Who publishes Platform Facts SA and how its one measurement is taken

Platform Facts SA is an independent editorial desk. It republishes one measurement from public records and states plainly how it is funded.

The publisher and what it is not

Platform Facts SA is published by an independent editorial desk. The desk is not a broker, not an exchange, not a licensed adviser, and it holds no client money. It does not open accounts for readers, does not take deposits, and does not execute trades. Its only product is a set of pages that restate a single measurement from named public sources. Because the desk is independent, its funding is separate from the figures it publishes. The desk does not rate platforms, does not recommend products, and does not offer investment advice. A reader who wants advice must consult a licensed adviser under South African law.

The desk’s independence has one boundary: it is paid by an affiliate link to one broker, FxPro, when a reader opens an account there. That fact is disclosed in its own section below. The affiliate relationship does not change what the desk measures or how it measures it. The desk’s editorial choices are made by the desk, not by the broker. The broker has no say over what appears on these pages, and the desk does not accept payment to alter a figure. The desk’s only promise is that the measurement is taken from named public sources and republished with the date and hour it was read.

What the desk measures and how

The desk measures one thing: rows from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s public records. Each row is taken from the FSCA’s own published lists, with the FSCA’s own dates and statuses. The desk adds no verdict, no rating, and no recommendation. It does not say whether a company is good or bad. It only says what the FSCA’s record shows on the day and hour the desk read it. The desk’s job is to copy the row accurately, not to interpret it. A reader who wants an interpretation must read the FSCA’s own guidance or ask a licensed adviser.

The measurement is taken by opening the FSCA’s public pages, reading the relevant row, and copying the fields that appear there. The desk does not contact the companies named in the rows, does not ask them for comment, and does not verify their claims. It only records what the FSCA itself has published. The desk reads the source weekly, and each reading is dated. If the FSCA changes a row, the desk changes its page to match, and the change is dated. The desk does not guess, does not infer, and does not fill in blanks. A blank in the FSCA’s record remains blank on this site.

Why the hour is republished

A row from the FSCA can change between readings. A company’s status may be updated, a date may be corrected, or a record may be removed. Because the desk reads the source at a particular time, it republishes the hour of that reading. That tells the reader how fresh the row is. A row read at noon may be out of date by evening if the FSCA has published a change. The hour is not a promise that the row is still true; it is a record of when the desk last saw it. The desk does not monitor the FSCA continuously, so a change may appear between the desk’s weekly readings.

The hour matters because a reader may be comparing this site’s row with the FSCA’s own page. If the FSCA’s page shows a different status, the reader can see that the desk’s reading was taken earlier. The desk does not claim to be live. It claims only to be accurate as of the stated reading time. The hour is republished on every row, not just on the page as a whole. A reader who needs the current status should check the FSCA’s own site, not rely on this one. The desk’s reading is a snapshot, not a stream.

The desk’s responsibility and corrections

Responsibility for every figure on this site sits with the Platform Facts SA editorial desk. The desk is the only named party; no individual editor, reviewer, or founder is credited. The desk reads the sources, checks the rows against the FSCA’s pages, and answers messages sent to the contact address. When a figure is wrong, the desk corrects it and dates the correction. The correction is shown on the same page as the error, so a reader can see what changed and when. The desk does not hide corrections and does not silently edit a row. Every change is dated.

A correction reaches the desk through the contact address: editor@platformfactsza.pages.dev. That address exists for corrections. A reader who spots a wrong figure, a broken link, or a misread date should write to it. The desk reads every message and checks the claim against the source. If the claim is right, the desk corrects the page and adds the date of correction. If the claim is wrong, the desk replies and explains why no change was made. The desk cannot respond to questions about a reader’s own account, cannot give advice, and cannot act as a broker. Its only job is to keep the measurement accurate.

The affiliate relationship and how the site is paid

Platform Facts SA links to one broker, FxPro, through an affiliate link. If a reader clicks that link and then opens an account at FxPro, the desk is paid a commission. The reader pays nothing to this site and nothing extra at the broker. The commission comes from the broker’s own revenue, not from the reader’s deposits or trades. The desk does not see the reader’s account, does not know whether the reader traded, and does not receive any personal data from the broker. The affiliate link is marked on every page where it appears.

This disclosure is plain because the desk’s funding must be visible. The desk does not run ads, does not sell subscriptions, and does not accept donations. Its only income is the affiliate commission from FxPro. That income does not change the measurement. The desk measures FSCA rows the same way whether or not a reader opens an account. The desk does not recommend FxPro, does not say it is safe, and does not compare it to other brokers. The link is present because the desk must be funded, and the funding source is disclosed so a reader can weigh it.

What the site collects and what it does not

Platform Facts SA has no accounts, no login, no newsletter, and no comment form. It sets no cookie of its own, runs no analytics, and stores nothing in the reader’s browser. When a reader visits a page, the hosting provider keeps its own technical request logs, as any web host does. Those logs contain the reader’s IP address, the page requested, and the time of the request. The desk does not read a reader’s personal data out of those logs. The desk cannot identify an individual reader from the logs, and it does not try.

The site’s only contact is the email address for corrections. When a reader writes to that address, the desk sees the reader’s email address and whatever the reader chooses to write. The desk uses that information only to answer the message and, if needed, to correct a figure. It does not add the address to a list, does not send newsletters, and does not share it with the broker. The broker’s own site is operated by someone else, under its own terms and its own privacy policy. Following the affiliate link leaves this site, and from that point the broker’s rules apply, not this desk’s.