How verification works

Buy Pock is a community-powered directory. Commitments on a profile — from Black-owned and women-owned businesses to community ally and accessibility — are claims backed by evidence and reviewed before they appear publicly. We built the process to earn trust, not to sell badges.

How verification works

We review each commitment claim against submitted evidence before it appears on a profile.

The review process

  1. Step 1

    Owners share evidence

    Business owners submit commitment claims with supporting text, links, or stories — or use AI discovery to draft evidence from their website, then review and accept each item themselves.

  2. Step 2

    Community administrators review

    Our review queue checks each claim against the evidence provided. Claims that do not meet our standards are rejected with feedback; nothing goes live without a human decision.

  3. Step 3

    Verified badges appear on the profile

    Approved commitments show on the public listing and in commitment filters. Until review completes, claims stay off public profiles or show as under review — never as verified.

What verified means

A verified commitment on Buy Pock means the business submitted evidence, a reviewer approved it, and the badge reflects that specific claim — not a general endorsement of the business. Verification is about the commitment claim, reviewed at a point in time.

What we do not do

  • No pay-to-play listings or badges
  • No self-reported badges without evidence and review
  • No guarantee of business quality, safety, or legal compliance
  • AI never confers verified status — owner approval and admin review are always required

AI-assisted discovery

Owners can use AI to find commitment evidence on their website and draft a story. AI output is always labeled as a draft, requires owner acceptance, and enters the same review queue as manually submitted claims.

For press, partnerships, or questions about our verification standards, contact us — we are happy to walk through the process or share examples of verified profiles.