Linking Policy
Linking to www.ci.lewes.de.us
Links to the City's web site are permissible, and are in fact encouraged. However, we do ask that links point to the home page (http://www.ci.lewes.de.us) rather than to any specific internal page, as those links may change from time to time. We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time.
Links to Third Party Sites
The purpose of the City of Lewes’ web site is to provide citizens, businesses and visitors a wide range of information about the City. As part of this public purpose, the web site includes links to outside web sites compatible with this goal. The City has no control over the format, content, or accuracy of any information found on any web site not a part of City's web site (specifically, any site not a part of the domain ci.lewes.de.us). The City is not responsible for, does not endorse, and cannot assure the accuracy of information on outside web sites.
The following criteria will be used in considering requests for links to third party web sites. If a particular request is not granted, the requester may ask the City Council to decide whether to approve the request. The Council will review the merits of the requested link, keeping in mind the following criteria, to determine whether it serves the overall purpose of the City's web site. The City reserves the right to determine how and where external links will appear on its web site; i.e. what page the link appears on and where the link is placed on the page.
The City's web site may provide links to web sites for:
- Governmental and educational institutions
- Organizations funded or created by the City of Lewes
- Nonprofit neighborhood associations within the City of Lewes
- Non-partisan web sites that encourage the informed and active participation of Lewes residents in government
- Organizations providing the public with information or access to the arts, humanities, culture or education
- Nonprofit organizations providing employment, health and other services to Lewes residents
- Non-profit Lewes business development organizations
- Web guides providing information about Lewes hotels, restaurants, retail stores and similar businesses
- Local and regional media web sites
- Organizations partnering with the City of Lewes to meet the City's strategic or operational goals
The City's web site will not provide links to web sites for:
- Candidates for local, state or federal offices
- Political organizations or other organizations advocating a position on a local, state or federal issue
- Corporate or other for-profit organizations unless they fit any of the criteria stated above
- Individual or personal home pages