HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc
Web address: http://www.agmd-gimotility.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct371983
Date of initial review: 02 Apr 2007
Validity of certificate 15 Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Date of last visit 25 Oct 2011
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This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

Our International Medical, Scientific, And Nutritional Advisory Board
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

AGMD is a non-profit international organization which serves as an integral educational resource concerning digestive motility diseases and disorders. It also functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, AGMD provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical, scientific, and nutritional communities.
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Audience:

AGMD functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, AGMD provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical, scientific, and nutritional communities.
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Purpose of the website

The information contained in this website should be used as a reference guide only and should not serve as a substitute for medical advice. Patients are urged to contact their physician regarding any questions or concerns.
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3. Confidentiality

Our Privacy Policy
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Some Facts About Motility Diseases
Written by Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci, Patient/President/Founder of AGMD. This information has been reviewed by AGMD medical advisors.
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This page was last modified on 10/24/2011
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Postal address, phone, fax & email provided.

You may contact us at the Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD)
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Page "Our Corporate Partners/Sponsors" mentions AGMD sponsors.

AGMD has not received funding for this website. All services were donated by a volunteer staff.
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8. Advertising policy

Ads from AGMD's corporate partners/sponsors are labeled as such.

ThriveRx is a corporate sponsor and partner of AGMD.

AGMD accepts advertising from our corporate sponsors and partners.
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Any corporate sponsor/partner resources, articles or links are provided for further reference only.
AGMD is not responsible for errors in original advertisement submitted by the advertising purchaser. AGMD is not responsible for any false advertising submitted by vendors. Even though advertising is accepted, AGMD may not necessarily endorse the advertising product advertised.

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1. AGMD reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisements that do not conform to the policies and mission of AGMD. 2. AGMD maintains editorial control over advertisement placement on the website. 3. Advertisements should not contain any statements that are untrue. 4. Advertiser assumes complete liability for all content in advertisement.
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5. AGMD may accept advertising from its corporate partners/sponsors and these ads will be labeled as such to distinguish from our editorial content. Any corporate sponsor/partner resources, articles or links are provided for further reference only.
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