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I, Rhonda Serong, owner of the O.N.Z.C.D.A™ web site award program, do hereby declare on behalf of myself and Staff who may be contracted at any time by O.N.Z.C.D.A™ to assess applications or carry out work for any O.N.Z.C.D.A™ sponsored award program that we agree to advance and promote the Code of Ethics ( COE. )

We agree to also uphold the standards expressed within the Ethics Pledge Program    in order to ensure fairness for applicants.

We agree with and will abide by statements within the WWW Pro-Ethics Pledge sponsored by I.W.A in respect to:

- Upholding principles of integrity to ourselves and the Web profession.

- Understanding that we are few among many and, as such, our participation in the Web profession is grounded in principles of democracy.

- Not seeking harm on another's property whether physical or intellectual.

- Understanding that we are role models and that we must perform accordingly, being both fair and trustworthy.

Take all measures necessary to maintain the honor and integrity of our applicants, staff, awards and award program.

Encourage and promote the use of original material for award program criteria and assessment processes and will assist, within reason, any person requesting advice concerning ethical assessments of web sites and the disbursement of awards.

Ensure that all web site critiques provided 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 in an effort to promote goodwill and advance the level of quality within web sites.

Maintain a professional, friendly and positive manner in all communications held with applicants.

Permit eligibility to all applicants who meet our set ( posted online, written = set ) criteria of any particular award.

Be uniform in our eligibility requirements ( criteria ) fairly assessing all web site pages meeting our award program criteria.

Not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, nation of origin, religion, profession, age, mental or physical impairment, or any other reason which is not globally viewed as an illegal trait or manner of conduct. ( For legal reasons this award program has a minimum applicant age level of fourteen ( 14 ) years upwards. )

Clearly display our criteria within our award program and will adhere to same at all times.

Ensure that any new or altered criteria items will be posted clearly within our award program two ( 2 ) weeks prior to becoming fully effective in order for applicants to familiarize themselves.

The Code of Ethics ( COE ) is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike United States License with credit being given to Award Community News   in accordance with the terms of the License.