OCF complies with the standards of ethical web behavior.
- Authority: Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on the OCF web site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals, or obtained from a recognized medical or oncology source.
- Complementarily: The information provided on the OCF web site is designed to support, not replace, the information provided to the patient / site visitor by their doctor.
- Patient Privacy: Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health web site, including their identity, is respected by the OCF web site. We 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.
- Web Privacy: We are using Google Analytics to analyze the audience of the website and improve our content. No personal information is collected from Google Analytics. For further information on the privacy policy concerning Google Analytics, please go here, https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
- 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.
- 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.
- Transparency of Authorship: The OCF web site will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. Click here to contact us.
- Transparency of Sponsorship: Support for the OCF 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. In general, the majority of our ability to build this website has been made possible by thousands of individual donors to the foundation. We have had, over two decades, very little sponsorship of this site by corporate entities, and particularly big pharma contributors to its creation, though they may sponsor efforts that allow OCF to engage in public outreach. No big pharma money has been used to promote a product, drug or treatment on this web site.
- Honesty in Advertising and Editorial Policy: The OCF web site accepts financial sponsorship to help meet its costs. Support for this web site will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organizations that have contributed funding or services for the site. (The foundation reserves the right to approve the appropriateness of products or services that are related to, and which would be benefit to patients, family members or caregivers. While the foundation makes this visibility possible, it does not constitute an endorsement from the foundation of any product or service.) Any promotional material used will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original editorial created by OCF. In general, discussions of treatments, drugs, or products are mentioned by their type or generic name rather than by a brand name.
- While OCF has been privileged to receive some minor funding from the pharmaceutical industry, in no way has that funding been associated with advocacy for any treeatment or drug. OCF is prohibited by its governance policies from any endorsements in trade for financial support. These donations in no way create an advocacy position between OCF and any particular company’s services or products. Pharma industry support accounts for less than 5% of OCF’s total income since its inception. That has been predominantly used in our ability to conduct public events like screening events, not to build this web site.
- OCF employs no full or part-time fundraising professionals.
NO FINANCIAL OR OTHER SPONSORSHIP OF THE FOUNDATION BY ANY ENTITY INFLUNENCES THE CONTENT OF THE OCF WEB SITE.
The material and content contained in this web site is for general health information only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users of this web site should not rely exclusively on information provided in this web site for their own health needs. All specific medical questions should be presented to your own health care provider. If a difference in the information presented on this site and that provided by your medical or dental care provider exists, your personal care provider is always your source for the most accurate information as it relates to you.
The Oral Cancer Foundation makes no warranties or representations, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness, timeliness or usefulness of any opinions, advice, services, or other information contained or referenced in this web site. The Oral Cancer Foundation does not assume any risk for your use of this web site. Users of this web si