The following organizations may link to our Websites without prior written approval:
- Government agencies;
- Search engines;
- News organizations;
- Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our Websites in the same manner as they hyperlink to the websites of other listed businesses;
- System-wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Websites.
These organizations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other website information so long as the link (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.
We may consider and approve in our sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organizations:
- Commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources such as Chambers of Commerce, American Automobile Association, AARP and Consumers Union;
- dot.com community sites;
- Associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites, online directory distributors;
- Internet portals;
- Accounting, law and consulting firms whose primary clients are businesses;
- Educational institutions and trade associations.
We will approve link requests from these organizations if we determine that:
- The link would not reflect unfavorably on us or our accredited businesses (for example, trade associations or other organizations representing inherently suspect types of business, such as work-at-home opportunities, shall not be allowed to link);
- The organization does not have an unsatisfactory record with us;
- The benefit to us from the visibility associated with the hyperlink outweighs the absence of a company name;
- The link is in general resource information or is consistent with editorial content in a newsletter or similar product furthering the organization's mission.
These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other websites information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.
If you are among the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our Websites, you must notify us by sending an email to info@uds.systems or portal@uds.systems . Please include your name, your organization name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or email address) as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Web site, and a list of the URL(s) on our site to which you would like to link. Allow 2-3 weeks for a response.
Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Websites as follows:
- By use of our corporate name;
- By use of the uniform resource locator (Web address) being linked to;
- If they are associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites, online directory distributors;
- By use of any other description of our Websites or material being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site
No use of the UDS Systems logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.
