Privacy
No Kiwanis-family club should assume the right to post members’ personally identifiable information on its website, including names, photos, phone numbers, e-mail, postal addresses, etc. Permission to post personally identifiable information must be granted by express permission given on a strictly opt-in basis. Implied consent by way of an opt-out process is not acceptable as express permission under the Guidelines. Kiwanis-family clubs may choose to post information about meeting places and times. However, officer names, addresses, and other contact information should be posted in areas protected by secure password protection for members of that club only, unless express permission is given as above. In addition, addresses and phone numbers of Circle K members and Kiwanians listed in the Circle K and Kiwanis International Directories shall not be posted on Kiwanis-family websites without approval of the International Board.

Political Activity Outside Circle K
Although a Kiwanis-family website can provide balanced information on all candidates running for a given office as a public service, it shall not endorse a political candidate.

Political Activity Within Circle K
Endorsements of candidates for office in the Kiwanis Family at the division, district, and International level may be posted only if the club or district board of directors votes to endorse and directs that the endorsement be announced on the website. Endorsements or critiques of amendments and resolutions at the district and International levels may be posted only if the club or district board of directors votes on these issues and directs that the decision be announced on the website.

Links
Kiwanis-family club web sites should be linked to the appropriate Kiwanis-family website (i.e.: Circle K International).

Recruitment
A Kiwanis-family club shall not solicit new members through its website, but it may invite persons interested in learning more about the club to attend a meeting or to receive more information about the club. Only when a member is ready to stand as a sponsor may a person be considered for membership.

Page Design and Content
Content and design of a club, division, and a district website should clearly represent only its club, division, or district and not the Kiwanis Family as a whole. Clubs, divisions, and districts are encouraged to submit project stories and photos to the Kiwanis-family websites. Kiwanis assumes no responsibility for the uploaded material. Clubs, divisions, and districts are urged to assert the following statement: “The (name of Kiwanis-family club) assumes no responsibility for any sites linked to/from its Web site, has no obligation to edit posted submissions, and reserves the right to edit, rewrite, and delete content that it deems inappropriate for any reason.” Additionally, any Kiwanis-family club creating a website should obtain an agreement from the developer assigning all rights for the content of the site to that Kiwanis-family club.

Commercial Activity
A Kiwanis-family club website, like a bulletin or newsletter, may carry advertising or recognition for donations but shall not endorse products or services. Any Kiwanis-family club posting advertising on its website should obtain an agreement from each advertiser indemnifying the Kiwanis-family club and Kiwanis International against loss resulting from the advertisement including, without limitation, losses caused by trademark or copyright infringement and suits for defamation. Additionally, a Kiwanis-family club website shall not carry an advertisement or link to a commercial site that fails to meet the standards of the Objects of Kiwanis.

Fundraising and Solicitation
A Kiwanis-family club may promote only its Kiwanis-family related fundraising activities on its website. A member, club, district, or division shall not promote any program or project outside its club/division/district territory without prior approval. Similarly, e-mail solicitation of funds or sales of products by a club within a district shall be confined to the geographic area in which the club functions except by mutual understanding and agreement of clubs or divisions in the area of solicitation. Advertising in support of club fundraising should be labeled as a fundraising activity of the club. E-mail lists of Kiwanis-family members collected at a website or acquired by other means should not be used for junk mail without specific permission of the members on the list. Kiwanis-family entities many not engage in unsolicited e-mail (spam).