Rules for clinics
Listing policy
This page sets out what happens when a clinic is added to the Sleep Clinic Directory: what it costs, how listings are ordered, what we check before publishing, and how a clinic can change or end its listing. It is written for practice managers rather than lawyers, and it is meant to be read once, not referred to often.
What a listing costs
Nothing. Adding a practice is free, and claiming a listing that already exists is free. There is no charge for a full profile, for a longer description, for a photograph, or for being listed in more than one city.
There is also no paid placement. A clinic cannot buy a higher position in the directory, cannot buy a badge or a “featured” label, and cannot pay to remove a competitor’s listing. The site carries advertising, which is served separately from the listings and does not affect where a clinic appears.
How listings are ordered
Listings are grouped by state and city first, because that is what people are usually looking for. Within a group, the order is set by the practice’s own published details and by the same editorial judgement we apply everywhere else on the site.
- A complete profile — working phone number, street address, a stated set of services — is easier to use than an empty one.
- Where two listings are otherwise equal, the one with a fuller public record comes first.
- No clinic pays for position. If two identical listings appear at the same height, that is a tie, not a preference.
How a listing is verified
Most listings reach the directory without anyone asking: they are compiled from public records such as the federal provider registry, health system directories and the practice’s own published pages. When a clinic submits itself, the same standards apply, in the same way.
- We compare the details you send with what the public sources state, and we do not publish anything we cannot support.
- Claims on an existing listing are confirmed by email at the address you give us before we change the record. Until that reply arrives, the profile stays as it is.
- Where a detail is missing from the public record, it is left off the profile rather than guessed.
- Listing a practice here says nothing about the quality of its care, and is not an endorsement. The directory is a reference, not a recommendation.
Who may use the badge
The directory badge is available to practices that are listed here, and the link has to point at their own profile. It is a small mark of the same status as a listing, so it cannot be used on a site that has no listing here.
Corrections, removal and complaints
A clinic can ask for its details to be corrected or its listing removed at any time. Write to hello@sleepclinicdirectory.com with the name of the practice and what you would like changed. If we cannot verify that the request came from the practice, we will ask for something that proves it.
We remove a listing when the practice asks us to, when the location has closed, or when the record cannot be substantiated. We do not remove a listing because a competitor dislikes it, and we do not remove reviews on request from a clinic — reviews are moderated on their own terms, described in the editorial policy.
How we handle your details
The contact details you send with a listing or a claim are used to handle that request and to verify it. We do not sell them, and we do not pass them to advertisers. What we keep and for how long is set out in the privacy policy.
Questions
If something here is unclear, email hello@sleepclinicdirectory.com. A person reads every message. To add a practice, use list your practice; to take over an existing entry, use claim a listing.