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LINK SELECTION CRITERIA

Selected sites are primarily public-oriented, including sites produced by

  • Canadian non-profit and professional law-related organizations;
  • Educational institutions and libraries;
  • Canadian federal departments;
  • Canadian law offices; and
  • Corporate sites that offer valid legal information for Canadians.

The answers to the following questions help determine whether a site is suitable for inclusion on ACJNet.

Content

  • Does the site provide information that enhances public understanding of legal rights and responsibilities, the legal system and/or options for legal assistance?
  • Is the site from Canada? If not, is the information relevant to Canadians?
  • Is the content inclusive and non-discriminatory?
  • Is the content written in plain language?
  • Is the content available in a variety of formats?
  • Does the site have information other than a collection of links?
  • Are links ranked or annotated?
  • Is the site unique?
  • Does the site make use of social media?
  • Is the site intended to solicit business?
  • If it is a commercial site, what is the impact of advertising on the site?

Currency

  • Is the site regularly updated?
  • Are the links maintained?
  • Is the site content historical or current or both?

Organization

  • Is the site easy to navigate?
  • Does graphic content interfere with navigation of the site?

Authority

  • Is contact information available on the site?
  • Is it possible to determine the reputation of the content creator?
  • Is there a stated purpose?
  • Is any sort of bias evident?
  • Is the site inflammatory?

Availability

  • Is the site stable?
  • Does the site load quickly?
  • Is the content free or low cost?

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Information and opinions on ACJNet
In some instances, information on the ACJNet website may have been provided by outside sources. Even with the high standards set by ACJNet, we accept no responsibility for the accuracy and reliability of the material. Opinion or information provided by visitors or third parties to this website does not represent that of ACJNet.

YOUR SECURITY
Your privacy is very important to us.

What we collect
Our server logs http requests. The log captures computer information, navigation and click-stream data such as the originating IP address of the computer. We do not attempt to identify the individual using the computer.
Individuals may choose to submit personal information (name, location) when they decide to use the feedback or submit portions of the site.

How we use it
Aggregate data is used in site administration, planning and security. We use the data to ensure that our site is robust enough to handle the traffic and to understand which of our resource pathways are most used.

Disclosing information
Visitor’s personal (name, location) information will not be disclosed to anyone except ACJNet staff who might need the information to respond to requests. Individuals sending requests for information will be deemed to have given permission for their request to be addressed by someone at ACJNet or at one of our affiliate services.

Links to other sites
All links to other sites are reviewed according to a set of standards. However, once the user follows a link and leaves our site, we cannot guarantee the quality of other links from the new site.