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
Diabetes Directory
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Diabetes Directory
Web address: http://www.mendosa.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct744785
Date of initial review: 24 Apr 1998
Validity of certificate 08 Jun 2012 - Jun 2014
Date of last visit 08 Jun 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

David Mendosa

About me

(08 Jun 2012) -

2. Presentation of the site
Mission: Information on Diabetes

On-line Diabetes Resources
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Audience: General public

General public
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Purpose of the website

I never forget that I am a journalist — not a medical professional. I even have a canned message that I need to send out every once in a while that says, “Your doctor would be the best person to address your concerns. I wish that I were free to help, but if I did, it could be construed as practicing medicine without a license.”

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3. Confidentiality

Your privacy is important to me. To better protect your privacy, I provide this notice explaining my online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

What information do I collect? Each web page access is recorded. This information can be analyzed to determine how many visitors, what pages visitors look at, and from where they connect. That’s all.

Do I use cookies? “Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. I don’t use cookies. However,... (08 Jun 2012) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Part 6: Publications Web Sites
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Last modified: January 29, 2011

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5. Justification of claims

6. User support and adequation

Contact details

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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Funding and Advertising
I have never made money from this website and never intended to profit from it. This site is my gift back to the Internet community from which I have learned so much. A few banner ads and targeted Google ads that provide relevant information help defray a small portion of the costs.

(08 Jun 2012) -

8. Advertising policy

Advertisement
(08 Jun 2012) -

our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.

(08 Jun 2012) -

My website hosts HealthCentral sponsored ads and links. I do not control HealthCentral ads content and our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.

(08 Jun 2012) -

My website hosts advertisement banners and sponsored links. Advertisement is distinguished by the word "Advertisement," which can be found either above or right below an ad banner.

(08 Jun 2012) -

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