Our Commitment
HeyPsych accepts sponsorship and advertising from mental health technology companies. However, we maintain strict separation between commercial relationships and editorial content. This policy explains how we protect the integrity of our recommendations and evaluations.
What Sponsorship Cannot Influence
- Listing approval or rejection. Tools are listed based on eligibility criteria, not payment.
- Clinical review outcomes. Clinical assessments are conducted independently.
- Privacy grades. Privacy assessments are based on objective criteria.
- Evidence ratings. Evidence assessments reflect actual research, not sponsorship.
- Organic search ranking. Non-sponsored tool order is based on relevance, not payment.
- Editorial recommendations. Articles and guides reflect clinical judgment.
- Search indexability. SEO decisions are based on content quality, not sponsorship.
What Sponsorship Provides
- Labeled sponsored placements. Visibility in designated “Sponsored” sections.
- Audience targeting. Reach clinicians, patients, or both.
- Category targeting. Appear in relevant tool categories.
- Performance reporting. Impression and click metrics.
Disclosure Standards
All sponsored content is clearly labeled:
- - Sponsored placements display a “Sponsored” label
- - External links from sponsored content use
rel="sponsored" - - Sponsored sections are visually distinct from editorial content
- - Users can distinguish paid from organic recommendations
Editorial Review Process
Our editorial team operates independently from business development:
- - Clinical reviewers do not know sponsorship status when evaluating tools
- - Editorial decisions are made before sponsorship is offered
- - Negative reviews cannot be removed through sponsorship
- - Tool rankings in organic results are algorithmically determined
Questions or Concerns
If you have questions about our sponsorship practices or believe you have seen a violation of this policy, please contact us at hello@heypsych.com.