What this site collects, what it cannot see, and where the money comes from

Check Before Deposit is an independent editorial desk. It measures one thing: what a named public source says about a platform, with the date and hour it was read. This page explains what the desk holds, what it does not, and how it is paid.

The desk and its one measurement

The desk republishes one measurement, taken from named public sources. The order is the SEC's dates, newest first. A rebrand can make an old warning look unrelated; compare the details, not the name. The sources are named under every table, with a link, so a reader can check the figure at its publisher.

Responsibility sits with the publication's editorial desk: Check Before Deposit editorial team. The desk reads the sources, checks the figures, and answers corrections. No person is named as author. The desk does not hold client money, is not a broker, not an exchange, and not a licensed adviser.

What the site holds and what it does not

The site has no accounts, no login, no newsletter and no comment form. It sets no cookie of its own, runs no analytics and stores nothing in the reader's browser. Nothing on the site is investment advice, a recommendation or an offer. The figures describe what things cost, not what a reader should do.

The pages are served by a hosting provider which, like any web host, keeps its own technical request logs. The site's publisher does not read a reader's personal data out of them. A reader's visit leaves no record that the desk can tie to a person.

The affiliate relationship and how the site is funded

The site links to one broker, FxPro, through an affiliate link, and is paid a commission if a reader opens an account there. The reader pays nothing to this site and nothing extra at the broker. This is stated plainly here and on the page about terms.

The broker's own site is operated by someone else, under its own terms and its own privacy policy, and following the link leaves this site. The desk does not see a reader's account, balance, or trades. The commission does not change what the desk publishes.

How to write about data questions

Writing to the address on the contact page reaches the desk. Corrections are the reason the address exists: a figure that is wrong is corrected and the correction is dated. The desk answers questions about the measurement and its sources.

The desk cannot answer questions about a reader's own bank, wallet, or broker account. It cannot see them. It cannot say what a reader should do. It can say what a source said on a date, and what that does and does not show.