Editorial Guidelines
We want the information on Valount to be clear, accurate, and helpful when you are looking for ways to save. Our team checks the details behind the deals and shopping content we publish so you can understand what is being offered and any conditions that may apply.
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How We Find Deals and Offers
Our team looks for discount codes, sales, and other promotions available from retailers. Offer information may come directly from retailer websites, affiliate networks, partner updates, newsletters, or other sources we can check.
Before adding an offer, we look at the available details to understand what the promotion includes and whether there are conditions shoppers need to know about.
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How We Check Offer Details
A discount can look straightforward until you read the conditions behind it. That is why we look beyond the headline or percentage shown in a promotion.
Depending on the offer, our team may check details such as:
- Expiry dates
- Minimum spend requirements
- Eligible products or categories
- New or existing customer requirements
- Delivery conditions
- Code requirements
- Other exclusions or restrictions
Where possible, we compare these details with information available from the retailer so that the offer is presented clearly.
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How We Write Our Content
Our writers prepare original content for Valount rather than copying retailer descriptions word for word. We use clear language and explain important conditions without making an offer sound better than it is.
We also separate confirmed information from assumptions. If we cannot support a claim with the information available to us, we do not present it as a fact.
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How Our Editors Review Content
Content is reviewed before publication to check that it is clear, relevant, and easy for shoppers to follow. Editors may look at the wording, offer details, retailer information, and any conditions included on the page.
They also check whether important information is missing or whether something could give a shopper the wrong impression.
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Keeping Our Content Current
Deals do not stay the same forever. Retailers may change a promotion, stop accepting a code, introduce new conditions, or end an offer earlier than expected.
Our team reviews and updates content as new information becomes available. During major shopping periods, such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, EOFY sales, Boxing Day, and Click Frenzy, offers may change more quickly, so time-sensitive information may need closer attention.
What Happens When a Code Does Not Work?
Even after an offer has been checked, a retailer can change or remove it. If you find a code that has expired, no longer works, or does not match the conditions shown on our website, you can let us know.
Our team can review the offer again and update or remove information where needed. Reports from shoppers can also help us spot changes that have happened since an offer was added.
Our Approach to Accuracy
We aim to publish information based on sources we can identify and check. We do not intentionally publish misleading discounts, make up offer details, or present an unconfirmed claim as a fact.
Mistakes can still happen. If we find that something we published is incorrect, our approach is to review the information and make the necessary correction.
Editorial Independence
Valount may have affiliate relationships with some of the retailers featured on the website. These partnerships can help support the site, but they do not give a retailer control over our editorial wording.
Our writers and editors decide how information is explained and presented. A commercial relationship should not be used to make an offer appear better than the information available supports.
You can read more about how these relationships work in our Affiliate Disclosure.
How We Use Retailer Information
Retailers are an important source of information about their own promotions, prices, products, and offer conditions. We may use this information when preparing or updating a page.
However, promotional wording supplied by a retailer is not automatically treated as our own editorial opinion. Our team may rewrite or shorten the information so shoppers can understand the main details more easily.
Corrections and Updates
If a factual error is brought to our attention, we review it against the information available from the retailer or another relevant source. Where a correction is needed, we update the affected content.
We may also revise pages when an offer expires, retailer terms change, new information becomes available, or existing content is no longer useful.
Feedback From Our Readers
Shoppers often notice changes first, especially when a retailer updates a code or promotion without much notice. If you spot information that looks wrong or outdated, we welcome your feedback.
You can report an issue through our Contact Us page. Our team can then take another look at the information and make an update where necessary.