviews are labeled as such. Hands-on claims require actual product access and original observations. We do not convert marketing language into personal experience or imply medical outcomes.
Scoring
Scores weigh category fit, controls, materials clarity, cleaning practicality, privacy burden, value, and alternatives. A score is an editorial decision aid, not a laboratory certification.
Affiliate independence
Affiliate eligibility does not determine whether a product is included or how it is scored. Sponsored content, if ever accepted, must be labeled and separated from editorial ratings.
Updates and corrections
A reviewed date should change only when the article has been materially checked. Corrections should address the affected claim, source, comparison, or recommendation.
Titles and claims
Headlines should describe the product and decision covered. They should not imply a medical benefit, certainty, scarcity, or testing that the article cannot demonstrate. Price and availability language must acknowledge that retailer conditions change.
Images
Product images must match the exact model or clearly identify a category collage. Images should have stable dimensions, useful alternative text, and a documented source. Similar-looking models are not interchangeable.
Comparisons
A comparison should explain the practical difference between formats, controls, fit, maintenance, privacy, or price tier. It should not declare a winner when the products solve different use cases.
AI assistance
Automation may help structure research or identify consistency issues, but a commercial article must be reviewed for factual accuracy, originality, product identity, sources, and reader usefulness before publication.
Medical boundaries
Editorial content can explain shopping considerations but cannot diagnose, prescribe, or promise treatment. Health-related questions are directed to qualified clinicians, and emergency concerns belong with local emergency services.