Report Unauthorized Badge Usage
If a vendor is displaying a CRV badge, seal, rating, or verification claim without an active public registry record, please submit the concern for review.
When to Submit a Report
- A vendor displays a CRV badge but cannot be verified in the public registry.
- A vendor claims CRV verification without showing a valid CRV ID.
- A vendor uses altered, expired, misleading, or unauthorized CRV artwork.
- A vendor misrepresents its CRV status, rating, or designation level.
Registry First
Before submitting a report, please check the CRV Vendor Lookup using the vendor’s CRV ID.
Verify Vendor StatusSubmit a Badge Misuse Report
Send the vendor name, website URL, screenshot or page link, and a brief explanation of the concern to:
Typical response time: 1–2 business days.
What CRV May Review
CRV may review public vendor representations, displayed badges, registry status, verification claims, and supporting evidence submitted through the reporting process.
Possible Actions
Depending on the concern, CRV may issue a clarification, request badge removal, flag unauthorized use, update registry status, suspend recognition, or revoke verification privileges.
Important Notice
CRV Verified is an independent vendor verification framework. CRV is not a government regulator, laboratory accreditation body, seller, distributor, broker, or medical advisory organization. Badge misuse reports are reviewed only within the scope of CRV registry integrity, vendor representation, and framework enforcement.