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Web Policy

This Policy governs documents (Web pages) appearing on the World Wide Web from The University of Alabama in Huntsville Web servers.

Both Official and Unofficial University Web Sites, as defined below, must comply with all copyright laws of the United States, all other applicable local, state, and federal laws, and applicable policies, rules, and guidelines of UAHuntsville, including those defined herein.

The dominant theme of any Web site, whether an Official or Unofficial University Web Site, must not appeal to prurient interest to the average person applying contemporary community standards.

This Policy will be periodically revised in response to pertinent legal and/or technological issues in consultation with the appropriate entities.

Any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this Policy should be addressed to the Office of Web Communications (OWC) at owc@uah.edu

Official University Web Sites are defined as Web sites or Web pages created by UAHuntsville entities including, but not limited to, its colleges, schools, departments, research centers, and administrative offices and purporting to represent UAHuntsville.

All Official University Web Sites must be approved by the vice president who has administrative oversight over the area represented by the Web site or by his/her designee.

All Official University Web Sites must adhere to the minimum standards described below. These minimum standards are presented in conjunction with associated recommendations in the UAHuntsville Web Guide at webguide.uah.edu.

Display clear identification of UAHuntsville on the top-level pages of each Web site. The required means of identification is to display the UAHuntsville wordmark specified in the UAHuntsville Web Guide.

Display a clearly labeled link on each Web page to the Web site's home page and to the UAHuntsville home page (www.uah.edu). The link to the UAHuntsville home page should be the UAHuntsville wordmark located in a prominent location on each page.

Display clearly labeled ownership information on each Web page in the form of a contact e-mail address.

In unusual cases, a contact name and telephone number may be substituted for a contact e-mail address.

The appropriate administrative units that publish information on an Official University Web Site are fully responsible for factually accurate content and currency of information. Web sites that contain out-of-date information may be requested to make the necessary corrections by the UAHuntsville Office of Web Communications (OWC) or by the appropriate vice president or his/her designee. Web sites failing to comply following such request may be unlinked by the UAHuntsville Webmaster.

All Official University Web Sites must present information using the highest editorial standards (spelling, punctuation, grammar, style, etc.). Web sites that contain editorial errors may be requested to make the necessary corrections by the UAHuntsville Office of Web Communications or by the appropriate vice president or his/her designee. Web sites failing to comply following such request may be unlinked by the UAHuntsville Webmaster.

Any Official University Web Site desiring to conduct commercial activity, including receipt of online credit card payments, must receive authorization from the Vice President for Finance. This Office will review the Web site's plan, including the adequacy of transaction security, make recommendations on the type of electronic credit card or other process needed, and provide cost information. If the commercial activity involves receipt of online credit card payments, the Office will obtain a merchant ID, if appropriate, under the domain of the University's central credit card contract, and provide training on securing the data, as well as recording and depositing the funds on University records. Any Web site discovered to be in violation of this provision is subject to removal from the UAHuntsville domain.

Links to commercial entities must be related to the University's missions of research, instruction, and service and must not imply endorsement by the University.

All names used to represent the University must be official names recognized by The University of Alabama in Huntsville, e.g., "The University of Alabama in Huntsville" and "UAHuntsville." Except when referring to UAHuntsville athletics, the use of "Chargers" is discouraged.

Colors to be used are the UAHuntsvilleuntsville blue and white, as well as tertiary colors of gray and black. Please see the “colors” link to be provided with both RGB and Hex color palette numbers.

Unofficial University Web Sites are defined as Web sites or Web pages created by UAHuntsville entities including, but not limited to, individual University employees, faculty, staff, students, and student organizations to represent individuals, groups, or organizations.

All Unofficial University Web Sites must carry the following disclaimer or link to unofficial disclaimer.html. "The views, opinions, and conclusions expressed in this page are those of the author or organization and not necessarily those of The University of Alabama in Huntsville or its officers and trustees. The content of this page has not been reviewed or approved by UAHuntsville and the author or organization is solely responsible for its content."

UAHuntsville will not undertake to pre-approve or review the content of Unofficial University Web Sites. However, any pages discovered in violation of this Policy are subject to immediate removal from UAHuntsville Web servers as directed by the Office of Web Communications.

Unofficial University Web Sites may not be used for commercial purposes or for personal financial gain or benefit. UAHuntsville is not responsible for any liability resulting from any such activities prior to their discovery and appropriate remedy.