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
Nail Surgery
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Nail Surgery
Web address: http://www.nail-surgery.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct935651
Date of initial review: 28 Feb 2007
Validity of certificate 10 May 2011 - May 2013
Date of last visit 10 May 2011

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

The medicals qualifications of the Dr Abimelec are explained on hte page "About us". (http://www.nail-surgery.org/about-us.htm)

http://www.nail-surgery.org is owned and funded by philippe abimelec M.D.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The information provided on this site is directed to medical professionals.to deliver highly specialized information on nail diseases diagnosis, treatment and surgery.
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Audience:

to medical professionals
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Purpose of the website The website is for professionals, not fot patients.

The information provided on this site is directed to medical professionals.to deliver highly specialized information on nail diseases diagnosis, treatment and surgery.
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3. Confidentiality

Confidentiality of data relating to individual visitors to http://www.nail-surgery.org, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. Philippe Abimelec M.D 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. We will not sell or provide any details obtained through this site to third parties".
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

The date of creation is indicated on each page of the website.

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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

An email opens when we clic on "contact" term.
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

http://www.nail-surgery.org is owned and funded by philippe abimelec M.D.
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8. Advertising policy

http://www.nail-surgery.org does not accept any type of advertising.
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