Wilson Banwell Web Site Standards
Purpose
The purpose of these standards is to ensure a smooth and seamless user experience at the Wilson Banwell web site and its online services. It is intended to ensure that services and content developed for the Wilson Banwell web site are accessible to all users.
Minimum Software requirements
• MS Internet Explorer 5• Macromedia Flash Player 7
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5
Security
Data security throughout the Wilson Banwell web site and the web sites of its partners is provided through SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data - a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. Secure content is accessed through URL's with the prefix 'https'. When the user is on a secure page a lock icon is shown in the bottom right corner of the Internet Explorer status bar.Site Accessibility
The web site is in compliance with the HONcode (Health on the Net, http://www.hon.ch) It honors the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (found at http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html):
1. Authority
Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on this site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of advice offered is from a non-medically qualified individual or organization.
2. Complementarity
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
3. 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 honor 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.
4. Attribution
Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be 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 will be clearly displayed (e.g. at the bottom of the page).
5. 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.
6. Transparency of authorship
The designers of this Web site will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. The Webmaster will display his/her E-mail address clearly throughout the Web site.
7. Transparency of sponsorship
Support for this Web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organizations that have contributed funding, services or material for the site.
8. Honesty in advertising & editorial policy
If advertising is a source of funding it will be clearly stated. A brief
description of the advertising policy adopted by the Web site owners will
be displayed on the site. Advertising and other promotional material will
be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation
between it and the original material created by the institution operating
the site.
