Review policy

Merco Local reviews should describe a real local experience and help neighbors make informed choices. Reviews publish after server-side abuse checks such as Turnstile verification and rate limits, then may be moderated after posting.

We may hide, flag, restore, or remove reviews that include harassment, hate, threats, private personal information, conflicts of interest, spam, irrelevant content, illegal content, or claims we cannot reasonably host.

Google ratings and review summaries, when present, are separate third-party trust signals. Merco Local links to Google where required and does not treat Google review text as Merco Local-owned content.