How Ethoscore is Funded

Integrity-Preserving Monetization Principles

Ethoscore is designed to provide structured insight into documented corporate accountability behavior.
To protect the integrity of this analysis, Ethoscore follows strict rules governing how the project is funded and what is — and is not — monetized.

This page explains those principles clearly and publicly.

Our Core Commitment

Ethoscore is never paid to change its analysis.

Funding does not influence:
• Which companies are analyzed
• How analysis is conducted
• How scores are calculated
• How findings are framed
• When information is published

All analytical outputs are governed by a fixed methodology and published transparently.

What Ethoscore Will Always Keep Free

The following elements are publicly accessible and not monetized:
• Company pages
• Ethoscore values and confidence levels
• Public methodology
• Interpretation guidance
• Update timestamps and version history

These elements form the public foundation of Ethoscore and are essential to interpretability and accountability.

What Ethoscore May Offer as Paid Access

1. Advanced Access & Data Exports
Some users require structured access to Ethoscore data at scale.
Examples may include:
• Bulk data exports
• Historical score snapshots
• Cohort comparison tables
• Change-over-time views

These offerings provide convenience and analytical efficiency, not altered judgments.

2. Monitoring & Alerts
Ethoscore may offer notification services that alert users when:
• A company’s Ethoscore changes
• Confidence levels update
• New incidents are documented
• Patterns evolve materially

All alerts occur after public updates are published.
No early access or preferential timing is provided.

3. Comparative Context Reports
Ethoscore may publish or offer access to comparative analyses such as:
• Sector-level pattern summaries
• Cohort-based observations
• Documentation density considerations

These reports focus on patterns across groups, not reinterpretation of individual company scores.

4. Methodology & Interpretation Resources
Ethoscore may provide deeper explanatory materials covering:
• How to interpret scores responsibly
• Known analytical limitations
• Documentation and regulatory effects
• Why score compression occurs

These materials improve understanding without modifying analysis.

Organizational Use & Boundaries

Ethoscore does not provide private scoring, advisory services, or score optimization.

Organizations may access:
• Public company pages
• Public methodology
• Notifications of public updates

Ethoscore does not:
• Offer remediation advice
• Provide private interpretations
• Accept score appeals
• Adjust analysis based on feedback or payment

Ethoscore observes and documents — it does not consult.

What Ethoscore Will Never Monetize

To protect independence and public trust, Ethoscore does not engage in:
• Paid ingestion or prioritization
• Paid re-analysis or reinterpretation
• Paid framing changes
• Paid early access to results
• Custom scoring models
• Confidential explanations or influence

These practices are incompatible with Ethoscore’s design.

Governance & Oversight

All monetization decisions are governed by internal controls that require:
• No impact on analytical inputs or outputs
• No influence on publication timing
• Full auditability of monetized features
• Explicit documentation of changes

Any future monetization must comply with these constraints.

Why This Matters

Ethoscore exists to improve understanding — not to sell judgments.

By separating analysis from monetization, Ethoscore aims to:
• Preserve interpretive clarity
• Maintain public trust
• Reduce conflicts of interest
• Enable responsible use of accountability data

Ethoscore is one analytical lens among many.
Its value depends on independence, restraint, and transparency.