CRBN Editorial Policy

Policy Purpose

Our team at CRBN comprises dedicated pickleball experts and professional writers intent on delivering reliable and honest information.

This policy serves to establish guidelines and adhere to recognized industry standards for the creation and publication of relevant content.

We work closely with our designers and quality-check each product through practical means. As a result, our team delivers fact-driven information that enhances the user experience of our high-quality paddles and apparel.

Editorial Integrity

Every bit of content published by CRBN is the result of diligent research, relevant writing expertise and practical pickleball knowledge.

Our team prides itself on credible content attained through hands-on research, playing pickleball. We make every effort to maintain human relevance in a space increasingly characterized by AI, by only publishing content from approved and experienced writers.

We ensure all information is regularly reviewed and updated to stay relevant to new rules, products and trends.

Editing and Fact-checking

Our pickleball product designers work closely with our writers to ensure the credibility of information published on our platforms.

Each published piece is reviewed and edited with particular attention to the coherence and integrity of facts so our customers can be sure that all published information is legitimate.

Relevance and Value

All information released onto our site will correspond, but won’t be limited to, matters of functionality, durability and aesthetics relevant to our industry.

We aim to provide expert advice on our product usability and maintenance, as well as tips on health and fitness, so our customers can get the best out of our products.

Transparency

Our content is reviewed by pickleball experts, ensuring our information is concise, transparent, fair and compliant with the relevant laws of the United States of America.

We will disclose any relationships or affiliations with external sources, partners and individuals duly mentioned across our platforms.

Rebuttal

The sporting industry is large and varied, so naturally, diversity, inclusivity and minority representation are integral to our high publishing standards.

To this effect, we welcome diverse opinions and reasonable rebuttals to our published content.

We encourage readers who come across any form of bias, discriminatory language, or erroneous content to use our well-established, transparent process for rebuttals, which is detailed below:

Rebuttals should identify the article in question and be directed to our editorial team.

Our editorial team will review the article for defamation, incorrect information, or offensive viewpoints and handle it accordingly.

Should there be a need to amend the original article, the editorial team will publish the amendment and identify it as such alongside the original content, in line with our transparency policy.

Plagiarism and Copyright

Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

We only publish content that has been written by pickleball, or approved writing professionals.

Only published pieces will have passed our diligent process of fact-checking for any indications of plagiarism.

Our team adheres to rigorous copyright laws by taking the appropriate steps and obtaining permission before using third-party materials.

Customer Privacy and Security

When you use our website, we collect technical data which is tailored to your specific needs and aids us in delivering relevant content, to enhance user experience.

(Read more about this in our Privacy Policy.)

Our writers adhere to best practices and industry standards by complying with legal and ethical systems related to personal data use and exercising open access policies.

All information is handled with utmost privacy and sharing of personal data is strictly prohibited.

Customer Engagement

Through years of product development and customer care experience, we know customer feedback is the most effective way to refine our product and improve our services.

We encourage all our clients and readers to provide honest and unbiased reviews, which we publish on our platforms and regularly monitor to ensure we remain relevant and innovative.

Our editorial team may occasionally read, use and publish these reviews in their entirety or not, in support of pertinent articles. The reviews will not be edited in any way that alters the original content.

Code of Conduct

We take pride in our business, so all information we release is integral to our service and has been attained by credible means.

Violation of this editorial policy will attract consequences, such as, but not limited to: