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
Methadone Support Org
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Methadone Support Org
Web address: http://www.methadonesupport.org/
Mirror address(es): http://www.methadoneanonymous.info/ http://www.methadoneanonymous.us/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct393366
Date of initial review: 12 Jul 2006
Validity of certificate 23 Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
Date of last visit 21 Oct 2010
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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

not medical professionals.

This site is wholly owned and operated by Carol Sholiton, in partnership as Methadone Support Org., Inc
(23 Sep 2010) -

For the collaborative platform:
moderated forum

All members and moderators must behave at all times with respect and honesty
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

An Official Methadone Anonymous SUPPORT Website!
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Audience: General audience (patients)

An Official Methadone Anonymous SUPPORT Website!
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Purpose of the website

This site is Not Intended for and Does Not Give Medical Advice
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3. Confidentiality

Methadone Support Org. respects your privacy and does not maintain a central database of member information. No personal information about anyone accessing this site will ever be shared with any other party. Your identity or any personal information you share on the forums or in chat will never be revealed to any outside sources for any reason. We do not sell or share email addresses of people accessing this site.
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For the collaborative platform:

I'd like to remind you that these support forums are PUBLIC and therefore can be seen by anyone on the internet
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

For the collaborative platform:

If a member is posting health/medical information...unless it is "personal information" (something having to do with YOU, personally)... a link and/or reference must be included. Users must post information which are true and correct to their best knowledge.
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Articles and legal pages dated.

4/20/10 - TWO NEW DIRECTORS AT MSO!

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For the collaborative platform:

August 4th, 2009 02:03 PM
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

For the collaborative platform:

Users must post information which are true and correct to their best knowledge.

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6. User support and adequation

EMAIL:
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

All site related expenses are paid by the owner
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8. Advertising policy

Ads by Google

"Ads by Google"
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Because of this, the forums, forms, guestbooks etc. that are on site are free and will therefore have the occasional Google advertisement or the like. Those ads are distinguished by the word "Ads by Google" and we do not control Google ads content as our editorial content is free of any commercial influence
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For the collaborative platform:

Posting advertisements of any kind on the forums is NOT permitted
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