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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.
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| 1. Information must be authoritative |
Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on the MCF web site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of advice offered is from a non-medically qualified individual or organisation.
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For the collaborative platform:
Moderators may intervene if a user posts messages that show disregard to other users and/or bring the Mouth Cancer Foundation into disrepute. A user may be temporarily suspended after ignoring a written warning from a moderator. Users may be permanently banned after continuing to spam, be disruptive or abusive.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:
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The Mouth Cancer Foundation was established in June 2004 to be a professional support organization solely dedicated to supporting people with mouth, throat and other head & neck cancer face the crisis of cancer. It gained charitable status (registered charity No. 1109298) in May 2005.
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Support, can be a vital component of the healing process for head and neck cancer patients. It can have an enormous positive impact in meeting the psychosocial needs of patients as well as preserving, restoring, and promoting physical and emotional health.
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The Mouth Cancer Foundation web site aims to help patients, carers and health professionals find free information on mouth cancers easily.
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Patients
Support, can be a vital component of the healing process for head and neck cancer patients.
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| Purpose of the website
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The information provided on the MCF web site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
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For the collaborative platform:
The information provided on the MCF web site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
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| 3. Confidentiality |
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health web site, including their identity, is respected by the MCF web site. We undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the web site and mirror sites are located.
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| 4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated |
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References
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Users providing information that is not their own personal experience should provide references (e.g. links) to health/medical information.
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Website last updated Monday, 18th July 2011
Website last updated Thursday, 18th August 2011
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For the collaborative platform:
All posts are dated
17 July 2011 01:02 PM
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| 5. Justification of claims |
This principle is not applicable for this site
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For the collaborative platform:
Users must post information which are true and correct to their knowledge.
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| 6. User support and adequation |
Phones, email addresses and contact form provided.
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Contact us
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| 7. Disclosure of funding sources |
Donators are presented at the fundraising page.
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Support for the MCF web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding, services or material for the site.
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| 8. Advertising policy |
Our website hosts sponsored ads and links. Our editorial content is free of any commercial influence. We accept only ads relevant to our site and ...
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8. The MCF web site accepts sponsorship to help meet its costs. Support for this web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding or services for the site. Any promotional material used will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original editorial created by MCF.
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8. The MCF web site accepts sponsorship to help meet its costs. Support for this web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding or services for the site. Any promotional material used will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original editorial created by MCF.
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8. The MCF web site accepts sponsorship to help meet its costs. Support for this web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding or services for the site. Any promotional material used will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original editorial created by MCF.
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... we label all ads with the word Advertisement.
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For the collaborative platform:
8. The MCF web site accepts sponsorship to help meet its costs. Support for this web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding or services for the site. Any promotional material used will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original editorial created by MCF.
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For the collaborative platform:
On the forum, advertisement (links, banners, content, etc.) is not permitted on the platform.
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