The Trusted Creator

Certificate registry

The registry is the only source for the status of a certificate. If a certificate ID you were given is not found here, the certificate is not valid.

What the tiers mean

Human Made
No generative AI in the script, research, voice, face, footage, music or thumbnails. Helper tools such as captions and noise removal are declared. Full rules
Human Led
A real person presents and makes the work. AI may help with research, music and thumbnails if declared and labelled. Never AI avatars, voice clones, dubs or face swaps. Full rules

Statuses

Valid
The certificate is in date and nothing has changed since it was issued. The mark may be shown.
Expired
The twelve month validity period has ended. The mark must not be shown.
Under review
We are checking a possible breach or a missed spot check. The mark must not be shown until the review ends.
Removed
The certificate was withdrawn. A reason code is listed below. The mark must not be shown.

Removals

No certificates have been removed.

Removals are listed with a short reason code only. The codes mean:

RC-01
Expired and not renewed
RC-02
Undisclosed generative content found
RC-03
False declaration
RC-04
Change of channel owner not reported
RC-05
Spot check failed
RC-06
Breach of the mark use rules