LinkingRaleighNC.com is a private and professional site focused on bringing professionals in the Raleigh and Triangle areas closer together by providing them an additional avenue of information for their careers and every day lives. LinkingRlaeighNC.com is not a site for an advertiser to spam large numbers of our members with unprofessional or unsavory advertising. As such, we expect the tone and quality of advertisements purchased to be more professional than other online advertising products.
These Advertising Guidelines represent an overview of minimally-acceptable standards for advertising on LinkingRaleighNC.com - any ad that violates ANY of the guidelines below will be removed from the system (and further action may be taken). LinkingRaleighNC.com determines the professionalism and appropriateness of any advertisement on the site, and reserves the right to take appropriate action against any advertisement deemed unsuitable for the site.

Source and Origination of Advertisement:
National Advertisers are not permitted to advertise on LinkingRaleighNC.com
Any business that advertises on LinkingRaleighNC.com must have an office location in the general Triangle area of North Carolina.
The message of the advertisement must have a localized reason to target the visitors of LinkingRaleighNC.com. Examples include hiring opportunities in the Triangle area, services offered in the Triangle area, sales advertised in the Triangle area, etc.
Advertising messages that refer to locations outside of the Triangle area are subject to approval by LinkingRaleighNC.com

Accuracy:
Do not deceive or lie in your ad
Your product or service must accurately match the text of your ad - don't lie.
Do not make deceptive or inaccurate claims about competitive products or services.
Do not advertise prices or offers that are inaccurate - any advertised discount, offer, or price must be easily discoverable from the Destination URL of your ad.
Do not imply affiliation with LinkingRaleighNC.com (or any other unaffiliated products or services).

Ad Text:
Do not use non-standard spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, or repetition in your ad
Do not use excessive capitalization in your ad. With the exception of valid acronyms, words should never be fully capitalized in your ad.
Do not use excessive or inappropriate punctuation in your ad. Do not repeat punctuation and do not use more than a single exclamation point in your ad.
Do not use any symbols (i.e. *, @) in a manner that differs from its standard meaning. Do not use a symbol in replacement of a letter ('cl!ck').
Do not repeat words or phrases in your ad.
Please use correct spelling and grammar in the text of your ad.

Language:
Do not use inappropriate or unacceptable language in your ad
Do not use inappropriate or unprofessional language in your ad.
Do not use language that could be considered offensive by any viewer of your ad.
LinkingRaleighNC.com is the sole judge of the appropriateness of any words or phrases in your advertisement.

Link Behavior:
Do not deceive, confuse, or otherwise degrade the experience of members who click on your ad
The domain of your Display URL must match the domain of your Destination URL.
All members must be sent to the same destination URL and landing page from a click on your ad
Do not send members to a landing page that generates a pop-up
The landing page must allow users to use the browser's 'Back' button and return to the page that the ad was displayed on

Trademarks:
Do not use trademarks that you are not permitted to use
Your ad must not include any text that may be deemed as infringing upon the trademarks of other parties unless express permission has been granted by the trademark owner
Trademark owners can send concerns about the use of their trademarks to LinkingRaleighNC.com Customer Service. Any ad found to be infringing on the trademark of a complainant will be removed from LinkingRaleighNC.com.

Content:
LinkingRaleighNC.com does not allow advertising related to any of the following:
Illegal products or services of any kind
Alcoholic beverages
Tobacco products or cigarettes
Drugs, illegal substances, and any related products or services
Prescription pharmaceuticals
Weapons, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, or any other violent products or services
Sexual or adult content
Dating sites
Ringtones
Illegal downloads of software, media, or other copyrighted content
Online gambling
Hate or violent text advocating against any individual, group, or organization
Bulk marketing products
Multi-level Marketing programs, scams, or pyramid schemes
Inflammatory religious content
Inflammatory political content

LinkingRaleighNC.com:
Do not use LinkingRaleighNC.com in your ad
Do not refer to LinkingRaleighNC.com (the corporation, brand, or site) in your ad
Affiliate Advertising: No affiliate advertising through LinkingRaleighNC.com
Affiliate ads and related programs are not allowed to advertise using LinkingRaleighNC.com
 
Data Collection:
Do not use an ad to facilitate collection of a member's data, including:
Demographic or usage data
Usernames or passwords from the member for use on LinkedIn or any other site
Phishing or other scamming tactics to collect sensitive personal information or money