THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM CRITERIA PAGE

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1c8c8082dvldtc.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="1c4c3710.gif" border=0 width="195" height="113" ALT="Ethics Pledge Logo By: Sandy Width: 195 Pixels Height: 113 Pixels" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM WELCOME PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="13ba0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION WELCOME BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM PURPOSE PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="00ca0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION PURPOSE BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM EVALUATORS PAG"><U><IMG SRC="00da0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION EVALUATORS BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM CRITERIA PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="00ea0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION CRITERIA BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM ETHICS PLEDGE "><U><IMG SRC="00fa0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION ETHICS PLEDGE BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM APPLICATION PA"><U><IMG SRC="010a0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION APPLICATION BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM MEMBERS PAGE O"><U><IMG SRC="011a0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION MEMBERS BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM SAMPLE BADGE P"><U><IMG SRC="012a0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION SAMPLE BADGE BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM PRIVACY PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="013a0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION PRIVACY BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:sandy@ethicspledge.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sandy@ethicspledge.com"><U><IMG SRC="014a0190.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="25" ALT="NAVIGATION CONTACT BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="1c1f4710.gif" border=0 width="500" height="113" ALT="Ethics Pledge Program Words By: Sandy Width: 500 Pixels Height: 113 Pixels" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <STYLE>    <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE>  <IMG SRC="015907d0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="125" ALT="ETHICS PLEDGE PAGE HEADER BY: SANDY WIDTH: 400 PIXELS HEIGHT: 125 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="01a0f0f0.jpg" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALT="Silver Dot By: Sandy Width: 15 Pixels Height: 15 Pixels Type: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BBBBBB" FACE="Arial" ><B>Criteria</B></FONT><B> </B><IMG SRC="01a0f0f0.jpg" border=0 width="15" height="15" ALT="Silver Dot By: Sandy Width: 15 Pixels Height: 15 Pixels Type: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <A onclick="translator=window.open('http://babelfish.altavista.com/','MyWindow','toolbar=yes,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,width=435,height=435'); return false;" href="#"><img SRC="HTMLobj-333/EPP_Translator_animation.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0" ALT="Online Translator Image: By: Sandy 88Wx45H Gif. (External Link_Opens In New Window)"></a>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="0dcc8070.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="7" ALT="SMALL DIVIDER BY: SANDY WIDTH: 200 PIXELS HEIGHT: 7 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="472" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 880 WIDTH="460"><div> <B>The Criteria to become a member of The Ethics Pledge Program are concise, simple, and basic. Any Awards Program applying for The Ethics Pledge membership must meet the following criteria. Your site does not have to be rated by any Award Rating Site. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must be the owner/webmaster of the Awards Program. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your awards must not be of a give away nature. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your Awards Program must be active. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must have Criteria for Award Seekers to receive your award.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must have a Privacy Statement on your Awards Program. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must have an Evaluator Page describing who is to be evaluating the applicant sites.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your site must have a Copyright Statement and comply with all Copyright laws. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your site must be Family Friendly and labeled as such ( Safesurf or equivalent or statement on page that Award Program is viewable by all ages ). </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must have The Ethics Pledge ( or an ethics statement of your choosing ) installed within your Awards Program. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must uphold and adhere to the pledge you take. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your site must not have any profanity or offensive content nor may it be linked to any such content. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must link the Ethics Pledge Badge to this site's URL: </B><A HREF="http://www.ethicspledge.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ethicspledge.com"><U><B>http://www.ethicspledge.com</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must contact this program with the location ( URL ) of the badge on your site to complete your membership process and be added to our member's page. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you have any other Ethics Badges displayed on your site our badge </B><B><U>must</U></B><B> be displayed as predominately as any other badge.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If you desire more information about the Ethics Pledge Program, Please send E-mail, Subject: "More Information About Ethics Pledge Program"</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:john@ethicspledge.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:john@ethicspledge.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="0e436320.jpg" border=0 width="54" height="50" ALT="EMAIL LINK GRAPHIC WIDTH: 54 PIXELS HEIGHT: 50 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="020900a0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="10" ALT="DIVIDER BAR BY: SANDY WIDTH: Varies with how used. HEIGHT: 10 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_m.htm" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM CRITERIA PAGE"><U><IMG SRC="0171e240.gif" border=0 width="30" height="36" ALT="Navigation Up To Top By: Sandy Width: 29 Pixels Height: 35 Pixels Type:: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM EVALUATORS PAG"><U><IMG SRC="016241e0.gif" border=0 width="36" height="30" ALT="NAVIGATION BACK BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>      <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Help Now! Resources"><U><IMG SRC="1a25a4c0.gif" border=0 width="90" height="76" ALT="Link to Help Now! Area Width: 90 Pixels Height: 76 Pixels" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>       <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM ETHICS PLEDGE "><U><IMG SRC="018241e0.gif" border=0 width="36" height="30" ALT="NAVIGATION NEXT BY: SANDY WIDTH: 160 PIXELS HEIGHT: 25 PIXELS TYPE: JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="487" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM WELCOME PAGE"><U><B>Welcome</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM PURPOSE PAGE"><U><B>Purpose</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM EVALUATORS PAG"><U><B>Evaluators</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM CRITERIA PAGE"><U><B>Criteria</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM ETHICS PLEDGE "><U><B>Ethics Pledge</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM APPLICATION PA"><U><B>Application</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM MEMBERS PAGE O"><U><B>Members</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM SAMPLE BADGE P"><U><B>Sample Badge</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ETHICS PLEDGE PROGRAM PRIVACY PAGE"><U><B>Privacy</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="101"><div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="mailto:sandy@ethicspledge.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sandy@ethicspledge.com"><U><B>Contact</B></U></A><B> ]</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www4.addfreestats.com/cgi-bin/afstrack.cgi?usr=00414364"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.addfreestats.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www4.addfreestats.com/cgi-bin/connect.cgi?usr=00414364P0004" border=0 title="AddFreeStats.com Free Web Stats!"></a> </noscript>   </B></div> <div> <B>The Ethics Pledge Program</B></div> <div> <B> <script language="JavaScript"> copyright=new Date(); update=copyright.getYear(); document.write("Copyright © 2004-"+ update + "<br>Sandra Gerbers/John Wilkins"); </script>  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>