Nem5 Awards Program - Code of Ethics

The CEM/CEMA and APEX graphics copyrights belong to the corresponding organizations. This document has been placed into the public domain by the members of CEM/CEMA and all of its original authors. If you have an award site and would like a Statement of Ethics for your program, please go to CEM/CEMA. There is a statement on the site that is easy to personalize just for your site.

I, Maggi Norris, Owner of all Awards Programs held at the Nem5 Website, do hereby declare on behalf of myself and any other Evaluator(s) who may be contracted at any time by Nem5 to evaluate for any Nem5 Sponsored Award Program that I agree to advance and promote the Website Evaluator Code of Ethics in order to ensure fairness to all Applicants and to maintain the honor and integrity of Applicants, Evaluators and Awards.

I agree that all critiques given will be constructive in nature as positive comment is productive. I will refrain from criticism unless specifically requested by an 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.

I agree to maintain a professional, friendly and positive manner in any and/or all correspondence and/or communication held with any Applicant/s.

I agree to allow eligibility to all Applicants who meet the SET (posted online, written = set) Rules and Criteria of any particular award. I agree to be uniform in our eligibility requirements (Rules and Criteria) and will fairly evaluate all sites/pages meeting our Rules and Criteria which are submitted by any Applicant. I further agree to clearly post these Rules and Criteria.

I 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 manner of conduct.

I agree to set forth Rules and Awards Criteria and to adhere to same. Proposed time frames for changes will be posted on the Application Page for two (2) weeks prior to the final publishing of same with notices posted on the Application Page so all potential Applicants can view and understand the proposed changes.

I agree to evaluate Websites under the Rules and Criteria which was in place at the time of any and/or all application(s). If changes are made to Rules and Criteria AFTER application(s) is(are) received, the submitted site(s) will be evaluated using the Rules and Criteria that was in effect when Applicant(s) initially submitted the site(s).

I agree to immediately inform any Rules and Criteria compliant Applicant in writing, of a 'Refrain to Evaluate' if it is found that a Conflict of Interest would occur in evaluating their Website - e.g. Such may occur upon being requested to evaluate the Website of a good friend or coworker. In the event a sufficient number of Nem5 Evaluators are unable to review a site notice will be sent to the applicant offering an impartial review by a team of evaluators chosen from the Ethics Membership Listing. (The higher the nomination the more impartial evaluators are needed.)

I agree to evaluate all submitted sites within twelve (12) weeks (84 days) of receipt of submission. If this deadline cannot be met, I agree to suspend submissions until we can again work within this time frame. In the case of bulk submissions this time deadline Clause is not applicable.

I agree to encourage and promote the use of original material for Awards Programs Criteria and evaluation processes. I agree to assist any person requesting advice concerning ethical evaluation for and disbursement of awards. PLEASE NOTE: The Awards Evaluation processes in use at Nem5 Awards Program are copyrighted material by Maggi Norris with all rights reserved.

I agree to maintain any owned individual Website/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 Website/s, any and/or all such Website/s will be maintained to a high standard of integrity in all its/their main areas

I agree to maximum dimensions of Awards given in courtesy of Websites that will use them. I may offer larger sizes if desired, but winning sites will have a choice. 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 Website are: no more than 200 pixels Height and 200 pixels Width.

It is not, and never will be, mandatory at this Website to sign a Guest book or to join a mailing list.

I agree that we will take all measures necessary to maintain the honor and integrity of our Awards Programs.

Nem5 Web Maggic Awards Program Code of Ethics

Submitted this day, January 6, 2000. Amended January 27, 2000. Amended March 28, 2000. Amended October 15, 2000. Amended February 22, 2001. Amended February 24, 2001. Amended April 29, 2003. Amended March 1, 2005.