Anne,
APME> In order to be *allowed* to be listed in IADB you must pass the
APME> background check ...
APME> The data listed/contained in IADB itself is purely factual information,
APME> for example:
There is an added bit of information, to the strictly 'factual' set of
data you provide in the entry.
That bit of information is that they passed your background check.
Your basis for choosing a particular set of criteria is not 'factual'.
It is determined by you opinion of what the requirements should be set
for listing.
This is not a bad thing at all, but it also is not objective. In fact,
it is the REAL value of such a listing, namely that the entity being
referred to was able to pass your test.
It is at the core of the value proposition for serious
accreditation/reputation services, namely someone's independent
assessment of the entity being considered.
d/
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