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
IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system
Web address: http://www.imgt.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct666961
Date of initial review: 26 Jul 1999
Validity of certificate 02 May 2012 - May 2014
Date of last visit 16 May 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.

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

IMGT founder and director: Marie-Paule Lefranc Université Montpellier 2, CNRS, LIGM, IGH, IFR3, Montpellier (France)
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The IMGT® software and data are provided as a service to the scientific community to be used only for research and educational purposes.
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Audience:

The IMGT® software and data are provided as a service to the scientific community to be used only for research and educational purposes.
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Purpose of the website

The IMGT® software and data are provided as a service to the scientific community to be used only for research and educational purposes.

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3. Confidentiality

IMGT® does not publish, disclose, sell, or transfer any personally identifiable information to outside sources. IMGT® pledges always to respect the privacy and anonymity of its users, including survey participants. IMGT® does not use cookies. IMGT® does not require users to register at its site. The information provided voluntarily by visitors in their communications with IMGT® is securely stored and not shared with any third party. It is important to remind users that e-mail is not secure against interception. If users communication contains sensitive information, we suggest sending it via P... (02 May 2012) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

On all pages

Created: 22/06/2004
Last updated: Monday, 11-Jul-2011 12:56:53 CEST
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Contact: Marie-Paule Lefranc
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Funding support
Current fundings

* Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS
* Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, MESR
* Université Montpellier 2, Plan Pluri-Formation
* Région Languedoc-Roussillon (GEPETOS)
* Genanimal FLAVORES
* Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR (BIOSYS06_135457).
* European Virtual Human Immune System Project (ImmunoGrid) of the EU 6th PCRDT (IST-2004-028069).

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8. Advertising policy

Advertisement policy

The name of IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system® should not be associated with publicity or business promotion without prior written approval.

Our website does not host any form of advertisement.
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