<?xml version="1.0"?>

<pattern collection="welie" patternID="footer-bar" xmlns="http://www.welie.com/plml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.welie.com/plml.xsd">

<name>Footer bar</name>
<author>Martijn van Welie</author>
<problem>Users need to know the conditions under which they can use a site
</problem>

<illustration>
<img src="images/footer-ex1.gif" border="1"/><br/>
From <a href="http://www.cnn.com/">www.cnn.com</a>
<br/>
</illustration>

<context>The site contains material that is copyrighted or keeps personal data of customers.
</context>

<pattlet>Add a footer bar with links to the conditions of use.
</pattlet>


<solution>The conditions of use may include a link to a copyright statement, disclaimers, privacy statements and other legal matters. The footer bar is also often combined with a <pattern-link patternID="repeated-menu"/> or other types of navigation that may come in handy. A footer bar is appropriate on any page of the site and should therefore become a standard element of all page templates.
</solution>

<rationale>
</rationale>

<example><img src="images/footer-ex2.gif" border="1"/>
</example>

<uses>www.bn.com; www.cnn.com; www.amazon.com
</uses>

<references>
</references>
</pattern>

