External Link Policy
The City of
Lufkin will consider requests for links to any site
that, in the City’s opinion, provides useful
resources consistent with the City’s mission, which
is to provide for safe, efficient and
environmentally responsible services to the citizens
of Lufkin.
Any links must meet the following
criteria:
The link must be to the official site
of a government entity, a public or private
organization whose work is generally recognized
as being relevant to and consistent with the
City’s mission as expressed in the
mission and vision statement.
Sites whose content is commercial or
political in nature or whose content is not
primarily service related will not be accepted.
Sites should not easily link (i.e., a
site is linked from the index of a requesting
site’s home page) to inappropriate sites (e.g.,
information regarding illegal activities or
pornography, or sites with excessive negative
commentary).
Sites should not contain content
written by many different people (e.g., student
sites, chat rooms, interactive bulletin boards,
etc.) which are not properly moderated or edited
by the host.
Mutual links are quick and easy ways for
Web users to gain information of shared interest.
They do not imply an endorsement of any particular
policies, programs, services, or products by the
City of Lufkin.
Any site that links to the resources of any of the City of Lufkin
websites must do so without encapsulating the the
City of Lufkin page in their frames or any other
method that inserts the City of Lufkin resource
within their page . This is necessary to prevent
the addition of commercial or unwanted material on
the page.
Sites are encouraged to link to
pages not specific media resources such as streaming
videos. If it is necessary to link directly to
a media resource, the site must contact the City of
Lufkin Webmaster and request permission. The
site making the link must clearly state on their
webpage that the resource is coming from
www.cityoflufkin.com
While requests to link with the City of
Lufkin web site will be considered using these
guidelines, the City of Lufkin reserves the right to
refuse links and to initiate links to other than
requesting sites. The City of Lufkin will make such
modifications of these guidelines as are deemed
appropriate. Such modifications will be posted on
this web page.
To request a link, email the
webmaster@cityoflufkin.com
When a request to link is received, the
City of Lufkin will review the site against its
adopted criteria and will notify the requesting
sponsor if its material is accepted. Any decision to
link must be approved by the Director of Information
Technology and the City Manager.
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