Swansea, IL
Troop
52 will adhere to minimum standards and requirements as dictated by the Okaw
Valley and as set forth by the Troop 52 Committee Membership Board.
Sources:
A. Okaw Valley Council Executive Board, Council
Information and Technologies Committee.
B. Boy Scouts of America Electronics Publishing
Division for council web sites.
The following standards and requirements
are established within Troop 52.
1. The appropriate unit leadership must have
control over the content of the unit's official web site (i.e. the unit
committee, uniformed leadership and chartered partner representative). If youth members are involved, they must be
under the direct supervision of adults who have control of all content.
2. The content of the unit site must be
appropriate to the Scouting movement and consistent with the Scout Law.
3. A unit site shall not contain any links
directly to any site that contains material that is not appropriate to the
Scouting movement.
4. A unit web site should not contain full
names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or other identifying
information about youth members.
5. No unit site should contain bulletin boards
or chat rooms that make it possible for youth members to communicate with
others through the site.
6. A unit site should consider the safety and
privacy of members by obtaining permissions to release information about or
identifying images of any specific person.
7. A unit site should not
contain any advertisements or commercial endorsements, except for the
organization providing the site service if it’s provided for free or at
discount. If a site does contain
advertising, care should be taken to make certain that none of the advertising
is inconsistent with the purposes of Scouting.
8. A standard money-earning application must be
filed with the council before any merchandise is offered for sale on a unit web
site. No merchandise can be sold
through a unit web site using electronic fund transfers.
9. A unit site must abide by all laws regarding
copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property.
10. A unit site must include the name of the unit's
chartered partner, contact information for the unit committee and an e-mail
contact address for reaching the person managing the site, so visitors can
report any problems or concerns.
11. A unit web site should never be made to appear more
official than it is. The page should
not represent itself as an official publication of the council or national
organization of Boy Scouts of America, not even to casual readers.
12. Should
a unit web site move or be abandoned after a link to the council site is
established, the council should be notified by e-mail or other means, so that
the link can be changed or removed.