Created by the Health On the Net Foundation, the code has been adopted by the French National Authority for Health as an accreditation system for website giving medical information.
What is the HON Code?
The HON code defines a set of rules to support websites to develop basid ethical standards in the presentation of information and to make sure a reader always knows the source and the purpose of the information he or she is reading.
The principles relate to: 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency 7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy
How to apply for a HON certification for your website?
1. Complete a questionnaire to verify if your website follows the HON Code principles.
2. After verifying if your website complies with the principles you will be able to display the HON Code logo on your web.
The duration of the accreditation depends on how long the website respects the HON Code priciples.
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