Who, how and why · reviewed
How Carving Mates researches its Bali surf and padel pages
This policy identifies Carving Mates as the publisher and organizational author of the Bali pages, distinguishes desk research from first-hand experience, explains the source and automation workflow, and documents how corrections, uncertainty and commercial relationships are handled.
Who publishes this content
Carving Mates is the publisher and organizational author of this source-linked Bali research. At this review, the collection includes 6 surf and padel market pages, 6 decision guides and 2 downloadable dataset collections.
No individual author is named because the current collection does not have a consistently attributable individual byline. The organizational byline does not claim that a contributor personally visited, booked or tested every place listed. Questions about a claim or this policy can be sent to [email protected].
How the current Bali pages are researched
- Start with the decision a reader needs to make. The page defines whether it is comparing locations, published prices, lesson formats, court details, seasonal context or public peer plans.
- Use named sources appropriate to the claim. Public-body publications support marine, safety and seasonal context; official provider or club pages support operator-specific details. Clearly identified specialist references supplement those sources for spot-specific context.
- Record the review date. Prices, policies and availability can change after that date. Readers should recheck the current official source and obtain direct provider confirmation before relying on the snapshot.
- Preserve gaps and conflicts. Missing prices, unclear units, contradictory lesson durations and unresolved details remain visible instead of being estimated or silently combined.
- Separate evidence from inference. When coastline orientation, seasonal patterns or other evidence supports a planning inference, the page labels it as an inference rather than presenting it as a provider or public-body claim.
Carving Mates uses AI-assisted tools to organize source-linked research and draft parts of these pages. The reason is to keep repeated fields and multiple public formats consistent, not to manufacture first-hand experience. AI output is not treated as a primary source, evidence of a visit or proof that a claim is current. Build automation generates the HTML, CSV, JSON and SVG files from the maintained record objects and checks required counts, dates, link mappings and structured data for consistency. Carving Mates remains responsible for publication and supported corrections.
Why these pages exist
These pages are intended to help readers compare Bali surf and padel options, see what is known or unresolved and reach the named source before a booking or safety decision. Search visibility does not change the inclusion, ordering, evidence or correction rules.
Desk research and first-hand experience are not the same
The current Bali directories, comparisons, guides and datasets are based on desk research of the sources named on each page. Unless a page explicitly states otherwise, Carving Mates does not claim that a contributor visited a location, took a lesson, tested an instructor, inspected credentials or verified a live court slot.
Public peer sessions are a separate product surface. They describe a user-created plan visible on Carving Mates; they are not editorial proof of conditions, provider quality, safety or availability.
Review dates, corrections and version history
A review date means the cited public information was checked on that date. It is not a promise that every fact remains live. Material dataset corrections receive a documented version entry; dates are not moved simply to simulate freshness.
Anyone can request a factual correction by emailing the page or row name, the corrected field and an official current source to [email protected]. Carving Mates does not charge for factual corrections or condition them on a positive review, reciprocal link or specific anchor text.
Commercial independence and inclusion
The current Bali surf-school, padel-club and coaching directories are editorial and unpaid. Their order is not sold, and inclusion is not an endorsement, credential check or quality ranking. If Carving Mates later publishes sponsored material or has a commercial relationship relevant to a recommendation, that relationship must be labelled where a reader can see it.
Safety and booking limits
These pages help readers compare questions and sources; they do not replace same-day forecasts, official warnings, local signage, direct provider confirmation or an honest assessment of personal ability. Carving Mates does not book the listed lessons or courts and cannot guarantee prices, conditions, credentials, cancellations or availability.