{"id":4090,"date":"2025-04-19T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T12:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/?page_id=4090"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:14:50","slug":"linking-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/linking-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row element_id=&#8221;869136&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643805600370{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"et-icon-box-container-470694\" class=\"columns-3 et-icon-box-container gap-true guides-false border-false content-alignment-center top\" data-animation=\"appear\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Website Linking Policy&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:32|text_align:center|color:%232767CC&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"et-gap et-clearfix et-gap-270970\"><\/span>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>1. Policy Scope<\/h2>\n<p>This policy governs all hyperlinks to and from Chemist Doctor digital properties including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/\">chemistdoctor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/\">chemistdoctor.com\/uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chemistdoctor.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Linking to Our Website<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Approved Links:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Must use descriptive text (e.g., &#8220;Chemist Doctor Online Pharmacy&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Must point to current canonical URLs<\/li>\n<li>Must open in new browser tab\/window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"important\"><strong>Prohibited Linking Methods:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Inline linking (hotlinking) to images\/resources<\/li>\n<li>Framing our content within other sites<\/li>\n<li>Using our logos without written permission<\/li>\n<li>Misleading contextual placement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>3. Third-Party Links from Our Website<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>External links are provided for informational purposes only<\/li>\n<li>We:\n<ul>\n<li>Do not endorse linked sites<\/li>\n<li>Cannot guarantee content accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Accept no liability for third-party content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Notable link categories include:\n<ul>\n<li>NHS health resources<\/li>\n<li>Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)<\/li>\n<li>Professional healthcare bodies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>4. Link Maintenance<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Link Removal Requests:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>We will remove problematic links at our discretion<\/li>\n<li>Submit requests via <a href=\"mailto:help@chemistdoctor.com\">help@chemistdoctor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broken Links:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Please report via our <a href=\"\/contact\">contact form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Include full URL and location details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>5. Policy Updates<\/h2>\n<p>This policy may be revised periodically. Current version always available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/linking-policy\">chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/linking-policy<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>6. Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chemist Doctor<\/strong><br \/>\nUnit 20, Croft Road Industrial Estate<br \/>\nNewcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0TW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital Communications Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:help@chemistdoctor.com\">help@chemistdoctor.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online: <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/help-center\/\">Website Live Chat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"important\">Last updated: [28\/04\/2025]<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<span class=\"et-gap et-clearfix et-gap-127898\"><\/span>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row element_id=&#8221;869136&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643805600370{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Website Linking Policy&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:32|text_align:center|color:%232767CC&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;] 1. Policy Scope This policy governs all hyperlinks to and from Chemist Doctor digital properties including: chemistdoctor.com chemistdoctor.com\/uk chemistdoctor.co.uk 2. Linking to Our Website Approved Links: Must use descriptive text (e.g., &#8220;Chemist Doctor Online Pharmacy&#8221;) Must point to current canonical URLs Must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"page-vc.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4090","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4090"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21706,"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4090\/revisions\/21706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemistdoctor.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}