How Reevol Source verifies supplier data
Reevol Source exposes the supplier dataset maintained by Reevol Atlas. This page documents where the data comes from, how it is labeled, what Reevol verifies directly, and what buyers should treat as indicative rather than authoritative. No supplier profile on Reevol Source is a paid placement - every data point is sourced from public records, supplier-submitted material, or AI inference, and each is labeled accordingly.
Data provenance labels
Every structured data point on a supplier profile carries a provenance label. These labels are visible to buyers and used by search engines and AI engines to calibrate trust.
Independently collected by Reevol's data pipeline from public records - business registries, trade-fair exhibitor lists, customs declarations, certification body public verification portals, domain registration records, LinkedIn company pages. This is the highest-confidence tier.
Provided by the supplier after they claim the profile. Reevol verifies the claimant's business email against the company domain via OTP + MX-record check. Supplier-claimed data is additive only - it never overrides Reevol-observed facts; conflicts surface both values side-by-side.
Predicted by Reevol AI from surrounding structured data (e.g. business type inferred from nature-of-business description). The lowest-confidence tier. AI-inferred data points are marked with a tooltip explaining the inference basis.
Sourced from a named public data provider. The source is linked where possible so buyers can audit the original record.
What Reevol directly verifies
For the 200,000+ suppliers in the public dataset, Reevol verifies:
- Corporate identity: legal name (English and Chinese where available), country and city of registered office, domain age and website footprint, LinkedIn company page existence.
- Trade-fair presence: exhibitor listings from Canton Fair, HKTDC, and ~20 regional trade fairs where Reevol ingests public exhibitor data directly.
- Certification claims: certification entries that name a credential body (ISO 9001, BSCI, Sedex SMETA, FSC, GOTS) are marked as Reevol-observed only when we have verified the cert number against the issuing body's public portal. Otherwise they are marked supplier-claimed with a provenance pill.
- Digital-footprint signals: website reachability, SSL certificate age, consistency of English and Chinese name across public sources.
What Reevol does NOT verify on the public page
- Individual contacts (decision-maker names, direct emails, phone numbers) - these are gated behind a free account and, for the full enriched set, behind the paid AI Sourcing Agent engagement.
- Bank account details - never surfaced publicly under any tier.
- Factory conditions, production capacity, order fulfilment history - these require a direct audit that Reevol only performs as part of a managed Sourcing Agent engagement.
- Historical trade volumes, shipment records - private B2B data not in the public dataset.
Refresh cadence
Atlas supplier data is refreshed every 6 hours from its primary source. When a supplier's data changes in Atlas, downstream caches on Reevol Source (AI summaries, FAQs, hub pages, OG images) regenerate automatically within a 24-hour window. Trade-fair exhibitor lists are refreshed quarterly or within 2 weeks of each major fair's completion. Certification verification runs on a 90-day cycle or on explicit request.
Correction workflow
If you represent a supplier and see a factual error on a profile, claim the page at source.reevol.com/claim/. The claim flow uses business-email OTP + domain MX-record verification. Once verified, corrections land within 72 hours and are labeled Supplier-claimed. Corrections that contradict Reevol-observed data surface both values side-by-side with provenance labels; we do not silently overwrite observed facts.
Buyers who spot a suspected inaccuracy can report it through the supplier page's "Report an issue" link (below the main content area). Reports enter a manual-review queue with a 5-business-day SLA.
What this means for buyers
Reevol Source is a starting point for supplier due diligence, not a replacement for it. Use the public profile to shortlist candidates, verify structural signals, and understand where the supplier's digital footprint is strong or weak. For any purchase exceeding $5K or any first-time supplier, pair this data with: (a) a third-party factory audit, (b) at least one reference call to a prior buyer, (c) a sample order before a production run, and (d) an appropriate Incoterm and payment structure (FOB with inspection, LC at sight, or escrow).
Buyers who want Reevol to run the full due-diligence pass can request it via the AI Sourcing Agent.