FAQ's - Web Site Linking Policy & Agreement

Thank you for your interest in linking to gearmerchant.com

Gear Merchant welcomes links to its Web site, and also permits "web crawlers" to index its Web site. Generally Gear Merchant asks that you consider the following when establishing links to its Web site:

  • Links should usually be made to the home page:  http://www.gearmerchant.com
  • Links to other pages on the site are permitted, but it is suggested that you run an automated link-checker periodically to test the integrity of such links. Information, or page structures, may change over time.

Linking Agreement

Linker expressly agrees that use of Gear Merchant materials and Web site is at linker's sole risk. Gear Merchant does not warrant that its service will be uninterrupted or error free. Gear Merchant provides this access "as is" without warranty of any kind. Gear Merchant disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Gear Merchant be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from use of any of the materials provided hereunder or access to any of the service described herein

OBJECTIVE OF THIS POLICY
To describe and explain the Gear Merchant policy for organizations wishing to link to the Gear Merchant Web site, and the policy on linking from the Gear Merchant Web site to other sites.

LINKS FROM THE GEAR MERCHANT WEB SITE
Links to the Gear Merchant Web site must be related to the purposes and objectives of Gear Merchant to meet customer demand while providing distinguished customer service, and to become the preeminent company in our field. Links related to other relevant technical sites may be established where it is shown to be beneficial to Gear Merchant and our customers.

In general, Gear Merchant will provide links to the following areas of interest. These may be national or international:

  • Professional Organizations and Agencies
  • Government
  • Commercial Resources
  • News Online
  • MSDS Resources
  • Science-Related Sites
  • Forestry-Related Sites

Links to a commercial organizations may be added to provide customers with:

  • Contact information
  • Product or technical descriptions
  • Information or services useful to Gear Merchant customers

Gear Merchant does not link to commercial organizations that sell directly to the consumer or that do not use Gear Merchant in their distribution chain.

Other than where a specific reference is made to a commercial arrangement between Gear Merchant and a commercial organization, Gear Merchant is not by virtue of a link endorsing or giving its endorsement to a particular organization, product or service.

Gear Merchant makes no guarantees, and offers no warranties or indemnities, for the quality, currency, accuracy or truthfulness of any information and/or services accessed by a link to an external organization.

LINKS NOT PERMITTED

These include sites:

  • In conflict with, or harmful to, the interests of Gear Merchant and its members
  • Which promote or incite violence, hatred and harassment based on sex, race and disability
  • Which breach others' right to privacy and confidentiality
  • That promote or incite illegal, fraudulent or other unlawful activities
  • Which are offensive, obscene and pornographic
  • Which are slanderous, libelous and/or defamatory
  • Which promote or incite breaches of "Netiquette" and are designed to annoy, abuse or torment users of the Internet

REQUEST FOR LINK FROM GEAR MERCHANT

To get a link placed on the Gear Merchant Web site, please contact us. In your contact message, please explain how the proposed link related to this policy and ensure that a return contact name and address is included.

If, on the face of it, a proposed link meets the criteria enunciated in this policy it may still be declined at the discretion of Gear Merchant.
Gear Merchant
is the final arbitrator of links. If a link is approved, the administrators of the target site will be informed and the link established.