information that could jeopardize the safety and security of girls and adults is not disclosed on a
website. Please adhere to these guidelines to ensure the girls’ safety:
● Use girls’ first names only.
● Never post girls’ addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses.
● Never, ever, ever post addresses of group meeting places or dates and times of meetings,
events, or trips. (An adult volunteer who wishes to communicate upcoming events with families
of girls should use email instead of posting details on a website, unless that site is password
protected or is a closed/secret Facebook group.)
● Always have a parent’s or guardian’s signature on a photo release form before using pictures of
girls on a website.
● Make yours a site that does not allow outsiders to post messages to the site, or make sure all
postings (such as message boards or guest books) have adult oversight and are screened prior
to posting live.
● Don’t violate copyright law by using designs, text from magazines or books, poetry, music, lyrics,
videos, graphics, or trademarked symbols without specific permission from the copyright or
trademark holder (and, generally, this permission is pretty tough to get!). Girl Scout trademarks
(such as the trefoil shape, Girl Scout pins, and badges and patches) can be used only in
accordance with guidelines for their use. (The Girl Scout trefoil, for example, may not be
animated or used as wallpaper for a website.) Check with your council’s website for complete
graphics guidelines and approvals.
Don’t forget to let us know you created a website! We love to know about all the great things you’re
doing in Girl Scouts!