Commercial independence
Paid exposure does not buy organic rank.
CurioBeam keeps Sponsored distribution separate from product facts, editorial badges, and organic Best Match ordering. Every paid placement is visibly labeled Sponsored and uses a distinct delivery surface.
Organic ranking
What money cannot change
Organic ranking does not use payment amount, sponsorship status, developer purchase history, founder follower count as a quality proxy, or whether AI assisted development.
Payment also cannot change verified product facts, buy an editorial designation, or turn a developer assertion into verified evidence.
Paid surfaces
Sponsored means labeled
Every Founding Boost placement uses the exact Sponsored label and occupies a distinct paid surface. It must not masquerade as Recommended, Editor's Pick, Hidden Gem, or another editorial designation, and it must not rewrite the organic position of that app or its competitors.
Founding Boost offers a configured delivery window on the homepage and Discover where inventory permits. It does not guarantee impressions, clicks, conversions, or commercial results. Timing begins at the scheduled delivery start so inventory scheduling does not silently consume paid days.
Equal evidence rules
Payment provides no truth privilege
A paying developer would be able to submit factual corrections under the same evidence rules as everyone else. Free submission does not buy ranking, and paid participation would not create a different standard for what CurioBeam considers true.