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THE FIRESTARTER AWARD PROGRAM - declaration of ethics
I,
Joanne Phillips, Owner of the "Firestarter Award Program", do hereby
declare on behalf of myself and any other Evaluators who may be
contracted at any time by the "Firestarter Award Program" to agree in
advance to promote the Web site Evaluator Code of Ethics in order to
ensure fairness to all Applicants and to maintain the honor and
integrity of Applicants, Evaluators and Awards.
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We agree that all critiques given will be constructive in nature as
positive comment is productive. We will refrain from criticism unless
specifically requested by an Applicant, and in such instances, will
remain positive where possible in an effort to promote goodwill and
advance quality among Internet sites.
• We agree to allow
eligibility to all Applicants who meet the Criteria of any particular
award. We agree to be uniform in our eligibility requirements and will fairly evaluate all sites/pages meeting our
Criteria which are submitted by any Applicant. We further agree to
clearly post these Criteria.
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We agree not to discriminate on grounds of race, gender, nation of
origin, religion, profession, age, mental or physical handicap, or any
other reason which is not globally viewed as an illegal trait or manner
of conduct.
• We agree to set forth
Awards Criteria and to adhere to same. Proposed time frames for changes
will be posted for two (2) weeks prior to the final publishing of same
with notices posted on site so all potential Applicants can view and
understand the proposed changes.
• We agree to evaluate web sites under the Criteria which was in
place at the time of any and/or all application/s. If changes are made
to Criteria AFTER application/s is/are received, the submitted site/s
will be evaluated using the Criteria that was in effect when
Applicant/s initially submitted the site/s.
• We agree to immediately inform any Criteria compliant Applicant
in writing, of a 'Refrain to Evaluate' if it is found that a Conflict
of Interest would occur in evaluating their Web site - e.g. Such may
occur upon being requested to evaluate the Web site of a good friend.
We will offer such Applicant a choice of Evaluator taken from our
Membership Listing.
• We agree to maintain a professional, friendly and positive
manner in any and/or all correspondence and/or communication held with
any Applicant/s.
• We agree to evaluate all submitted sites within 14 - 28 days of
receipt of submission. If this deadline cannot be met, we agree to
suspend submissions until we can again work within this timeframe.
• We agree not to divulge any information about any Applicant to
persons, groups, or agencies not directly connected to our Awards
Programs, and only then for the purpose of evaluating submissions and
notifying winners. All information received from Applicants via e-mail
submissions or submission forms will be deemed private.
• We agree to encourage and promote the use of original material
for Awards Programs Criteria and evaluation processes. We agree to
assist any person requesting advice concerning ethical evaluation for
and disbursement of awards. PLEASE NOTE: The Awards Evaluation
processes in use at the "Firestarter Award Program" are copyrighted
material and written authorization is required for their use.
• We agree to maintain any owned individual web site/s that include
Awards Program/s to a standard that meets the Criteria of the Award/s
given. In the case of any Award/s offered that is/are OUTSIDE the main
subject of our web site/s, any and/or all such web site/s will be
maintained to a high standard of integrity in all its/their main areas.
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We agree to maximum dimensions of Awards given in courtesy of web sites
that will use them. If the maximum dimensions cannot be adhered to then
a text only link will be permitted for graphics larger than maximum
size. (Maximum size dimensions offered from this web site are: no more
than 189 pixels Height and 113 pixels Width.)
• We agree that there will be only one obligation for winning Awards
from this web site beyond meeting the Criteria. It is not, and never
will be, mandatory at this web site to sign a Guest book or to join a
mailing list. It is a requirement that any Awards granted from this web
site must be linked back to our web site in a method that will be
outlined in Award notification e-mails.
• We agree that we will not grant Awards to, or in any other manner
endorse or promote, any web site that endorses, promotes or contains
content which is considered globally to be illegal or discriminatory
whether same be against human or wildlife.
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We agree that we will not grant Awards to, or in any other manner
endorse or promote, any web site that endorses, promotes or contains
content which is considered globally to be illegal or discriminatory
whether same be against human or wildlife.
• We agree that we will
not accept favors in exchange for preferential treatment of
submissions. We will at all times maintain a high standard of honesty
and integrity.
• We agree that we will take all measures necessary to maintain
the honor and integrity of our Awards Program. - Submitted on this day,
10 May 2005
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