Terms & Conditions

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:  

- Government agencies;

- Search engines;

- News organizations;

- Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and

- System-wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.  

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.  

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:  

- commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;

- dot.com community sites;

- associations or other groups representing charities;    

- online directory distributors;

- internet portals;

- accounting, law, and consulting firms; and

- educational institutions and trade associations.  

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of DoorStep; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.  

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.  

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to DoorStep. Please include your name, your organization name, and contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.