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
The Annie Appleseed Project
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: The Annie Appleseed Project
Web address: http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct644708
Date of initial review: 05 Jan 2000
Validity of certificate 16 Nov 2012 - Nov 2014
Date of last visit 16 Nov 2012
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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.

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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

So they are not medical professionals

Our Board of Directors consists of Ms. Donna Weintraub (Secretary/Treasurer), CSW, High Falls, New York, Ms. Linda McDonald, Vice President, Mr. James (Jim) West, Mr. Walter (Walt) Green, Helayne Waldman, MS, EdD, NE and Ms. Ann Fonfa, Founder (President). (3 of us are dealing with cancer [because really it never ends], 1 was a family caregiver, 1 friends of folks with cancer1 works with breast cancer patients/survivors), - reflecting the REAL world).
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

Welcome to the Annie Appleseed Project! There are so many simple steps that can be taken to increase your chances of surviving and beating cancer. We want to help you make more informed treatment decisions.
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Audience: Understood that the site is for the public

Purpose of the website Footer of the site

Remember: We are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training.

DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose or treat any health condition and is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare provider.
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3. Confidentiality

Privacy and Security
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

‘Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics’, (2007) 81, 685–691

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June 2010 Some Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Heart Problems From the American Society for Clinical Oncology 2010 annual conference:
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

CONTACT us if you have questions at or hit the email button.
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

is now a nonprofit corporation in the state of Florida. (May 23, 2003)and tax exempt, 501 (c)3 as of August, 2003.
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8. Advertising policy

The Annie Appleseed Project does NOT accept any advertising on this site. We are supported by donations from individuals and hopefully foundations. The only time we accept advertising is for our educational conference journals – we expect these will remain as PDFs on the site.
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