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. Proposed changes to these Policies
and Guidelines must be reviewed by the Website Committee and approved by
the Service Committee.
The purpose of this website is to
carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous by:
Publishing accurate and current information about east bay Alcoholics
Anonymous, including information about meetings, activities, and the
services provided by East Bay Intergroup and its Central Office.
Encouraging participation by A.A. members and groups in Intergroup
activities and services.
Facilitating communication between A.A. members and groups.
This website is provided by East Bay
Intergroup. Its oversight is the responsibility of the East Bay
Intergroup Service Committee.
When deemed necessary, the Service
Committee shall appoint an ad hoc Website Committee to review these
Website Policies and Guidelines and make appropriate recommendations for
changes to the Service Committee. In keeping with our 2nd Tradition, the
East Bay Intergroup Website Committee shall make all important decisions
by group conscience.
The Webmaster will review all
materials submitted for posting on the website for appropriateness
according to these guidelines, A.A. Traditions, Concepts, and practices;
and will provide a quarterly Website Activity Report for the Service
Committee.
The Service Committee will produce an
annual Website Report for Intergroup.
Non-A.A. material, events, or
activities are inappropriate for this website, except that certain
Al-anon material may be permitted.
Except for admission prices or
contributions included in announcements about A.A. sponsored events or
activities and items in the Community News, any solicitation for
monetary contributions is inappropriate.
Information about how members may
provide service, including lists of open service commitments and
interactive or printable volunteer forms, is appropriate.
Forms available at Central Office
(e.g. suggested meeting format, new meetings, meeting changes, service
commitments) should be made available on the website as long as
Copyright rules and laws are observed.
This website will link only to
websites provided by other A.A. groups, intergroups, Central Offices,
General Service, World Service, and the A.A. Grapevine. Links to
Websites provided by friends of A.A. or other non-A.A. entities are not
appropriate. A.A. websites cosponsored by non-A.A. entities or
containing advertisements or other non-A.A. materials will be excluded.
Except that links to map services such as MapPoint that provide a
service to our members with a minimum of advertisement are permitted.
Each new such service must first be reviewed by the Website Committee
and approved by Intergroup.
All links to other sites shall contain
a disclaimer break indicating that the viewer is leaving our East Bay
Intergroup website.
In the interest of protecting
anonymity, except on password protected pages, contact names provided on
the website will contain only the contact's first name and last initial.
No personal telephone numbers or email addresses will be displayed on
the unprotected pages of the website.
Forms requiring input of personal
information must use a secure server providing encryption. |
