Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Re: Can I refer readers to an organization?

I would add a disclaimer somewhere in your website/publication. You want to state that your publication is not affiliated with or part of the organization you are quoting. Also, you should state that the trademarks are property of their respective owners.

You can find thousands of examples of this type of disclaimer if you search online. A random example I pulled from the web:

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The product names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

The following are trademarks that may or may not be marked in our web pages.

Apache is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation, and is used with permission..

Microsoft, Windows, Excel, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP, and IIS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both....

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Regards,

Re: Can I refer readers to an organization?

It's hard to imagine how referring people to an information source could violate any intellectual property law or rights. You're not giving away a trade secret, infringing a patent, trademark or copyright - at least insofar as I can tell from the meager facts given. At the very worst, I suppose the organization might feel it was being harassed, but if it's set up to handle your readers' issues and needs, why would it mind? Absent important undisclosed facts, I'd say don't worry.