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Linking Notice

Collin College complies with the State Website Linking and Privacy Policy, which is applicable to higher education institutions as set forth in Title 1, Rule 206.72 and Rule 206.73 of the Texas Administrative Code. 

 

Linking to Collin College Websites

Advance permission to link to a Collin College website is not necessary. However, be aware that subpages may change or be removed at any time without notice. Entities and individuals linking to the Collin College website must routinely verify links to our subpages. Entities and individuals linking to Collin College web pages must not:

  • capture the college pages within frames, present the college content as its own, or otherwise misrepresent the college web content. 
  • misinform users about the origin or ownership of the college content, or in any way attempt to modify the content and then present it as the content of the college.

Certain information on the college website may be trademarked, service-marked or otherwise protected as intellectual property. Protected intellectual property must be used in accordance with state and federal laws and must reflect the proper ownership of the intellectual property.

 

Linking to individual graphics or tables within the college pages, which places the downloading burden on our servers, may be considered an inappropriate use of state resources.

 

Any link to the Collin College website should be a full forward link that passes the client browser to Collin College website unencumbered. The "Back" button should return the visitor to the original site if the visitor wishes to back out.

 

Entities or individuals who link to Collin College website should make reasonable efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their websites.

 

Links from Collin College Websites

Third-party websites comprise any non-Collin College website. Linking to third-party websites that further the business goals and mission of Collin College is permitted.

 

Linking to another entity’s website does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services or accessibility of the site.

 

Collin College reserves the right to:

  • link to external websites that it feels would provide a service or otherwise be of value to constituents.
  • deny or remove links to third-party websites if it determines that a website contains misleading or unsubstantiated claims, conflicts with the mission of Collin College or fails to conform to the requirements of this linking policy.

 

External Websites

Once you leave a Collin College website, the college’s policies no longer apply, and you are subject to the policies of the external site. If you have questions or concerns about the content or services on a third-party website, please contact that site directly.

 

Privacy

For more information on site privacy and confidentiality policies, visit the Privacy Notice page

 

Required Links

View the complete list of required links for the Collin College website.

 

Contact

Email webupdates@collin.edu with general questions or concerns about this notice.