Recommendation 8.1.3 Non-government links not an endorsement
The New Zealand Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0 (below). See Meeting the standards for more information.
The Recommendation
Recommendation 8.1.3 Non-government links not an endorsement.
It is clear that a link to a non-government site is not intended as an endorsement nor the responsibility of the referring agency. A disclaimer is acceptable, and one disclaimer per site is sufficient.
Guide to this recommendation
If the agency has a disclaimer section or dedicated disclaimer page, it would be appropriate to place any disclaimer content in this section or page.
It is acceptable to have a reference to a non government entity on a web site, such as a third party that hosts the agency web site, as long as the non-government entity is not being promoted/recommended in any way.
Related Standard
16.6 - Copyright of third parties
Rationale for this recommendation
By mandate, agencies are not to promote any non-government body.
