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:
Is illegal;
Is a fraudulent use of the Service, as determined by
Inktomi in its sole discretion;
Infringes the rights of a third party (as determined
by Inktomi in its sole discretion);
Inktomi receives a notice of an act of copyright
infringement in compliance with the notice requirements of
the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998;
In response to a court order or other judicial or
governmental request or action;
Does not comply with Inktomi's editorial standards;
Does not comply with Inktomi's technical standards
and/or requirements; or
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.
