Verification terms

These terms cover the verified badge on Gists, run by Goadvert iAdvertise (Private) Limited, 21 Glenara Avenue South, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe. They go with our Terms of Service. How we handle your documents is explained in the Privacy Policy.

What it costs

• The badge is free until credits can be spent on Gists, which happens when we reach 500,000 members. We'll tell you before that day.
• If you asked while Gists had fewer than 10,000 members, you then get 7 more free months, counted from that day. You get this once.
• After that it costs 100 credits a month. We take them when your paid-up time ends and remind you by email a week before.
• If you don't have enough credits on that day, the badge comes off. You can ask for it again later.
• If you ask after credits unlock, we take the first month when you ask and give it back if we decline.
• Paying doesn't guarantee the badge: only Gists admins can approve it, and we can still remove it. Credits we've taken for months already used aren't refunded.

What the badge means

• The badge confirms identity. It is not an endorsement. It does not mean Gists agrees with what a person says or recommends them.
• The badge cannot be transferred to anyone else.

Our decisions

• If you pretend to be someone else, or send anything fake, you get a permanent ban, and we may report it to the police.
• We may refuse a request, or remove a badge, for example after a name change or a broken rule.
• If we decline, we tell you why. Fix the problem first: you can ask again 30 days after a decline.
• You can withdraw your request at any time with "Withdraw my request" in Settings.

Questions

Write to [email protected].