Inktomi Terms of Service

Content Policy & Spam Removal Guidelines
Web pages making use of spamming techniques may not be submitted. Such pages will be removed from the Inktomi index.

Inktomi defines spam an inappropriate use of Inktomi's search engine involving any effort to deceive the search engine into returning a result that is unrelated to the query or whose position has been artificially inflated in the result set. Some examples, but not all, of the more common techniques spammers employ to inappropriately use the search engine include:

  • Embedding deceptive text in the body of web documents.
  • Creating metadata that does not accurately describe the content of web documents.
  • Fabricating URLs that redirect to other URLs for no legitimate purpose.
  • Web documents with intentionally misleading links
  • Cloaking/doorway pages that feed Inktomi crawlers content that is not reflective of the actual page
  • Creating inbound links for the sole purpose of boosting the popularity score of the URL
  • The misuse of third party affiliate or referral programs
    Inktomi Guidelines
    Inktomi's policies are designed to ensure that the practitioners of these and other spam techniques do not degrade the search user experience in any way.

    As with Inktomi's spam guidelines and other guidelines, Inktomi reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any and all action it deems appropriate to insure the quality of its index.
    Treatment of Paid Content
    Inktomi designed its Search Submit program to improve the content quality of its search databases and thereby enhance the search user experience. The interests of portals, content providers, and web searchers are aligned in support of this design goal, since a positive search user experience will yield increased traffic to providers of quality content. Content providers who submit spam-tainted URLs to Inktomi via these programs have the potential to reduce content quality and degrade the search user experience. Therefore, URLs submitted via Search Submit are subject to these rules and any other additional policies adopted by Inktomi from time to time.
    URL Guidelines
    Trellian and or Inktomi may remove your URL from Inktomi's index for reasons including, without limitation, the following: Your URL includes content that:
    1. Is illegal;
    2. Is a fraudulent use of the Service, as determined by Inktomi in its sole discretion;
    3. Infringes the rights of a third party (as determined by Inktomi in its sole discretion);
    4. Inktomi receives a notice of an act of copyright infringement in compliance with the notice requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998;
    5. In response to a court order or other judicial or governmental request or action;
    6. Does not comply with Inktomi's editorial standards;
    7. Does not comply with Inktomi's technical standards and/or requirements; or
    8. Does not comply with requirements by Inktomi's web search customers.
    Editorial Guidelines
  • The posting of content or the offering of products or services that may be or are illegal.
  • The fraudulent use of the Service.
  • The infringement of the rights of a third party.
  • In response to a court order or other judicial or governmental request or action.

    Technical Guidelines
  • The URL must resolve to an operational Web page. It may not generate error messages such as "File not Found.".
  • The Web page must be accessible and not require a username, password, cookie or other authentication in order to access.
  • The Web page must not be on a secure server (i.e., https).
  • The Web page must permit so called "spidering" technology, such as not using a "robots.txt" file.
  • The Web page must contain visible text (not graphics only).

    If your URL is removed from Inktomi's index you will not be entitled any refund of any fees paid for the Service.

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