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[TIDEWATER COUNCIL]
Tidewater Council policy on unit Web sites
These
guidelines were approved by the Tidewater Council Executive Board on March 15,
2000, upon recommendation of the Council Marketing Committee. They are adapted from
policy established by the BSA Electronics Publishing Division for council Web
sites.
Only unit
web sites that adhere to these guidelines may be linked to the official
Tidewater Council web site.
1. The
appropriate unit leadership must have control over the content of the unit's
official web site (i.e. the unit committee, uniformed leadership and chartered
partner representative). If youth members are involved, they must be under the
direct supervision of adults who have control of all content.
2. The
content of the unit site must be appropriate to the Scouting movement and
consistent with the Scout Law.
3. A unit
site shall not contain any links directly to any site that contains material
that is not appropriate to the Scouting movement.
4. A unit
web site should not contain full names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail
addresses or other identifying information about youth members.
5. No unit
site should contain bulletin boards or chat rooms that make it possible for
youth members to communicate with others through the site.
6. A unit
site should consider the safety and privacy of members by obtaining permissions
to release information about or identifying images of any specific person.
7.
Preferably, a unit site should not contain any advertisements or commercial
endorsements, except for the organization providing the site service if it’s
provided for free or at discount. If a site does contain advertising, care
should be taken to make certain that none of the advertising is inconsistent
with the purposes of Scouting.
8. A
standard money-earning application must be filed with the council before any
merchandise is offered for sale on a unit web site. No merchandise can be sold
through a unit web site using electronic fund transfers.
9. A unit
site must abide by all laws regarding copyrights, trademarks and other
intellectual property.
10. A unit
site must include the name of the unit's chartered partner, contact information
for the unit committee and an e-mail contact address for reaching the person managing
the site, so visitors can report any problems or concerns.
11. A unit
web site should never be made to appear more official than it is. The page
should not represent itself as an official publication of the council or
national organization of Boy Scouts of America, not even to casual readers.
12. Should a
unit web site move or be abandoned after a link to the council site is
established, the council should be notified by e-mail or other means, so that
the link can be changed or removed.
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