Alcohol
Websites which sell or contain information relating to the recreational
use of alcohol. This includes sites that sell alcohol, sites of alcohol
manufacturers, sites containing tips and information on mixing your own
drinks, and any other sites dedicated to and promoting the use of
alcohol. This does not include restaurant sites that display their wine
list on the site, unless it is an establishment like a pub that
primarily sells alcohol and promotes itself as such.
Art
Websites which promote, exhibit, or display works of art, including
sites for art galleries, museums, and art instruction. Personal or
commercial websites for individual artists fall under this category.
This category is not used for sites containing graphic art depicting
violence (see R-rated) or corporate stock photography galleries (see
Unstable Content).
Automobile
Websites which market, discuss, promote, or offer information on all
forms of transportation. This would include vehicle maintenance websites
and car rental sites.
Banner Ads
Websites which are usually in the form of banner advertisements on other
unrelated sites you may be viewing. They help pay for the cost of the
website, and are hosted by third party servers.
Books & Literature
Websites that discuss or promote books and literature. They may include
authors' websites, publishers' promotional sites, online books, books in
audio format, sites containing book reviews, fan-fiction sites, or sites
containing scripts for movies, TV, or drama. This category is not used
for sites containing adult fiction or erotica (See Pornography) .
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Chat
Sites which allow chatting without a moderator to monitor for
questionable content. In order to avoid this category, the site must
require the moderator to be present the entire time the chat is open.
Child Pornography
Websites which display photographs of children posed in a sexual manner,
engaging in sexual activity, or posted to encourage prurient interest.
Comics
Websites which include online comic strips and cartoons, comic book
commentaries and fan sites, comic flash media and online animation, and
comic strip publisher sites. This category is not used for comic sites
depicting violence or sex.
Community Organizations
Websites which include non-profit, charity, and community involvement
organizations such as the YMCA, March of Dimes, Big Brothers/Sisters,
Boy/Girl Scouts, and any local organizations such as social charity
groups. This would also include support group sites such as MOMS, and
home school groups. This category is not used for community sites
promoting lifestyle choices such as sexual preference.
Criminal Skills
Websites which promote illegal or criminal activity such as credit card
theft, illegal surveillance, and murder.
Cults
Websites which promote non-traditional or unconventional religious
activities, and a zealous devotion to a person, idea, object, movement,
or work.
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Drugs
Websites which promote the sale or use of illegal drugs and narcotics,
including sites offering paraphernalia for use with narcotics, legal
supplements for their narcotic effect, or instruction manuals for the
production of various narcotics. This category is also for sites that
glorify the hallucinogenic effects of drugs, and for sites that offer
techniques and products for testing clean for drugs.
Education
Web sites of schools, learning centers, universities, teaching
institutions, workshops, technical institutes and trade schools. Sites
that contain information on teaching aids such as lesson planning
guides, teacher supplies, career development education and .edu sites.
Education Cheating
Websites which offer "cheat" helps for students, including essays on
various topics or cheat software for online or computer-hosted tests,
whether or not it is for profit.
Educational Games
Websites which offer games related to education, such as reading,
spelling, math, and developmental games.
Employment
Websites which are geared toward job seekers, and include sites such as
job bulletin boards, classified ad sites, services that list or compile
resumes and cover letters, and headhunting firms.
Entertainment
Websites which include any general entertainment sites not already
classified in a specific category, such as restaurants and clubs,
clipart and animated .gifs, amusement parks, and sites offering
cell-phone ring tones.
Explicit Art
Websites that display artwork containing graphic nudity, nude
photography, sexual acts and other questionable images.
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Fashion
Websites which are dedicated to the promotion of fashion and modeling,
including discussion boards, portfolio sites and modeling agencies,
contests and fashion shows, and any non-commercial website dedicated to
fashion.
Finance
Websites which are related to the financial trade, and include stock and
exchange trading sites, financial news sites, and online banking
services.
Fitness
Websites which promote or discuss diet and exercise, and include health
clubs, specific forms of exercise such as yoga and weight training,
sites that provide nutritional supplements or fitness equipment, and
diet or weight management sites.
Free Hosts
Websites which are hosted by consumer-oriented free hosts or ISP's,
including such sites as members.aol.com and Geocities sites.
Gambling
Websites which encourage gambling, and may include betting, bookmaker
odds, lottery, bingo, horse or dog track, or online casinos.
