Code of Ethics (COE) Disclaimer

 

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There remain many instances where some web site owners state within their web sites that the Code of Ethics was written by myself and they often display within their Code of Ethics (COE) page/s my email address, they link to my web site and / or they link directly to my own Code of Ethics (COE) statement. I hereby clarify to all who may have an interest that -

•  The original Code of Ethics (COE) was not composed in whole by myself. It was developed from my original idea and became the culmination of suggestions, ideas and contributions from a variety of conscientious individuals, including myself, within the “Awards Community” during 1999 - early 2000. I did however, write the final document.

•  It was the expressed wish of all the relevant individuals at the time of writing that the Code of Ethics (COE) be readily available from within the public domain and the COE document was placed with the now closed CEM / CEMA for safe keeping.

•  I have never claimed privately or publicly in writing or verbally the sole authorship of the original Code of Ethics (COE)

•  I have never granted permission for my name or that of my web site to be attached to and / or placed alongside any displayed Code of Ethics (COE) statement.

•  I have never granted permission for any web site owner to link directly to my own personal Code of Ethics (COE) statement.

•  I have never granted permission for my name, web site and / or any email address associated with myself or my Award Program to be displayed within any web sites other than APEX, ACN, O.N.Z.C.D.A™, WebsAwards and Lancaster's Laughing Place in reference to the Code of Ethics (COE.)

•  I offer a text file copy of the Code of Ethics (COE) from my web site for interested parties as a courtesy only.

Signed: R. M. Serong, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Dated: 19.09.2004.