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Website Policy

Content Ownership, Moderation and Approval Policy (COMAP)

Content is contributed by authorized contributors in a consistent fashion to maintain uniformity and to bring in standardization. In order to present the content as per the requirement of the viewer, and to retrieve the relevant content efficiently, it is contributed through a Content Management System which is web-based.

Once the content is contributed, it is approved and moderated prior to being published on the website. The moderation process is two levels and role-based. If the content is rejected at any level, it is reverted back to the originator for modification.

Content Review Policy (CRP)

The Website is the face of the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) disseminating information and services. It is required to keep the content on the website current and up-to-date, necessitating a Content Review Policy. Given the extensive scope of the content, different Review Policies are defined for various content elements.

The Review Policy is based on different types of content elements. The matrix below provides the Content Review Policy, or the entire website is reviewed on a yearly basis. Important sections of the website are reviewed according to the given matrix.

Security Policy

The website is placed in protected zones with the implementation of firewalls and IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and high availability solutions.

  • Website was audited for known application-level vulnerabilities before the launch, and all known vulnerabilities were addressed.
  • All development work is performed in a separate development environment and thoroughly tested on a staging server before updating it on the production server.
  • The content contributed through the content management system is authenticated and not published directly to the production server. Any content must go through the moderation process before final publishing to the production server.