LINKING POLICY

Effective September 1, 2003

Links to other sites from www.chpca.net
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Web Site has links to other Web Sites that are not under its control; the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is not responsible for the contents of any linked Web Site, or any link contained in a linked Web Site, or any changes or updates to such Web Sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association of that Web Site or the information and services provided by that Web Site. 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association cannot guarantee the privacy or security of information you provide to the linked sites. 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association uses the following criteria to evaluate non-Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Web Sites prior to providing a link:
·        relates to the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s mission;
·        complements and enhances the information on www.chpca.net;
·        provides credible, accurate, current, science-based information;
·        is subject to adequate procedures for the review and updating of material;
·        primarily focuses on information or educational content, rather than the promotion of a product
       or service;
·        adheres to adequate policies regarding external links and privacy of user data.

These criteria may change at any time without notice to reflect the policies of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.

To request a link from the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Web Site to your Web Site, please e-mail us. All submissions will be reviewed by Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association staff or external reviewers with expertise in the topic.

Currently linked sites undergo periodic re-review annually or as needed.

We make every effort to ensure that our links are up to date. If you encounter a page that does not link properly, please e-mail us.

Permission to link to www.chpca.net
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association may grant the owner of an external Web Site permission to use a hypertext link on that Web Site to www.chpca.net, provided:

1.      Any text-only link must clearly be marked "Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association". The 
         Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association logo may not be used as a hypertext link without 
         express prior written permission from the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.

2.      The link must "point" to a page within the www.chpca.net Web Site.

3.      The appearance, position and other aspects of either the link or the host Web Site may not be 
          such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Canadian Hospice Palliative Care 
          Association name and trademarks.

4.      The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association reserves the right to revoke its consent to 
          the link at any time in its sole discretion by amending this policy.

5.      The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is not responsible for the information or 
          materials contained on the host Web Site. Links to www.chpca.net are provided for 
          convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the Canadian 
          Hospice Palliative Care Association of the organization or individual operating the host Web 
          Site or its content.