Nagios Trademark Policy
Please read the Permitted Use policy and the Restricted Uses policy below.
Please also read the complete Trademark Policy here.
Permitted Use
Certain usages of the Trademarks do not require that you obtain prior written permission from Nagios Enterprises.
Community Advocacy. We share access to the Trademarks with the Nagios community for the purposes of discussion, development and advocacy. We recognise that most of the open source discussion and development areas are for non-commercial purposes and will allow the use of the trademarks in this context, provided:
- The Trademark is used in a manner consistent with the guidelines set forth below.
- There is no commercial intent behind, or benefit from the use.
- The use of the Trademark does not lend itself to causing confusion for users or the public.
- There is no suggestion (through words or appearance) that your project is approved by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Nagios Enterprises, its trademark licensees, or their related projects unless it actually has been approved by Nagios Enterprises.
Restricted Uses That Require a Trademark License
Express written permission from Nagios Enterprises is necessary to use any of the Trademarks under any circumstances other than those specifically permitted above. These include:
- Any commercial use.
- Any derivative works of products associated with trademarks owned by or licensed to Nagios Enterprises.
- Use on or in relation to a software product that includes or is built on top of a product supplied by Nagios Enterprises or its trademark licensees, if there is any commercial intent associated with that product.
- Use in a domain name or URL, with the exception of third-level and higher domain names used for the purposes of naming monitoring servers for personal or internal company use.
- Use for merchandising or marketing purposes, e.g. on t-shirts.
- Use of a name which includes the letters NAGIOS in relation to computer hardware or software.
- Services relating to any of the above.