An official UGA web site is one that provides information about official UGA academic or non-academic programs. To qualify as an "official UGA web site" two requirements must be met:
- Your site MUST be connected to a UGA domain
- Your site MUST include the use of UGA trademark and names
Using Third Party Hosting or Services
There are many different services you can use to build a web site for your UGA Department, Center, Institute, Program, Faculty, Lab or Student web site. These are services like wix.com, weebly, wordpress.org, for building and hosting a site, or you can have a site built by a third party web development firm and host your site on hosting like Godaddy, Pantheon, Media Temple, etc. There are a few rules you need to be aware of before making any decisions about using one any of these servicesoptions. Please look at your specific case to find out the process and requirements
Using UGA domains on Third Party Hosting or Services
An official UGA web site is one that provides information about official UGA academic or non-academic programs, and uses the UGA trademark and name. If your web site is an official UGA web site, your site MUST be connected to a UGA domain. Use of UGA trademark and names on a web site that is not connected to a UGA domain is not permitted. The third party service you are using will require you to agree to terms of service. Before you agree to these terms of service on behalf of UGA, you must must get the requisite approval through Procurement, UGA Legal Affairs, and Infosec.
Requirements
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- Regardless of whether the service is free or paid, you are committing to terms of use on behalf of UGA - you must get the requisite approval through Procurement, UGA Legal Affairs, and Infosec. (is there a source for thislink I can send people to about this process?)
- You must use the UGA trademark and name to identify your site as an official UGA web site. Follow the trademark and licensing requirements in doing sowhen using the UGA Trademark and Names. https://brand.uga.edu/university-logos