Benchmark Template
Evidence governance

Evidence Policy

All public claims must be either verified with source records or labeled pending validation. This policy prevents fabricated metrics and keeps content aligned to reproducible evidence.

Publication tiers

  • Verified: claim has source records, review date, and accountable owner.
  • Pending validation: claim may describe intent or direction but cannot include quantified outcomes.
  • Prohibited: fabricated percentages, synthetic performance deltas, or anonymous "customer average" claims without methodology.

Required claim fields

Every quantified claim should carry: source type, coverage window, denominator definition, known exclusions, reviewer, and last validation date. If any field is unavailable, publish as pending validation.

Correction policy

If evidence changes, affected claims should be updated with a new `dateModified`, revision note, and corrected value. Removed claims should be replaced with a plain-language explanation.