Privacy Notice

A link to the UW–Madison Privacy Notice is either required or prohibited depending on the nature of the website: 

• If the Google Site represents activities conducted by UW–Madison, a link to the institutional Privacy Notice must appear in the footer area of the website. An example of sites falling into this category would include one-page sites where participants can sign-up for UW–Madison research studies.

• If the Google Site does not represent activities conducted by UW–Madison, a link to the institutional Privacy Notice must not appear on the website. 

If you are unsure which of these categories your website belongs to, please contact claire.dallemolle@wisc.edu.

Use of UW–Madison Branding

Google Sites are prohibited from branding their websites using the UW Wordpress theme or HTML Templates. Non-registered student organizations are entirely prohibited from using UW branding, logos, and trademarks in any way.

Digital accessibility

Individual Google Site creators are responsible for ensuring the website complies with UW–Madison’s Digital Accessibility Policy. 

Use of go.wisc.edu to create shorter URLs for Google Sites

All UW-Madison Google Workspace Sites have a web address: sites.google.com/wisc.edu/sitename. We recognize this lengthy URL structure can be difficult to remember and share with users. The Office of Strategic Communication recommends using the go.wisc.edu link shortening tool for creating shorter URLs that are more user friendly. Please reach out to web.strategiccommunication@wisc.edu to request a custom go.wisc.edu link that forwards to your Google Site.