Links policy

This policy is intended to explain how we make a decision about providing a link to another site in our Useful Links section. We look at all sites carefully to assess the quality and reliability of content and consider the following criteria:

The complementarity of the site with our categories of links (for example, HIV/AIDS Information, Prevention, Care and Treatment) and other linked sites in those categories (for example, ones that have a international/regional rather than national/local focus).
Usefulness to the readers that the Alliance is trying to reach. Sites must have content judged to be of substantial interest and of satisfactory quality to readers of this site. Sites that lack information content will not be linked.
The ownership and sustainability of the site. In all cases, the ownership of the site must be immediately evident to visitors, with the owner's name clearly displayed. The site owner must take responsibility for the content of the site. Where a site links to other sites on the web, the appropriateness of these links is not evaluated. However, if information is collated from other sites within the structure of the site, the ownership of the source material must be made clear by the site owner.
Sites for which there are grounds for doubting the accuracy of the content will be excluded. A site may be excluded if the professional reputation of the site owner is unknown and/or there are grounds for doubting the accuracy of the content or suspecting uncritical bias. Sites which in the opinion of the Alliance site owners contain material which is out of date may be excluded.
If the main content of a site is further web links, the site will only be included if this is the explicit aim of the site. We will forewarn visitors if sites to which we link have poor navigation or very slow download speeds.
Requests for links will be considered on a case by case basis and are not dependent on reciprocal agreements.