Guidlines

Rules and Regulations
Local councils are the primary means of delivering the Scouting program and are the main point of contact between the organization and our volunteers. Much of this takes the form of publishing or advertising. Just as in other publishing and advertising, councils are free to develop their own applications of Internet and Web technology, as long as they observe the rules and regulations of the Boy Scouts of America, as required by their charters. The Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America, No. 57-492, and the Charter and Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America, No. 57-491, are primary resources for these policies and procedures. Other guidelines, such as this document, may be issued by the National Council from time to time.

Representation
While the National Council provides guidelines by which it will acknowledge local councils' sites and refer others to them, each of these sites is the product and possession of the local council, and as such representative only of the council that maintains it.

National Council Standards
While local councils may establish their own policies concerning their use of the Internet, the term approved council Web site refers to any council Web site the National Council has determined follows the guidelines. The National Council nor the Local Council will provide links to any site that does not meet these set guidelines.