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HON Code of Conduct (HONcode) for medical and health Web sites

Authority
Any medical or health advice, any study result or surgical technique provided and hosted on www.thetrocar.com is only given by medically trained and qualified professionals.
Complementarity
The information provided on www.thetrocar.com is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. Before any patient should make any changes in the management of her/his disease, she/he should consult their physician or other qualified medical professionals.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners 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.
Free and Anonymous Access
Access is free and anonymous. At no time the users are required to give any information about themselves to access the web site. The privacy of visitors is of paramount importance to us.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share any data that might identify any individual with anyone or any third party.
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Forum
Users are required to type in a name to use the forum. The name need not be a real name and serves only to identify the messages sent by each user of the chat rooms. The chat rooms have some ability to filter profanity. Offensive users can and will be banned from using the room, based on source IP address. Each chat room generates a transcript that contains each message posted and the address of the computer used to post the message. These transcripts are used to track down users who post abusive messages or who threaten other users of the chat rooms. The chat transcript files are archived twice per day. No other use is made of the chat room transcripts, and they are not made available to anyone for any purpose.
Message Board
The Message Board requires users to register before they are allowed to post a message. Registration requires users to enter a first name, last name, and e-mail address. The names need not be your real names, but will be used to identify the source of each message posted. Your e-mail address is required because the Message Board sends a temporary password to you via e-mail. This process helps prevent the Message Board from being used by people who would try to take advantage of our users.
Mailing List
We operates a mailing list which is not used for commercial purposes. The mailing list addresses are not available for sale or rent to anyone. You may request to receive an e-mail containing a list of the new articles and Sections by adding your name to the Subscribe Mailing List. You may remove your name at any time by using the same link that you used to sign up. Instructions on how to remove your name are included at the bottom of each mailing list.
Attribution
Where appropriate, information contained on www.thetrocar.com are supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified is clearly displayed at the top of the page. Products are reviewed for the sole purpose of sharing opinions of their acceptance and usability by patients and their care givers.
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Justifiability

Any claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence in the manner outlined above in Principle 4..

Transparency of authorship
The Webmaster is easily contacted and will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. The Contact Us tool with the Webmaster e-mail address is clearly accessible throughout each page of the Web site. Any Author who gives her/his contribution to this web site has to provide her/ his e-mail address.
Transparency of sponsorship
A list of our Sponsors is shown at the bottom of the Home Page. A note “Sponsorized by” allows to clearly identify the banners of the Sponsors.
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Honesty in advertising & editorial policy
Advertisements
Our web site is funded by advertisements and sponsorships. All ads on our web sites are served by our own, internally-developed advertising engine. These ads are delivered without placing a cookie on the user’s computer, and therefore we do not have any knowledge of who has seen what ads. Third-party ads are not permitted on our web sites.
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Advertising Policy
We accept advertisements for products and services that we deem to be of interest to our viewers and which are in keeping with our editorial policy of patient empowerment, sound science, and medical accuracy.
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Editorial Independence
Advertisers are not permitted to influence the editorial content of the web site.
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship is a long-term financial commitment to support a selected area of the web site. Sponsorship is noted via a banner image at the bottom of the sponsored pages. Sponsorship contracts run a minimum of six months and entitle the sponsor to place banner image with link to the sponsor’s web site. The minimum price for sponsorship is € 1,000 per month. per section. The actual price will be determined by the traffic volume of the section.
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Banner Ads
Banner ads can appear at the bottom of all pages, except those in sections that receive sponsorship. Banner ads must be standard size (148 x 69) GIF or JPEG images. Maximum ad size is 15 KB. Animated GIF images are permitted. Ads are booked on a monthly basis. Long term committments are discounted. Prices depends on pages and Section.
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