Web Site Linking Policy

Links to Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association's Website

Advance permission to link to the Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association website (http://www.main.org/cmna) is not necessary. However, be aware that CMNA subpages, may change at any time without notice. Entities and individuals linking to CMNA's website must continuously verify links to our subpages.

Entities and individuals linking to CMNA's website shall not capture CMNA web pages within frames, present CMNA content as its own, or otherwise misrepresent CMNA content. Furthermore, they shall not misinform users about the origin or ownership of CMNA content. Certain information on CMNA's website may be trademarked, service-marked, or otherwise protected as intellectual property. Protected intellectual property must be used in accordance with state and federal laws and must reflect the proper ownership of the intellectual property.

Any link to the CMNA's website site should be a full forward link that passes the client browser to the CMNA website unencumbered. The "Back" button should return the visitor to original site if the visitor wishes to back out.

Links from Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association's Website

This section outlines the criteria and requirements that external web sites must meet to have a link from CMNA's website. It also details how links are accepted and removed from CMNA's website

CMNA reserves the right to link to external web sites that it feels would provide a service to the citizen.

Acceptance Criteria

CMNA links to state, and local governments that provide information and services that benefit Texas citizens and business entities. At its discretion, CMNA will consider link requests to non-governmental web sites that contain information and/or services that further the purpose of the Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association.

CMNA's website is not a forum for public communication and debate. The criteria outlined in this section have been established to ensure that CMNA's website remains a non-public forum.

Every link request must undergo review to determine its relevance and appropriateness to the purpose of CMNA. Links are approved for CMNA based on the following criteria:

1. The external web site corresponds with the purpose of Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association
2. The site's content is appropriate with respect to the purpose of CMNA and the site is not a
   o Commercial site, which charges a fee for products or services online; (Notices of the availability of publications by government entities that charge for the publications or notices of government sponsored conferences that charge a registration fee are not commercial sites and may be considered for linking.)
   o Site that exhibits hate, bias, discrimination, pornography, libelous or otherwise defamatory content;
   o Site that advocates or promotes the use of alcohol or tobacco;
   o Site that lobbies, advocates, or advances the policies and priorities of a particular industry, organization or enterprise. This includes sites of non-profit organizations;
   o Site belonging to or supporting a political affiliation; or
   o Site that furthers the agenda of a political organization or candidate running for office.

CMNA reserves the right to deny links if it determines that a web site contains misleading or unsubstantiated claims, conflicts with the purpose of CMNA, or does not meet one or more of the criteria set forth above in numbered sections or set out below in the Conditions for Link Maintenance on CMNA's website section

Review Process

1. Contact us for an email link request. Each link request should address how the site meets the two acceptance criteria outlined above.
2. The link request will be reviewed against the acceptance criteria set forth above. The decision of the CMNA is final as to whether the requesting site may have a link from CMNA's website.
3. Approved sites must comply with the following conditions for link maintenance.

Conditions for Link Maintenance on CMNA's website

To ensure superior customer service to citizens and businesses accessing information and services through CMNA's website, we require that external web sites linked from CMNA's website meet the following conditions in order to maintain a link on the agency's website:

1. The linked site must provide the user with access to an email address and/or a customer service telephone number on every page of the site, in order for users to contact the site if there are problems with format, accuracy, timeliness, or payment processing.
2. When the user clicks on the external web site link, he/she must have easy access back to CMNA's website. One of two options can accomplish this:
   o A link to CMNA's website can be established on the external website's main page; or
   o The "Back" button returns the user to CMNA's website.
3. Linked sites must have a privacy and security policy accessible from their home page informing the user of what information is collected, how it is collected, how it is used, and how the user can review and correct the information. Linked sites must comply with accepted accessibility standards as provided by the Worldwide Web Consortium (http://www.w3c.org) to ensure that persons with disabilities may access these sites.
4. Linked sites must notify the CMNA if the site to which CMNA's website links become inaccurate, inactive or otherwise compromised.

Removal Process

Cypress Mill Neighborhood Association reserves the right to remove links if it determines that a web site contains misleading or unsubstantiated claims, conflicts with the purpose of CMNA, or does not meet one or more of the criteria set forth above in numbered sections or set out above in the Conditions for Link Maintenance on CMNA's website section.

Links from CMNA's website will be reviewed regularly and may be removed for the following reasons:

• The link no longer points to the original information or resource to which it was intended to point;
• The web site pointed to by the link contains inaccurate or misleading information or has changed such that it is no longer in compliance with the acceptance criteria;
• The web site pointed to by the link violates the conditions for link maintenance;
• Access to the information has become difficult due to non-standard formatting, lengthy download times, or intrusive advertising; and
• The link is permanently unreachable or remains unavailable for a lengthy period.
• The decision of the CMNA is final as to whether a link is to be removed from CMNA's website.

Contact Information

For questions and concerns regarding the linking policy, please contact us.