What is LookSmart's Search Engine criteria?

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In order to be accepted into the LookSmart directory and distributed across the LookSmart Network, your site must meet certain standards of content and quality. These standards ensure that we provide our partner sites with quality listings and an optimized search experience.

Your site must be in English and be of use to an audience located in the United States. Sites not appropriate for the United States should be submitted to one of LookSmart's Global Directories. .

Your site must have your own original content.

Your site cannot contain pornography, pornographic or adult advertising, erotica or adults-only content, gratuitous or graphic violence, material that infringes on or violates someone's rights, defamatory or offensive material, or material that promotes/disseminates illegal activities.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that the content and activities on your site are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. To the extent that pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices may be offered or promoted on your site, you certify that you are a licensed health care provider or other entity authorized to prescribe, distribute or otherwise deal in such products under the jurisdictions in which they are sold.

Your site must be up and running seven days a week and 24 hours a day.

Your site must not be under construction, and all links must be working.

Your site must be sufficiently quick to load.

Your site cannot mirror the content of another Web site, or redirect to another Web site, nor can your site be a doorway to another Web site.

You may only submit one URL for your business via the Small Business Listing service. To list multiple sub pages from your site, we offer our LookListings option. If this URL limit is exceeded, LookSmart reserves the right to reject additional submissions. Rejected submissions will not be refunded. Please refer to our FAQ for further information.