Games
Websites that offer or promote games. These may include discussion,
review, or online gaming sites. This category also applies to sites that
offer or are dedicated to promoting board games and electronic games.
Sweepstakes and giveaway sites would also fall under this category. This
category is not used for gaming sites depicting violence or sex.
General Business
Websites which are businesses defined as organizations that provide
goods or services for profit.
Government
Websites which include sites with .gov domain, and any other sites for
governmental agencies at the national, state, local, or international
level.
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Hacking
Websites which promote unlawful or questionable tools to gain access to
software or hardware, communications equipment, or passwords. This
category includes sites that discuss password generation, compiled
binaries, hacking tools, or software piracy.
Hate and Discrimination
Websites which contain material related to discrimination based on race,
religion, gender, or nationality. This category includes sites that
approve of racial superiority, degradation, violence, or the destruction
of human life motivated by such discrimination.
Health Medical
Websites which contain information on the practice of medicine, and may
include medical practice, hospital, health insurance provider, nursing
home, and assisted living sites. This category also includes websites
that offer or provide information on prescription medicines and
over-the-counter treatments, as well as preventative health care. This
category does not include sites for alternative medicine.
Holistic
Websites which offer information on alternative medicines and natural
healing. These sites may include information on homeopathic medicine,
acupuncture and acupressure, chakra alignment, or Feng Shui.
Humor
Websites which contain material offered for the sake of humor, and may
include audio files or written jokes. This category does not encompass
sites containing discriminatory, off-color or obscene jokes, which will
be placed under other respective categories which may apply.
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Information Technology
Websites which contain reviews, discussions, distribution, or promotion
of computer programs, software, systems and hardware, and general
computer technology. This category also applies to hosting sites and
sites offering resources for creating computer software and website
development.
Instant Messaging
Websites which offer or support instant messaging. These sites may
include central servers or client based instant messaging applications.
This category also applies to downloadable software for cell phones or
PDA's.
Internet Radio
Websites which offer streaming radio programming. This category does not
apply to sites that offer music downloads.
Internet Service Provider
Websites that offer Internet access services (cable, DSL, dial-up,
etc.).
Legal
Websites which offer legal information, which may include legal services
(notaries, etc.), legal reference, online legal aid, law firm websites,
and law libraries.
Lifestyle
Websites which contain material relative to an individual's personal
choices. This category includes sites advocating sexual lifestyles
outside of marriage.
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Local Community
Websites which promote community involvement, and may include City or
local government sites, the Chamber of Commerce, or sites that detail
community events or places to see.Malicious Code/Spyware/Virus
Websites which may promote destructive or harmful computer code, or
software intended to monitor user behavior without the user's knowledge
and consent. This category applies to instruction, message board, or
download sites that offer this material.
Message Boards
Websites which offer interaction among Internet users with similar
interests. They may include message boards, bulletin boards, forums, or
any other site that offers its visitors the ability to discuss topics
with one another via the Internet. This category applies to downloadable
and customizable message board software.
Militant/Extremist/Terrorist
Websites which contain information regarding militias, anti-government
or establishment groups, terrorism, anarchy, or weapons of mass
destruction.
Military Appreciation
Websites which promote or celebrate the armed services, including
individual or regiment sites, and veteran or troop support sites.
Military Official
Websites which include all .mil top-level domains, and any other
government-sponsored sites on the various branches of the military.
Movies and Television
Websites which discuss and promote film and television. This category
includes official movie and television sites, and official film and
television celebrity sites. Fan websites for film, television, or
celebrities are also included.
Music Appreciation
Websites which discuss or promote music, musicians, or the methods in
which they are distributed. This category includes official and fan
sites for musical artists
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News
Websites which distribute news, current events, and headlines. This
would also include news commentary and news blogs.
Obscene/Tasteless
Websites which contain explicit graphic or textual depictions of
unseemly or vulgar material. These sites may include such topics as
mutilation, murder, bodily functions, horror, death, rude behavior,
executions, violence, or obscenities.
Online Classes
Websites which provide access to classes conducted via the Internet.
Online Greeting Cards
Websites which offer e-greeting cards or e-postcards.
Outdoor Recreation
Websites which pertain to outdoor sporting activities and
non-competitive athletic activities, such as hunting, fishing, camping,
hiking and rock climbing.
