Advertising Policy
The Medical AI Search Lab's policy on advertising, PR, and sponsored content. It sets out disclosure requirements and the relationship with the Medical Advertising Guidelines.
1. Current status
The Medical AI Search Lab does not currently carry any external advertising, PR articles, or sponsored content. This policy is intended to disclose our operating principles in advance, in case we carry such content in the future.
2. Scope of advertising that may be carried
- BtoB services that are useful to the executives, directors, or marketing leads of medical institutions
- Expressions that stay within the bounds of the Medical Advertising Guidelines
- Expressions consistent with this medium's editorial policy (such as not making definitive guarantees of outcomes)
3. Advertising we will not carry
- Anything that includes guarantees or definitive claims about the effect of a particular treatment
- Anything that risks violating the Medical Advertising Guidelines
- Effect claims based on personal testimonials
- Exaggerated expressions or comparative superiority advertising
- Anything judged to compromise this medium's editorial independence
4. Disclosure
When content is carried as advertising, PR, or sponsored content, we will always clearly state the following.
- A clear label at the top of the article (e.g., "Advertisement," "PR," "Sponsored content")
- The name of the sponsoring business
- Whether and to what extent editorial involvement occurred
- Whether money or goods were exchanged
5. Editorial independence
We do not subject this medium's editorial policy or article content to prior censorship by advertisers. We do accept requests to correct factual errors.
6. Conflicts of interest
When an editor or author has a special interest relationship with an advertiser, they will not be assigned to write the article in question. For details, see the Editorial Policy.