podkop/TRADEMARK.md

Trademark Guidelines

Version 1.0 dated May 28, 2026

This trademark policy was prepared to help you understand how to use the Podkop trademarks, service marks, and logos in connection with the Podkop open source project and related software.

While the Podkop software is available under an open source license, that license does not grant permission to use the Podkop trademarks, service marks, or logos. This policy explains acceptable use of the Podkop brand and related marks.

This Policy covers:

1. Our word trademarks and service marks: Podkop
2. Our logos, icons, and other Podkop brand assets

This policy encompasses all trademarks and service marks, whether they are registered or not.

1. General Guidelines

Whenever you use one of our marks, you must always do so in a way that does not mislead anyone about what they are getting and from whom. For example, you cannot say you are distributing Podkop software when you are distributing a modified version of it, because recipients may not understand the differences between your modified versions and our own.

You also cannot use our logo on your website in a way that suggests that your website is an official website or that we endorse your website.

You can, however, say that you like the Podkop project, that you participate in the Podkop community, or that you are providing an unmodified version of the Podkop software.

You may not use or register our marks, or variations of them as part of your own trademark, service mark, domain name, company name, trade name, product name or service name.

Trademark law does not allow your use of names or trademarks that are too similar to ours. You therefore may not use an obvious variation of any of our marks or any phonetic equivalent, foreign language equivalent, takeoff, or abbreviation for a similar or compatible product or service. For example, we would consider the following too similar to one of our Marks:

• MyPodkop
• Open-Podkop
• PodkopX
• Podkop Lite
• Podkop Pro

2. Acceptable Uses

Unmodified Code

When you redistribute an unmodified copy of Podkop software, you must not remove any Podkop trademarks, notices, or branding included in the original distribution.

Modified Code

If you distribute a modified version of Podkop software, you may not use the Podkop name, trademarks, or logos in connection with your modified version, except to accurately describe the origin of the software in factual statements.

You must replace any Podkop branding, including names displayed in user interfaces, logs, documentation, and other user-facing elements, with your own distinct name and branding, so that your modified version is clearly distinguishable from the original Podkop software.

You must remove all Podkop logos and any other brand assets from the modified version.

You may not present your modified version as Podkop or as an official Podkop release, nor may you use the Podkop name in a way that suggests endorsement, affiliation, or official status.

You may only refer to Podkop in a factual and descriptive manner, for example: “This software is derived from Podkop open-source software.”

Statements about Compatibility

You may use the word marks, exclusively for descriptive and factual purposes, to truthfully and accurately describe the relationship between your software and ours, including compatibility or origin. Any other use may imply that we have certified or approved your software.

No Domain Names

You must not register any domain that includes our word marks or any variant or combination of them.

3. How to Display our Marks

Use of Trademarks in Text

Always use trademarks in their exact form with correct spelling. They must not be abbreviated, modified, hyphenated, or combined with other words in a way that creates a new product or service name.

Unacceptable: Podcop