Publication of Test Evidence and Authorisation Rules
GSQA-EVD-005
Minimum substantive disclosure
A record must allow readers to identify the product, model, named market, requirements and actual results. Confirmed rights support publication of substantive report pages, charts or a complete report with source and scope identified. A cover, award name or mark alone does not allow technical verification, and public content must remain within the facts reviewed for the case.
Rights and redaction
Applicants identify rights in reports, charts, images and brand material, check laboratory contracts, confidentiality and copyright restrictions, and obtain necessary permission. Possession or download access is not a right to publish, translate or sublicense. Redaction protects personal or confidential material while preserving model, work, conditions, results and the conclusion’s limits. Disclosure conditions do not require unlawful publication.
Public and private material
Complete originals, original translations and internal opinions remain access-controlled. Proposed public files are separately confirmed and linked to permissions; private URLs must not bypass access controls. Extracts trace to the complete report and version without exposing unauthorised originals. An account upload does not mean a file has been or will automatically be published.
File-specific publication permission
Permission identifies the file, version or hash, pages, charts and associated product and market. Record the authorising party, its rights or authority, permitted presentation, languages, channels, period and restrictions. Account acceptance, accuracy declarations and permission for technical verification do not replace publication permission. Where several parties hold rights, confirm the rights required from each.
Images, charts and third-party marks
Check product images, laboratory charts, institutional logos, certification marks and branding separately. An award transfers none of those rights and does not permit combining report logos to suggest programme partnerships or governmental endorsement. Identify issuers, work and sources only within the necessary, supported scope; attribution is not a recommendation relationship.
Translation, extracts and presentation
Translation, extraction, compression or reformatting requires the corresponding rights and must preserve meaning, units, conditions, limitations and source references. Editing must not remove adverse results or combine different reports into a nonexistent report. An edited presentation is identified as such and must not be passed off as the original issued document.
Redaction and pre-publication checks
Before publication, check signatures, personal contact details, account information, contractual information and trade secrets for necessary redaction. Redaction must not obscure report identity or the award basis. The applicant confirms the public version and scope, and publication checks its consistency with the decision, rights and actual file. Permission for one item is not permission for every version or the complete file.
Substantive public report content
Public material retains the measured results or charts supporting the award and conditions needed to understand them. Label full reports, extracts or redacted copies and identify report number, version, pages and source. Material appears in its corresponding award query record, not a separate recommendation catalogue, and does not replace the complete internal review file.
Check product identity and current status
First compare the image, brand, model and award holder to confirm that the record concerns the product being checked. Cite the complete award number when referring to results. Whether a product may be promoted as currently awarded depends on the record’s status and dates; an earlier certificate may not show its latest status.
Award scope
An award applies only to the models, configurations, uses, destination markets and requirements stated in the record. Read exclusions and restrictions with the criteria version. Other products of the brand, unlisted variants and unverified markets are outside the record.
Basis of the award decision
The decision is based on test evidence and applicable conditions verified within the stated scope. Meeting the relevant requirements neither ranks products nor provides an unlimited quality guarantee. The assessment method is set out in the selection requirements and verification rules.
Check the laboratory and dates
The report inventory states the commissioning entity, issuing organisation, laboratory address, test dates and report number. Several reports may support different items. Test dates identify when testing occurred; issue dates identify when the report was issued. Record them separately.
Test reports and charts
Refer to authorised reports or charts only within a specific award-query record; there is no separate product-report gallery. Identify whether evidence is a full report, extract or redacted version. Retain test conditions, report number, page references and original source. Public evidence supports checking the granted scope and does not replace the complete internal verification file.
Certificates and current validity
An award certificate states its scope and issue or version information. Check the record’s current status before using a downloaded certificate. A status change may restrict or terminate the mark licence before the expiry date shown on an earlier certificate.
History and feedback
Historical records retain material changes in status and scope and link replacement records where necessary. Incorrect information or promotion beyond the award scope may be raised through correction, complaints or mark-use feedback. A conclusion requires verification of the feedback.
Withdrawal, rights concerns and restricted disclosure
A request to change or withdraw permission, or a third-party copyright or confidentiality concern, identifies the file, rights and requested action. Relevant access may be restricted while the issue is examined, with effects on disclosure conditions, the record and permission assessed. Removing a public copy does not erase private records needed by law or for disputes. Rights issues must be resolved before republication.
Publication and correction records
Retain published files, permissions, disclosure dates, redaction or translation descriptions and subsequent changes with reasons. Substantive scope changes follow the change procedure, wording or image errors follow correction, and challenges to a party’s decision follow reconsideration. Records reflect current status with necessary history; replacing a display file must not covertly rewrite the award evidence.