4.01.1.4 World Wide Web Policies
The University home page http://www.lincolnu.edu is an official publication of the University. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials, including text and photographs, appearing on the home page or subsequent official home pages of specific departments are copyrighted and shall not be reproduced without written permission from the University.
Web pages linked to the University Web site may be created by academic departments, administrative departments, programs, centers or institutes, governance groups, and faculty and staff.
Recognized student groups may create home pages that are linked to the University Web site with the approval of the CSAO.
The official University root Web pages are the responsibility of the Web Content Manager. Content for all root Web pages must be submitted to the Office of Marketing and Communications for approval before being placed on the University home page. Content on subsequent official University pages, such as academic department pages, administrative department pages, pages for programs, governance groups, or centers or institutes, must be approved by the department head, director, or person in authority to speak for that entity, and must conform to the University guidelines for Web page design. Class pages and faculty and staff personal pages must conform to the University guidelines for Web page design.
Plagiarism of World Wide Web documents, graphics, or other resources is prohibited.
Hosting material that is illegal or dangerous is strictly forbidden. Examples of such material include pirated or unlicensed programs or applications, viruses or material containing viruses, documents containing information that is intended to be used in the perpetration of illegal activities, unlicensed music, art or other copyrighted material, or any material that causes disruption of the University network.
Effective Date
Approved by Board of Curators: January 15, 2026