Crossroads Web Site Policy

General Expectations:

• The Crossroads Web Site Team (CWST) Leader has discretion over any exceptions to this policy.
• The Crossroads Web Site will not have an enabled search engine.
• All church owned sites, must provide a link to the Crossroads web site.
• A current list of the page owners will be maintained by the CWST.
• All pages shall be edited by the CWST or a person authorized by the team.
• Page/s will only be initiated or created only if the ministry is a Crossroads established ministry.
• Changes to the established page templates (e.g., menus, banners, footers, headings) must be approved by CWST.
• Personal data (phone numbers, address, etc.) and links to personal home pages are not authorized. 
• The Homepage theme shall represent Crossroads as a whole.
• Each Page Owner ministry shall develop a review process for their page/s. 

Page Owner Responsibilities:

• Each page/s will provide the name of their Page Owner to the CWST. 
• Each Page Owner is responsible for the content of their page/s. This includes grammatically, spelling correctness, clear, concise, complete and target conscious.
• Validate the accuracy, and reliability of any links from their page/s and they should be consistent to the beliefs of Crossroads.
• Page owners shall keep their responsible pages current and verify the accuracy of their designated page/s on a regular basis.

Page Requirements:

Each page must include the following: 

• Page/s shall be titled according to the ministry description or title.
• The Date of Last Revision 
• Contact information 
• Link to "Home" page
• Appropriate design template (exceptions upon approval of the CWST Leader)

Review Process:

Should include verification of these things:

• All content that is church owned and printable should be identified with: "Copyright � [creation year] Crossroads Evangelical Covenant Church."
• All content on the church homepage is accessible world wide and should be considered before posting.

Posting Content:

• Content that is deemed not qualified for global access or restricted, should be posted to password protected page/s. 
• Requests for web page assistance should be submitted 10 days prior to a publication date.
• All content shall respect all applicable copyright and trademark laws. This includes special fonts, clip art, custom graphics, etc.

Approved by Crossroads Church Board of Elders - 2 May 2002