Kicksecure Trademark Policy
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Trademarks[edit]
Kicksecure (as represented by ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC, see Imprint) is committed to protect and ensure consistent usage of its trademarks, logos, and styles, and also make it easier for every bona fide user to use. The trademark has been in use since 2012.
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Trademark Policy[edit]
Version: 1.0
Published: 22 February 2019
ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC owns a number of trademarks in both word and logo form including brands, slogans, and styles. This policy encompasses all marks, in word and logo form, collectively referred to as "Kicksecure trademarks". You can see a non-exhaustive list of Kicksecure trademarks, including both registered and unregistered (but otherwise legally recognized) trademarks in chapter Trademarks.
The objective of this trademark policy is:
- to encourage widespread use and adoption of the Kicksecure trademarks,
- to clarify proper usage of Kicksecure trademarks by third parties,
- to prevent misuse of Kicksecure trademarks that can confuse or mislead users with respect to Kicksecure or its affiliates.
Please note that it is not the goal of this policy to limit commercial activity around Kicksecure. We encourage businesses to work on Kicksecure while being compliant with this policy.
Following are the guidelines for the proper use of Kicksecure trademarks by publishers and other third parties. Any use of or reference to Kicksecure trademarks that is inconsistent with these guidelines, or other unauthorized use of or reference to Kicksecure trademarks, or use of marks that are confusingly similar to Kicksecure trademarks, is prohibited and may violate Kicksecure trademark rights.
Any use of Kicksecure trademarks in a misleading or false manner or in a manner that disparages Kicksecure, such as untruthful advertising, is always prohibited.
When You Can Use the Kicksecure Trademarks Without Asking Permission[edit]
- You can use Kicksecure trademarks to make true factual statements about Kicksecure or communicate compatibility with your product truthfully.
- Your intended use qualifies as "nominative fair use" of the Kicksecure trademarks, i.e., merely identifying that you are talking about Kicksecure in a text, without suggesting sponsorship or endorsement.
- You can use Kicksecure trademarks to describe or advertise your services or products relating to Kicksecure in a way that is not misleading.
- You can use Kicksecure trademarks to describe Kicksecure in articles, titles or blog posts.
- You can make t-shirts, desktop wallpapers, caps, or other merchandise with Kicksecure trademarks for both commercial and non-commercial usage.
- You can also make merchandise with Kicksecure trademarks for both commercial and non-commercial usage. In case of commercial usage, we recommend that you truthfully advertise to customers which part of the selling price, if any, will be paid to the Kicksecure project. See our Donate page for more information on how to donate to the Kicksecure project.
When You Can NEVER Use the Kicksecure Trademarks Without Asking Permission[edit]
- You cannot use Kicksecure trademarks in any way that suggests an affiliation with or endorsement by the Kicksecure project or community, if the same is not true.
- You cannot use Kicksecure trademarks in a company or organization name or as the name of a product or service.
- You cannot use a name that is confusingly similar to Kicksecure trademarks.
- You cannot use Kicksecure trademarks in a domain name, with or without commercial intent.
How to Use the Kicksecure Trademarks[edit]
1. Use the Kicksecure trademarks in a manner that makes it clear that your project is related to the Kicksecure project, but that it is not part of Kicksecure, nor produced by the Kicksecure project, or endorsed by the Kicksecure project.
2. Acknowledge ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC's ownership of the Kicksecure trademark prominently.
Example:
[TRADEMARK] is a trademark owned by ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC.
3. Include a disclaimer of sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement by Kicksecure on your website, as well as on all related printed materials.
Example:
X PROJECT is not affiliated with Kicksecure. Kicksecure is a trademark owned by ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC.
4. Distinguish the Kicksecure trademarks from the surrounding words by italicizing, bolding or underlining it.
5. Use the Kicksecure trademarks in their exact form, neither abbreviated or hyphenated, nor combined with any other word or words.
6. Do not create acronyms using the Kicksecure trademarks.
Permission To Use[edit]
When in doubt about the use of Kicksecure trademarks, or to request permission for uses not allowed by this policy, please send an email to adrelanos(at)kicksecure.com (Replace (at) with @.)Please DO NOT use e-mail for one of the following reasons:
Private Contact: Please avoid e-mail whenever possible. (Private Communications Policy)
User Support Questions: No. (See Support.)
Leaks Submissions: No. (No Leaks Policy)
Sponsored posts: No.
Paid links: No.
SEO reviews: No.
with subject "Trademark Use Request"; be sure to include the following information in the body of your message:
- Name of the User
- Name of the organization/project
- Purpose of Use (commercial/non-commercial)
- Nature of Use
Newer Versions of this Policy[edit]
This policy may be revised from time to time and updated versions shall be available at https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Trademark_Policy
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Guidelines for Using Logos[edit]
- Any scaling must retain the original proportions of the logo.
- Do not use the Kicksecure logos as part of your company logo, product logo, or branding itself. They can be used as part of a page describing your products or services.
- You need not ask us for permission to use logos on your own website solely as a hyperlink to the Kicksecure project website.
For any queries with respect to these guidelines, please send an email to adrelanos(at)kicksecure.com (Replace (at) with @.)Please DO NOT use e-mail for one of the following reasons:
Private Contact: Please avoid e-mail whenever possible. (Private Communications Policy)
User Support Questions: No. (See Support.)
Leaks Submissions: No. (No Leaks Policy)
Sponsored posts: No.
Paid links: No.
SEO reviews: No.
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Organizations Licensed to Use Kicksecure Trademarks[edit]
The following organizations have been licensed to use the Kicksecure trademark through a License Agreement:
None yet.
Attribution[edit]
The text of Kicksecure trademark policy is based on Debian's trademark policy.
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