Web Policies and Best Practices

Web Policies (Mandatory)

• Online Customer Service Policy
• Social Media and Web 2.0
• Web Measurement and Customization Technologies Policy
• Content Management
• Required Links Policies:
• Links to DOC Home Page
• Links to Organizational Home Pages
• Required Administrative Links

• Identification of Web Site Owner

• Web Site Contact Information

• Domain Names

• Web Site Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

• Privacy Policies
  
  
  • Privacy Impact Assessment for Social Media for Third Party Social Media Websites Applications
  • Privacy of Visitors to DOC Web Sites
  • Privacy Policy Statements and Information Collection
  • Machine-readable Privacy Policy

• Endorsement Disclaimer Policy

• Offsite Notification Policy

• Lobbying Prohibited

• Annual Web Site Certification
  
  
  • 2010 Web Site and Server Inventory Instructions

• Searchable Web Pages

• Evaluation of Information Before Publication
  
  

  Best Practices (Recommended)

  DOC Social Media Guidebook Twitter How-To-Guide Pinterest How-To-Guide Identification of Content Source Process in Support of the Annual Web Site Certification Testing Web Site Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Making Web Pages XHTML Compliant Universal Web Pages Hidden Data

  
  

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Page last updated January 31, 2013

• Alicia R. Sowah
  Deputy Director of Digital Engagement

Gregory Johnson

Co-Chair, Web Advisory Commmitee

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