Linking policy

Hyperlinks are one of the central features of the world wide web. Many visitors will arrive at a website through links. Also, search engines count links when ordering website rankings and, in general, more links mean better rankings in the search engine results pages.

Most webmasters will want to encourage links to their websites.

The purpose of this document is to help website operators control such linking.

The provisions of the template cover both: (i) links published on the website; and (ii) inlinks from other websites.

Unless you can establish a contractual relationship with the relevant person, provisions that purport to regulate inlinks are likely to be unenforceable.

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Linking policy contents

Introduction: links are welcome; status of linking policy.
Links to our website: links misleading; appropriate link text; links to point to specific URL; no use of logo in links; no inline linking; no framing.
Links from our website: third party websites: hyperlinks not recommendations; no responsibiltiy for third party websites.
Removal of links: user agrees to delete links upon request; removal of links published on website.
Variation: variation by publishing new version on website.
Our details: website operator name; place of business; contact information.

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Version	1.1
First published	1 Sep 2016
Last updated	29 Aug 2020
Law	English law and EU law
Language	English (UK)
^†Word count	739
^†Template pages	1

† These figures are approximations.

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Linking policies

Free linking policy

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	Free licence	Standard licence	Extended licence	Professional licence
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Number of websites or digital products	1	1	5	25
Sub-licences permitted	None	1	5	25
Document licence period	No expiry	No expiry	No expiry	No expiry
Credit for Docular	Yes	No	No	No

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