Editorial policy

This policy describes how the information on this website is researched, reviewed and kept up to date. It covers the country pages, the comparison tool and the articles published under Insights.

1. Official sources first

Every figure on a country page links to its source: the law or regulation that sets it, or the government agency that applies it. Where no official source exists for a figure, the page says so and the source shown is Orience.

When an official source and the figure used in our day-to-day work do not match, the figure is not shown on orience.com until our team has resolved the difference.

Some amounts are shown in US dollars for comparison. The exchange rate used is the European Central Bank reference rate, and the date of that rate is shown next to the figure.

2. Legal review

Our legal team reviews every country page. The page shows who reviewed it and when.

Each article under Insights shows whether and when it was legally reviewed. Articles that have not been reviewed carry no review note. This includes the articles migrated from our previous website, which are published under the “Orience Editorial” byline with their original publication date until the person responsible for that country reviews them.

Articles are general information, not legal or financial advice. Each article says so at the end.

3. A date on every page

Each country page shows when it was last checked. Each article shows its publication date, which for migrated articles is the original date, never the date of the migration.

4. Who writes and who signs

Articles are signed by a named advisor or lawyer, by one of our offices or by Orience Editorial. Analysis pieces are signed by a named person once they have been reviewed. Country guides are signed by Orience Editorial and reviewed by the program team before publication.

5. Our own solutions

Some solutions on this website are developed by Orience. They are marked as Orience solutions on their own pages and in the comparison tool, so you can tell them apart from third-party programs.

6. Photographs

Photographs are our own, licensed, or used under the Unsplash License with the photographer credited on the page.

7. Corrections

If you find an error, write to us through the contact page. We correct the page and update its date.