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Content Policy & Spam Removal Guidelines
Web pages making use of spamming techniques may not be submitted. Such
pages will be removed from the Inktomi index.
Inktomi defines spam an inappropriate use of Inktomi's search engine
involving any effort to deceive the search engine into returning a result
that is unrelated to the query or whose position has been artificially
inflated in the result set. Some examples, but not all, of the more common
techniques spammers employ to inappropriately use the search engine include:
Embedding deceptive text in the body of web documents.
Creating metadata that does not accurately describe the content of web
documents.
Fabricating URLs that redirect to other URLs for no legitimate purpose.
Web documents with intentionally misleading links
Cloaking/doorway pages that feed Inktomi crawlers content that is not
reflective of the actual page
Creating inbound links for the sole purpose of boosting the popularity
score of the URL
The misuse of third party affiliate or referral programs
Inktomi Guidelines
Inktomi's policies are designed to ensure that the practitioners of these
and other spam techniques do not degrade the search user experience in
any way.
As with Inktomi's spam guidelines and other guidelines, Inktomi reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to take any and all action it deems
appropriate to insure the quality of its index.
Treatment of Paid Content
Inktomi designed its Search Submit program to improve the content quality
of its search databases and thereby enhance the search user experience.
The interests of portals, content providers, and web searchers are aligned
in support of this design goal, since a positive search user experience
will yield increased traffic to providers of quality content. Content
providers who submit spam-tainted URLs to Inktomi via these programs have
the potential to reduce content quality and degrade the search user experience.
Therefore, URLs submitted via Search Submit are subject to these rules
and any other additional policies adopted by Inktomi from time to time.
URL Guidelines
Inktomi may remove your URL from Inktomi's index for reasons including,
without limitation, the following: Your URL includes content that:
Is illegal;
Is a fraudulent use of the Service, as determined by Inktomi in its sole
discretion;
Infringes the rights of a third party (as determined by Inktomi in its
sole discretion);
Inktomi receives a notice of an act of copyright infringement in compliance
with the notice requirements of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of
1998;
In response to a court order or other judicial or governmental request
or action;
Does not comply with Inktomi's editorial standards;
Does not comply with Inktomi's technical standards and/or requirements;
or
Does not comply with requirements by Inktomi's web search customers.
Editorial Guidelines
The posting of content or the offering of products or services that may
be or are illegal.
The fraudulent use of the Service.
The infringement of the rights of a third party.
In response to a court order or other judicial or governmental request
or action.
Technical Guidelines
The URL must resolve to an operational Web page. It may not generate
error messages such as "File not Found.".
The Web page must be accessible and not require a username, password,
cookie or other authentication in order to access.
The Web page must not be on a secure server (i.e., https).
The Web page must permit so called "spidering" technology, such as not
using a "robots.txt" file.
The Web page must contain visible text (not graphics only).
If your URL is removed from Inktomi's index you will not be entitled
any refund of any fees paid for the Service.
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