| This policy is effective September 9, 2008. 1. Linking Policy Evaluation Criteria Overview: As a public service, 321BuyBiz.com may provide links to other organizations that provide information of benefit to small businesses. External links do not constitute an endorsement by 321BuyBiz.com of the opinions, products or services presented on the external site, or of any sites linked to it. 321BUYBIZ.COM has provided links to Internet sites maintained by third parties, over which 321BUYBIZ.COM has no control. 321BUYBIZ.COM does not endorse the content, operators, products or services of such sites, and 321BUYBIZ.COM is not responsible or liable for the content, operators, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such sites. 321BUYBIZ.COM shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, products or services available on or through such sites. External links are intended to support 321BuyBiz.com’s commercial purposes. They are intended to provide information only for government agencies, private or commercial organizations or businesses. Links to .org, .gov, .edu, .mil or other non- profit sites that provide small business information related to 321BuyBiz.com’s mission are encouraged because of their general non-commercial, public-interest nature. Links to .com, .net, and other commercial, for-profit sites may be acceptable as paid and/or unpaid links from their respective entities if supportive of small business needs and relevant to 321BuyBiz.com’s mission. These sites may include:
2. Link Criteria --The 321BuyBiz.com staff evaluates all suggested links using the following criteria: • Is the recommended website an Official Marketing Partner, advertisers, Affiliate advertisers and/or cosponsor of 321BuyBiz.com? • Does the recommended website complement existing information, products and services on 321BuyBiz.com? • Is the recommended website accessible and applicable to a wide audience? • Is the recommended website's content relevant, useful and authoritative for individuals and businesses? • Does the recommended website's information appear to be accurate and current? Is the recommended website an official government-owned or supported website? • Does the recommended website provide official government information or services? • Does use of the recommended website require registration, and if so is its approach to the collection of personal information consistent with 321BuyBiz.com’s privacy and security policies? • Is the recommended website "user-friendly?" 3. 321BuyBiz.com will not link to websites which contain the following: • Website which exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination or promotes one political party over another • Website which is primarily a solicitor of user information whose primary purpose is the sale or exchange of user information for monies or other economic benefit. • Websites which charge a user-fee for access • Websites which violate State or federal ethics policies or laws. • Websites that are deemed to be misleading, contain unsubstantiated claims or are determined to be in conflict with 321BuyBiz.com’s mission 4. Use of 321BuyBiz.com notification regarding links to websites external to that of 321BuyBiz.com: • A clear delineation between the web content of and link to 321BuyBiz.com and that of an external websites must be reasonably visible to visitors of the external website so as to differentiate one entity from another. 5. Reciprocal Links: 321BuyBiz.com may link to other websites and their information in accordance to our linking policy, whether or not the other website links to us or not. 321BuyBiz.com does not routinely engage in reciprocal linking, nor do we participate in link farms. 6. Non-live Copy and Paste Hyperlinks: From time to time, 321BuyBiz.com may choose to provide an unpaid link that meets Linkage Criteria established in this Policy for the information and convenience of visitors. Most of these links will be de-activated and highlighted in color so that visitors may copy and paste the links in browsers after leaving the 321BuyBiz.com website. All sections of this Policy apply to Non-live links. 7. Links from an Outside Resource: Any public or private entity may link to 321BuyBiz.com.gov as long as the descriptive words of 321BuyBiz.com are accurate and not misleading and do not misrepresent any relationship between the linking site and 321BuyBiz.com. Entities may not use the 321BuyBiz.com logo as its link. Advance permission is required in order to link to 321BuyBiz.com and will generally be granted provided the conditions within this policy page are followed. 8. Reproduction of 321BuyBiz.com Content: When using 321BuyBiz.com you may encounter documents, illustrations, photographs, source codes or other information resources contributed or licensed by private individuals, companies, or organizations that may be protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the copyright laws requires the written permission of the copyright owners. It is your responsibility to identify the copyright owner and obtain permission before making use of this material. At the sole discretion of 321BuyBiz.com, reproduction in whole or in part of any text, graphic design, source code, or other element of the 321BuyBiz.com website beyond that allowed by Fair Use as defined in the copyright laws may result in prosecution by 321BuyBiz.com for equitable relief by the courts and/or assessment of a fine by 321BuyBiz.com upon such party by up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). 9. Featured Links 321BuyBiz.com highlights links of interest to wide audiences by temporarily posting them in a position of prominence on the website. Featured links may include paid links by contracted advertisers, non-paid links with current topics of interest to small business owners; cosponsored activities; and new links. 10. Framed Pages 321BuyBiz.com strictly prohibits the use of its web links, contents, source code, or digital website elements to be utilized in third-party “Frame Pages.” Frame pages create a template where more that one web page can sit. Frames, typically the masthead or graphic logo and trade name of the “Master” website, allows web designers to display more than one “Slave” web page at the same time on the browser screen. As an example, were a visitor to go to the website of a major automobile maker, the website of an auto insurance company might appear at the same time on the browser screen below the automaker’s graphic logo and trade name. 11. Disclaimers • The 321BuyBiz.com does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website • The 321BuyBiz.com does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites, whether paid or unpaid, and we do not endorse the views they express, the truthfulness or accuracy of the information presented, or the products/services they offer. • The 321BuyBiz.com cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website. • The 321BuyBiz.com is not responsible for transmissions or false or misleading claims made by paid or unpaid inbound or outbound links that visitors may receive from linked websites. • It is the business purpose of 321BuyBiz.com to receive site visitors and listing service revenue from traffic delivered to 321BuyBiz.com from Official Marketing Partners and affiliate websites. Refunds shall not be made to purchasers of goods and services from Official Marketing Partners and affiliate websites except as mandated by law. 12. 321BuyBiz.com Disclaimer of Endorsement: Any reference obtained from this server to a specific product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement by 321BuyBiz.com or its or Marketing Partners as to the product, process, or service, or its producer or provider. The views and opinions expressed in any referenced document do not necessarily state or reflect those of the 321BuyBiz.com. 13. 321BuyBiz.com Disclaimer of Liability: Neither 321BuyBiz.com, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information from this website or of organizations linking to our website. 14. Indemnification and Hold Harmless: Visitors and linkage participants, known and unknown to 3321BuyBiz.com, hereby release, indemnify, and hold harmless 321BuyBiz.com, their officers, officials, agents and/or employees, and other participants, sponsors, advertisers, Official Marketing Partners and advertising affiliates with respect to any and all injury, loss, or damage to person, entity, or property associated with the inbound or outbound linkage between 321BuyBiz.com and third-parties, whether arising from the negligence of 321BuyBiz.com or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. 15. Privacy and Security Check the 321BuyBiz.com Privacy and Security to learn more about the privacy and security policies of 321BuyBiz.com. 16. See 321BuyBiz.com Website Policy on Official Marketing Partners, Advertising Affiliates and Advertising Affiliate Websites |
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