Thurston New York

Purpose of the Web Site
It is the purpose of the official Town of Thurston Web site, townofthurston.com, to provide accurate, non-editorial content and information about the functions, services, activities, issues, operations and projects of the Town of Thurston government. When/where appropriate, the Web site will be used to facilitate the delivery of direct services provided by the Town of Thurston government to its citizens and visitors. Comments about this site are welcome from any source and are always greatly appreciated.

Links To and From the Town's Web site
External links may be made to Web sites that meet the following criteria, as determined by the Town Clerk:

• Sites that are owned and managed by a state, local or federal governmental agency or local school board.
• Sites that are maintained by an organization that receives direct financial support from the Town.
• Sites that have a direct contractual relationship with the Town for the provision of goods and/or services.
• Sites that provide a unique online resource that will assist in the provision of services and/or information that compliment the purpose of theTown's Web presence as outlined above.

External links will not be made to sites that fall within any of the following criteria, as determined by the Town Clerk:

• Sites that are owned or managed by a political party, candidate or special interest group or are of a political nature that are associated with, sponsored by or serving a candidate for elected office, any political party or organization supporting or seeking to defeat any candidate for elective office or ballot proposal.
• Sites that are owned, managed or provide content for commercial, non-profit, religious, community, civic or other organizations that do not have a direct contractual relationship with theTown for the provision of goods and/or services.
• Sites containing any materials that may reasonably be considered scurrilous or offensive. Offensive materials are defined as sexual content or images, slurs against race, religious or political beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or physical attributes.

Links may be made to the Town of Thurston's Web site with the express written (email) permission of the Town Clerk. Persons wishing to link to the Town's Web site may contact the Town Clerk for permission and linking procedures. When permission is received to link to the Town's Web site, all hypertext links should be pointed to the Town's homepage, Townofthurston.com.