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
Allergic child
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Allergic child
Web address: http://www.allergicchild.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct615264
Date of initial review: 19 May 2001
Validity of certificate 31 Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
Date of last visit 31 Mar 2012

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.

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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

AllergicChild.com is the creation of Robert and Nicole Smith, the parents of a severely food allergic child, diagnosed at the age of 9 months old. It’s been a learning-filled fourteen years since then.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

We’d like to share our experience with you to help you keep your food allergic child safe, healthy and living as close to a ‘normal’ life as possible.
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Audience:

AllergicChild.com was created for you
…to help the food allergic children in your life stay safe while living a full life!
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Purpose of the website

The information contained herein is based upon personal experience - unless otherwise noted - is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Please seek the advice of your physician regarding any treatment for allergies and asthma.
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3. Confidentiality

Any and all information collected on this site will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, disclosed, or loaned except as described in this policy. Any information you give to us will be held with the utmost care and will not be used in ways that you have not consented to except as otherwise set forth below.
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

All content is based upon the experience of the owners of the website, Robert & Nicole Smith, unless a scientific study is referenced within the content.
(27 Mar 2012) -

Site Last Modified 2/29/2012
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Contact Us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

It is the policy of Allergicchild.com to not receive advertising revenues nor sponsored banners from any company. All fees associated with this website are paid by Allergicchild.com.
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8. Advertising policy

"Ads by Google"
(08 Sep 2010) -

AllergicChild.com hosts Google sponsored ads and links. We do not control Google ads content and our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.
(29 Feb 2012) -

Allergicchild.com hosts Google sponsored ads and links
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