- Free access to site content
- No subscription/access fees
- Authority of the source
- Author's credentials available
- Accuracy/comprehensiveness of information
- Information range is wide in depth and scope;
- Author's name listed along with way to contact
- Organization/clarity of presentation
- Clear, intuitive layout, labeling, and indexing
- Objectivity in presenting information
- Information free of author's or advertiser's biases
- Currency/timeliness
- Information/links current and updated regularly as stated on web site
- Ease of connection/access, navigation, and use
- Site can be viewed without fees or special browser software;
- quick connection time;
- site map available;
- Free of burdensome advertising
- Legal, and family friendly
- Site must be completely legal in all jurisdictions, and be free of trademark or copyright violations
- Content must be appropriate for all audiences
- If personal information is collected:
- Site must comply with privacy regulations, including the CCPA
- Site must have a privacy policy that clearly identifies a legal operating entity with a valid mailing address for service of legal process
- Prohibited new content categories
- Sponsored or guest posts/articles
- Individual blogs/articles on commercial websites
- Referral services, buyers guides, or product/service opinion sites
- Sites without comprehensive English language support
- Computer security products or services
- Gambling
NOTE: Refdesk is not a business listing website. New links to commercial websites are added with a rel="nofollow" attribute.
NOTE: Refdesk strongly dicsourages immediate solicitations for first-time visitors to subscribe to mailing lists or allow browser permissions.
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