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Further information from the following webpage.
The state government follow the directions and rules laid down by the central government through various acts like RTI act.
http://delhigovt.nic.in/itpolicy.asp
"Simultaneously, the government will also put on the internet information that ought to be in public domain."
Means the information put on the internet by the government is in public domain unless stated as protected by copyright.
"Later this information set will be further expanded and their placement in public domain will be made legally enforceable through the Right to Information Act."
Further information
http://nicsu.up.nic.in/guidelines.pdf
Management of Government of India Websites
Guidelines for IT Managers
Version 1.0
March, 2004
Developed by
National Informatics Centre
Department of Information Technology
Ministry of Communications & IT
Government of India
For Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India
In cases where the document is in public domain and there is no restriction on its reproduction, the copyright statement could be worded as follows:
“Material featured on this site may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. ”
However, the permission to reproduce this material does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. “
In cases where the nature of information/document calls for a restriction on its reproduction, the copyright statement could indicate the following terms
“Material on this site is subject to copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The material may be downloaded to file or printer without requiring specific prior permission. Any other proposed use of the material is subject to the approval of ______ . Application for obtaining permission should be made to (email and complete postal address of the concerned department)”
The Departments should also be sensitive towards publishing any information having a third party copyright. The Government departments should follow proper procedures to obtain the permission, prior to publishing such information on their websites.
Privacy Statement
All departments that solicit or collect personal information from visitors through their websites must incorporate a prominently displayed Privacy Statement which should clearly state the purpose for which the information has been collected and whether the information shall be disclosed and to whom.
It is hoped that whenever a department’s website collects personal information from its visitors, it is done through sufficiently secure means to avoid any inconvenience. SSL/SSH/Digital Certificates are some of the instruments which could be used to achieve this. A sample Privacy Statement is given below :
Privacy Statement
As a general rule, this web site does not collect Personal Information about you when you visit the site. You can generally visit the site without revealing Personal Information, unless you choose to provide such information. Any Personal information collected shall be used only for the stated purpose and shall NOT be shared with any other department/ organization (public/private).
This site may contain links to non-Government sites whose data protection and privacy practices may differ from ours. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these other websites and encourage you to consult the privacy notices of those sites.
Chanakyathegreat 15:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)