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Conflict of Interest Statement
How Orbis Signal maintains editorial independence and discloses financial and personal interests.
This statement binds editorial independence, the revenue model, personal and financial-interest disclosure, technology-provider relationships, and source relationships.
This binds
Independent publisher. No ads, no native, no pay-for-coverage. When paid plans exist, revenue is subscriptions.
This does not replace
- Editorial Policy — What the independent desk is allowed to publish
- AI Usage Disclosure — Which providers run in the pipeline
Editorial decisions are governed by the Editorial Policy and production standards, not by advertiser, sponsor, or subject-matter influence.
We do not accept payment for favourable coverage, topic selection, or analytical framing. There are no sponsored editions, advertorials, or pay-for-placement.
We do not sell advertising, native content, data about covered subjects, or editorial access. When paid plans are offered, revenue comes from reader subscriptions.
The publisher discloses no ownership, employment, or advisory relationships with regularly covered entities that would materially affect editorial judgment, and no trading positions held to profit from covered developments prior to publication.
AI and search providers are commercial API relationships with no editorial input into briefing content.
1. Editorial independence
Orbis Signal is published by Jan Wir-Konas, operating as Orbis Signal. Editorial decisions — what topics to cover, which developments to prioritise, and how to frame analytical judgments — are governed by our Editorial Policy and production standards, not by advertiser, sponsor, or subject-matter influence.
We do not accept payment from governments, corporations, political organisations, or individuals in exchange for favourable coverage, topic selection, or analytical framing. There are no sponsored editions, advertorial briefings, or pay-for-placement arrangements.
2. Revenue model
Orbis Signal is operated independently. We do not sell advertising, native content, data about covered subjects, or editorial access to third parties. When paid plans are offered, revenue comes from reader subscriptions — individual and team plans.
When collected, that subscription revenue supports production infrastructure, AI model usage, and operational costs. It does not create per-subscriber editorial obligations beyond delivering the service described in our Terms of Use.
3. Personal and financial interests
As of the date of this statement, Jan Wir-Konas — the publisher and operator of Orbis Signal — discloses the following:
- No ownership stakes, board positions, or employment relationships with entities regularly covered in Orbis Signal briefings that would materially affect editorial judgment
- No financial instruments or trading positions are held with the intent to profit from specific developments covered in briefings prior to publication
- No third-party consulting or advisory relationships with subjects of Orbis Signal coverage
If material personal or financial interests arise that could reasonably be perceived to affect coverage, we will update this statement promptly and disclose the conflict on affected briefings where appropriate.
4. Technology provider relationships
Orbis Signal uses third-party AI and search providers (including OpenAI and Google) as production infrastructure. These are standard commercial API relationships with no editorial input from those providers into briefing content.
We have no equity interest in, advisory role with, or revenue-sharing arrangement involving any AI provider whose models are used in our pipeline. Provider selection is based on technical capability and reliability, not commercial partnership obligations.
5. Source relationships
Orbis Signal cites publicly available reporting and official releases. We maintain no exclusive content partnerships, embargo arrangements, or quid-pro-quo relationships with news organisations, think tanks, or government bodies whose material we reference.
Preferred domain outlets used in research reflect editorial quality judgments, not commercial relationships. See our Sources & Attribution Policy for details.
6. Updates to this statement
This statement is reviewed periodically and updated when material circumstances change. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent review.
Readers who believe an undisclosed conflict exists may contact contact@orbis-signal.com.