The following guidelines have been established by
Sunvalley Communication to govern various aspects of Advertising on
the Sunvalley Communication Network of Sites, which includes Sites
directed to consumers, which we refer to as the "Sunvalley
Communication Consumer Sites," and Sites directed to healthcare
professionals, which we refer to as the "Sunvalley Communication
Professional Sites," which includes Onco'Zine, The international
Cancer Network. As used herein, the terms "Advertising" and
"Advertisements" include third party banners, badges, contextual
Advertising, Sponsored Content, and Promotions.
The guidelines in this policy govern issues like acceptance of
Advertisements and Promotions by Sunvalley Communication, how
Advertisements and Promotions are displayed on the Sunvalley
Communication Network, and the removal of Advertisements and
Promotions from the Sunvalley Communication Network. Sunvalley
Communication has sole and absolute discretion with respect to
interpretation and enforcement of this policy and all other issues
associated with Advertising on the Sunvalley Communication Network.
Sunvalley Communication may change this policy at any time in its
sole discretion by posting a revised policy to the applicable
Sunvalley Communication Site.
1. Sunvalley Communication has sole discretion for determining the
types of Advertising that will be accepted and displayed on the
Sunvalley Communication Network, and under no circumstances will
Sunvalley Communication's acceptance of any Advertisement be
considered an endorsement of the product(s) and/or service(s)
advertised or for the company that manufactures, distributes, or
promotes the products or services.
2. Sunvalley Communication will not accept Advertising that, in
Sunvalley Communication's opinion, is not factually accurate and in
good taste.
3. There are certain categories of advertisements that Sunvalley
Communication will not permit on the Sunvalley Communication
Network at any time. These categories include but are not limited
to the following:
- illegal or objectionable products
- fraudulent, deceptive, illicit, misleading or offensive
material
- material that misrepresents, ridicules, discriminates (real or
implied) or attacks an individual or group on the basis of age,
national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability or any other status deemed inappropriate
for the Sunvalley Communication Network
- alcohol
- weapons, firearms, ammunition, or fireworks
- gambling
- pornography or related themes
- tobacco use of any kind
- the simulation of news or an emergency
- material that directly advertises products to or is intended to
attract
- children
- media or messages for or that reference "M" rated video games or
content
- unreasonable, unlikely or extraordinary product or service
claims
- media messages or imagery that strobe or flash
- media or messages that contain unsubstantiated "miracle" weight
loss or other miracle claims of cure
- advertising units that extend beyond the defined advertising
space or interfere with the content or impact the readability of
the content without user initiation
advertising units that do not retract to the defined advertising
space upon user scroll off or contain a "close" or "X" for user to
retract or close the ad unit/message after user initiation
- advertising units that mimic computer functions or deceptively
indicate a computer or other function that would be reasonable to
the average user to assume as a reason to click the unit
- non-Sunvalley Communication branded, interactive media units with
data capture fields on any Sunvalley Communication editorial
(non-sponsored)
non-Sunvalley Communication branded, interactive media units with
personalized or diagnostic assessments
4. Advertisers must only offer products or services, which are
readily available for purchase at the advertised price (with noted
tax and delivery fees). The Advertising must also clearly identify
the advertiser. Any Advertising that could be misconstrued as
editorial content will be clearly labeled as Advertising.
5. Sunvalley Communication recognizes and maintains a distinct
separation between advertising and sponsored content and editorial
content. All Advertising, promotional, sponsored or marketing
content on the Sunvalley Communication Network will be clearly and
unambiguously identified. Sunvalley Communication will not allow
any Advertising on the Sunvalley Communication Network that is not
identified with the label of "Advertisement."
6. A click on an Advertisement may only link the end user to the
third-party advertiser's site or to relevant sponsored content area
on a Sunvalley Communication Site.
7. Sunvalley Communication retains the exclusive right to determine
how any and all search results for specific information by keyword
or topic are displayed on any Sunvalley Communication Site.
Sunvalley Communication search results are not influenced based on
monetary incentives provided by Advertisers or Sponsors.
8. While third party (sponsor produced) content must adhere to this
Advertising Policy, labeling of Sponsored Content on the Sunvalley
Communication Consumer Sites is governed by Our Sponsor Policy,
which describes how we label information from our Sponsors and the
steps we take to help our end users understand the differences
between Sunvalley Communication content and Sponsored content.
9. As described in the "Ads by Google" hyper link in the Ads by
Google section on our Sunvalley Communication Consumer Sites Search
pages, these "Ads by Google" are listings that have been purchased
by companies that want to have links to their sites appear adjacent
to search results in response to specific terms. Sunvalley
Communication may receive payment from Google in connection with
displaying the sponsored link results on the Sunvalley
Communication Consumer Sites. Content listed in search results is
displayed with its source, e.g., "Sunvalley Communication News" or
"Journal Article." If Sponsored Content appears in the search
results, it is labeled as "Sunvalley Communication Sponsor" or
"Information from Industry" so that users can make informed
decisions about the content they wish to view. In addition,
Sunvalley Communication provides a separate area on the search
results page of the Sunvalley Communication Consumer Sites labeled
"Sunvalley Communication Sponsors" in which sponsors and
advertisers may purchase space to list their content or
advertising. See Our Sponsors for more information.
10. Advertising on the Sunvalley Communication Professional Sites
may not link directly to a registration/email capture page. Any
user registration or email capture pages resulting from an ad click
on a Sunvalley Communication Professional Site must be, at minimum,
two clicks away from the original Advertisement. The Sunvalley
Communication Professional Sites will not run Advertising that
requires registration and/or log-in in order to view a significant
portion of the content of the Advertising or the related site.
Sunvalley Communication reserves the right to determine what level
is 'significant'.
11. Sunvalley Communication reserves the right to reject, cancel,
or remove at any time any Advertising from the Sunvalley
Communication Network for any reason and will provide prompt notice
to the advertiser upon rejection, cancellation, or removal of any
Advertising, together with an explanation following the rejection,
cancellation, or removal. Sunvalley Communication also reserves the
right to determine the appropriate placement of the Advertising on
the Sunvalley Communication Network.
12. It is the Advertiser's responsibility to comply with all
applicable domestic and foreign laws, including applicable laws and
regulations of regulatory bodies. This includes pharmaceutical
advertising to physicians and consumers that must comply with FDA
guidelines for Direct to Physician (DTP) and Direct to Consumer
(DTC) advertising. Sunvalley Communication will not monitor
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. However, Sunvalley
Communication reserves the right to review all Advertising for
compliance with applicable laws and regulations and, if Sunvalley
Communication becomes aware of any breach or potential breach of
any applicable law or regulation or of these guidelines, Sunvalley
Communication may remove the Advertising.
13. No Advertising on the Sunvalley Communication Network shall
include any pixels, tags, flash containers or any other type of
information collection software code or shall place any beacons,
cookies or other information collection devices on the browsers of
Sunvalley Communication Users unless expressly approved in writing
by Sunvalley Communication.
14. No Advertising will be allowed on the Sunvalley Communication
Network that could injure the good name or reputation of Sunvalley
Communication or any Sunvalley Communication Site.
15. The Advertising and Promotions Policy applies to all sites
managed bu Sunvalley Communication.
Last update: May 16, 2011