Contents and Services Policy

1) The spirit of A.A. principles and traditions will be followed at all times. This means, among other things:

a) Anonymity will be preserved and protected. The names of individuals and individual phone numbers, postal and email addresses will not be displayed on the website (Traditions 11 & 12).

b) There will be no endorsement or affiliation with non-A.A. entities (Tradition 6).

ii) The website will link only to the Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (A.A.W.S.) website (www.aa.org).

c) Autonomy will be respected. Home groups, districts, intergroups, and central offices will decide for themselves what information they do and do not want given on the website, as well as the extent of their participation in the area website (Tradition 4).

2) The home page will identify the website's focus on A.A. within Area 72, making it clear there is no attempt to speak for A.A. as a whole. A link to the A.A.W.S. website (www.aa.org) will be provided to access general information about A.A.

3) Copyrights shall be respected. Registered trademarks, when used, should be acknowledged as such.

4) Anonymous email addresses will be available for Area trusted servants, District Committee Members (DCMs), and Alternate DCMs.

a) Email addresses will use the Area’s domain name to maintain the anonymity of trusted servants (e.g., cpc@area72aa.org, dcm10@area72aa.org, and altdcm10@area72aa.org).

b) All replies to visitors’ email will be made using anonymous email addresses.

5) The following types of information are also approved for display on the website:

a) Addresses and telephone numbers for districts, Intergroup, and central offices.

b) Event information for Western Washington Area 72 business events: area quarterlies, pre-conferences, pre-assemblies, and assemblies. Also, GSO-related events will be listed.

c) Event information for Western Washington Area 72 standing committees: quarterlies, workshops, events, and related district service functions.

d) The Events page will include automated forms for submitting event information. Information on area business events will go directly to the webmaster. Information on standing committee events will go directly to the Area Standing Committee Chair, who will forward the information to the webmaster if it is a valid standing committee event.

6) The following types of information are NOT approved for display on the website:

a) No personal addresses or telephone numbers will be displayed.

b) No social events, picnics, gratitude dinners, retreats, or roundups will be listed.