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We agree that all critiques given will be constructive in nature as positive comment is productive. We will provide feedback to each applicant, and in such instances, will remain positive where possible in an effort to promote goodwill and advance the level of quality among Internet
sites.
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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 (Criteria) 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 evil manner of conduct.
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We agree to set forth Awards Criteria and to adhere to same. Notification of any change will be posted in the VSDA News on the Home page.
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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.
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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.
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We agree to maintain a professional, friendly and positive manner in any and/or all correspondence and/or communication held with any applicant/s.
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We agree to evaluate all submitted sites within 60 days of receipt of submission and to respect the applicants time. If this deadline cannot be met, we agree to suspend submissions until we can again work within this timeframe.
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We agree not to
divulge any information about any applicant
to persons, groups, or agencies not directly
connected to this Awards Program, 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.
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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 VSDA Web
Awards are copyrighted material and written
authorization is required for their use.
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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 107 pixels Height and 135 pixels Width.)
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We agree that there will be only one obligation for winning Awards from this web site beyond meeting the Criteria. It is a requirement that any Awards granted from this website must be linked back to the awards website in a method that will be outlined in Award notification e-mails.
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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.
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We agree that we
will not accept favors of any sort in exchange
for preferential treatment of submissions.
We will at all times maintain a high standard
of honesty and integrity.
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We agree that we
will take all measures necessary to maintain
the honor and integrity of the VSDA Awards
Program.
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