Paranormal
Websites which deal with subjects of the paranormal. These sites may
include topics such as mysticism, UFOs, astrology, numerology, the
occult, tarot, crypto-zoology, and conspiracy theories.
Peer-to-peer File Sharing
Websites which offer peer-to-peer file sharing software and transfers.
Personals/Dating
Websites which facilitate the search for and development of
relationships with other people. The purposes of these sites are to
bring people together for friendships, dating, or marriage. This
category includes sites offering personal ads, dating services, and
information.
Political Opinion
Websites which offer opinions dealing with political issues. These
websites may include such topics as party platforms, political reform,
candidate advocacy, lobbying organizations, campaign sites, or sites
offering negative opinions or data regarding a political party member.
Pop-up
Ads which open a new browser window, without requesting permission from
the user. These ads do not usually contain information which pertains to
the site being viewed.
Pornography
Websites that offer video, images, or stories of sexual situations with
the intent to encourage prurient interest, and may include nudity, toys,
erotica, bestiality, or other fetishes.
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R-Rated
Websites which offer material that is adult in nature without being
explicitly pornographic. These sites may contain profanity, information
of a mature nature, photographs of women in swimsuits or lingerie, or
revealing and sensual photography.
Real Estate
Websites which contain information regarding commercial and residential
property, for the purposes of buying, selling, renting, and leasing.
Recreational
Websites which offer information and support to hobbies, clubs and
social organizations. This category includes sites pertaining to
horticulture, gardening and yard maintenance, decorating and crafting,
and collecting.
Reference
Websites which contain reference collections, such as encyclopedias,
dictionaries, thesaurus, atlases, historical data, biographies, how-to,
language and translation tools, or scientific data.
Religion
Websites which are dedicated to mainstream religious institutions. These
sites may include church sites, information regarding service times or
location, or church event calendars. This category applies to such
religions as Judaism, Mormonism, Christianity, Buddhism, and any other
well-established religion.
Religious Opinion
Websites which discuss or advocate religion-based opinions and
organizations.
Search Engine
Any site which allows you to search the Internet or a directory based
database of sties.
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Self Defense
Informational sites on the advocacy of self-defense tools of a
non-lethal nature
Shopping
Websites which are dedicated to the sale of consumer products. This
would include auction, clothing, and online training sites.
Social Opinion
Websites which address social issues such as divorce, business ethics,
abortion etc.
Sports
Websites which promote competitive sports, including professional,
collegiate, or Olympic sports and sporting events. These sports may
include baseball, basketball, hockey, football, or soccer. This category
applies to magazine sites, team sites, and sites offering event
information.
Streaming Media
Websites which offer streaming online media and television programming
over the Internet.
Theater
Websites which promote and discuss live dramatic theater productions.
Tickets
Websites which offer ticket sales for entertainment such as concerts,
sporting events, races, and expos.
Tobacco
Websites which sell, promote, or glamorize the use of tobacco related
products, including cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. This would
not include sites that sell or offer information on the nicotine patch.
Travel
Websites which offer travel information and reservations, and may
include travel clubs, travelogues, visitor information bureaus, travel
promotions and agencies, cruise lines, or airlines.
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Unsavory/Dubious
Websites which contain material of a questionable legal or ethical
nature. This category includes sites that promote or distribute
products, information, or devices whose use may be deemed unethical or
illegal.
Unstable Content
Websites that contain content which is constantly changing and is of a
questionable nature, such as group hosting, auction, image/video search
sites and stock photography. Known harmful sections will be assigned an
appropriate category.
Weapons
Websites which promote legal weaponry such as firearms, knives, swords,
or related items. These sites may offer sales, collection or maintenance
information, or promote legal ownership of weapons.
Weather/Traffic
Websites which may offer weather forecasts and updates, or traffic
conditions and reports.
Web Logs
Websites which feature commentary and articles written in long or
journal format, generally called blogs. These blogs can be from personal
or non-commercial sources.
Web Based E-mail
Websites which offer free web-based email services.
Web Based Newsgroups
Websites which offer archives of Usenet postings.
Web-based proxies and anonymizers
Websites which allow you to navigate the Internet using anonymous proxy
services.
Web Based Storage
Websites which offer storage for personal files on remote servers for
backup or exchange purposes. This category refers to sites that store
files that can be accessed via the Internet by anyone with the
appropriate access information
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