Source standards
Primary and authoritative sources are preferred for safety, health, access, weather, and marine claims. Durable beach facts require provenance and periodic review.
Sunny's editorial standards
Editorial and Automation Policy
Go Ask Sunny separates verified facts, calculated recommendations, local insight, and editorial guidance.
How Sunny protects editorial trust
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Automation
Automation may retrieve approved data, normalize fields, calculate matches, identify hard stops, and create bounded explanations from verified values. It may not invent parking, guards, closures, accessibility, first-person experience, or safety assurances.
Independence
Advertisers, sponsors, affiliates, and tourism partners may not purchase a higher Sunny score or ranking.
Reviews and dates
Original guides identify a reviewer and meaningful review date. A date is not refreshed merely to make old content appear current.
Images
Real beach photographs must be owned or properly licensed. Generated imagery will not be presented as documentary evidence of a real beach or current condition.
Official instructions always control.
These standards support informed decisions but never replace lifeguards, posted flags, closures, emergency officials, or responsible authorities.