Editorial policy
This page explains how Say Wishes writes and checks what it publishes, who is responsible for it, and what to do if you spot a mistake.
What we publish
Say Wishes publishes four kinds of content: the guides, the pages of ready-made wishes, the descriptions on each tool page, and the dates shown for holidays and occasions. The wishes you write yourself are not our content: they are written by the people who send them and live only in their link.
Who is responsible
Say Wishes is an independent site run by its owner. The owner is responsible for everything on the site and approves it before it goes live. Guides are published under the Say Wishes name and not under an individual author.
How content is written, and how we use AI
Drafts are prepared with the help of an AI writing assistant (Claude, made by Anthropic). The drafts are then checked against the sources described below, edited, and tested before they are published. We say this openly because you should know how a page was made. AI is used to draft; people are responsible for what is published.
Every ready-made message is written for Say Wishes. We do not copy messages, poems or lyrics from other sites or books, and each message appears on one page only.
How we check facts
- Named sources. We open and read a source before we link to it or rely on it. Sources are government pages, universities, recognized charities, professional bodies or established reference works.
- Few outside links. Each guide links to at most two outside sites, and only when the link supports a specific claim. Outside links open in a new tab.
- No invented numbers. We do not make up statistics. When a chart or table is our own guidance, such as a suggested message length, it says so.
- No advice beyond common sense. Guides on feelings, relationships, children and money give friendly tips, not medical, legal or financial advice.
Dates
Dates for holidays and occasions are checked against an official calendar or the organizer's own page. A date we have not yet checked is shown as expected. Many dates change every year, so we check them again each year. Some days are observed on different dates in different countries, and we say so when it matters.
Faith, culture and sensitive occasions
For religious and cultural occasions we use plain, widely used greetings and avoid guessing at customs. Where practice differs between regions or communities, we say that. We keep the tone respectful and write jokes only where they are kind. If you think we have got something wrong or missed a custom, please tell us.
Names and trademarks
We use the names of holidays, campaigns and events to describe them. Say Wishes is not connected to or endorsed by the organizations behind them, and we do not make claims about their results.
Independence and advertising
Say Wishes is free to use. At the moment the site shows no advertising. If we add ads in future, they will be clearly labeled, and advertisers will not decide what we write or which guides we publish.
Corrections and updates
We fix confirmed mistakes promptly and update a guide when the facts it relies on change. If you find an error, use the contact page and tell us which page it is on. Wishes that senders create are not edited by us. If you receive a wish that is unkind or inappropriate, use the Report this wish link at the bottom of the page.
More about Say Wishes
Read about Say Wishes, how we handle your information on the privacy page, or go to the guides.