TRADEMARK.md

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# SOLECTRUS Trademark Policy

The **SOLECTRUS** name and the SOLECTRUS logo identify the SOLECTRUS project by
Georg Ledermann.

Georg Ledermann claims rights in the SOLECTRUS name and logo arising from their
use to identify this project and its software, independently of any registration.
The **name** is protected as the project's work title and is used as its
trademark; the **logo** is the project's mark. These rights are
separate from the copyright license that applies to the SOLECTRUS source code.

This policy exists to protect users: when you see the SOLECTRUS name or logo, you
should be able to trust that the project, image, or service really comes from the
official source — and not from a modified copy.

## In short

**The code is open — the name is not.** Anyone may use, study, modify, and
redistribute the software under the AGPL. But nobody may present their own fork,
modified version, or paid/hosted service as "SOLECTRUS".

- **You may:** use and change the code; refer to SOLECTRUS truthfully
  ("compatible with SOLECTRUS"); redistribute the **official, unmodified** releases
  and images **as published by the project** under the SOLECTRUS name; build a fork
  and call it "based on SOLECTRUS" (with your own name).
- **You may not:** name your fork or product "SOLECTRUS"; offer "SOLECTRUS
  Hosting" or any paid service under the name; use the name or logo to look
  official, endorsed, or certified when it isn't; register the name, logo, or
  similar domains/handles as your own; publish a self-built image under the
  SOLECTRUS name, even if it was built from unmodified source.

The sections below explain this in detail.

## Scope of this policy

This policy applies to **any public use** of the SOLECTRUS name and logo —
distributing, publishing, running as a service, or otherwise making something
available to others or to the public.

It is **not** limited to commercial use. Whether or not money changes hands makes
no difference: offering a self-built or modified version **publicly** — even free
of charge — is a public use and is fully covered by this policy. Describing it as
"non-commercial", "free", or "just for fun" does **not** exempt it.

What you do purely within your own private sphere — without distributing,
publishing, or otherwise making anything available to others — is **outside the
scope** of this policy and is not addressed here.

## Code vs. trademark

The **source code** of SOLECTRUS is free and open source, released under the
[AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/solectrus/solectrus/blob/main/LICENSE). You may
use, study, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of that license.

The AGPL grants copyright permissions for the software. It does **not** grant you
permission to use the SOLECTRUS name or logo for your own product, fork,
distribution, or service.

## What you may do

You may use the SOLECTRUS name to refer truthfully to the SOLECTRUS project — for
example in documentation, compatibility statements ("compatible with SOLECTRUS"),
tutorials, reviews, or links.

You may also redistribute the **official, unmodified** releases, container images,
and other artifacts **exactly as published by the SOLECTRUS project**, under the
SOLECTRUS name.

A version you build yourself — even from **unmodified** source — is **not** an
official build. You must not distribute or publish such a self-built version under
the SOLECTRUS name or logo (for example as a container image named "solectrus").
You may instead state factually that it was "built from SOLECTRUS source", as long
as this does not imply official status, affiliation, or endorsement.

All these uses must be truthful and must not suggest that your work is official or
endorsed by Georg Ledermann or the SOLECTRUS project when it is not.

## Forks and modified versions

If you distribute a modified version, fork, or derivative, or run it as a service,
you must use a **different name and logo**. You may state factually that your work
is **"based on SOLECTRUS"**, as long as this does not imply official status,
affiliation, or endorsement.

The SOLECTRUS name identifies the genuine software as published by the project. If
you change the software — including disabling, bypassing, altering, or removing
built-in functionality — the result is no longer "SOLECTRUS". You must not use the
SOLECTRUS name or logo for such a modified version when you distribute it, publish
it, run it as a service, or otherwise make it publicly accessible.

This policy does not prevent you from keeping copyright notices, license notices,
attribution notices, or other legal notices that are required by the AGPL or are
otherwise appropriate.

## What you may not do

You may not use the SOLECTRUS name or logo in a way that suggests that your
project, product, service, fork, hosting offer, or distribution is officially
provided, endorsed, certified, or maintained by Georg Ledermann, unless you have
written permission. In particular, you may not:

- Use "SOLECTRUS" (or a confusingly similar name) as the name of your own product,
  company, fork, distribution, or hosted/commercial service.
- Modify the software and continue to present or label a publicly accessible
  instance as "SOLECTRUS".
- Publish a self-built release or image under the SOLECTRUS name, even if it was
  built from unmodified source.
- Brand a hosted or commercial offering as "SOLECTRUS" or "SOLECTRUS Hosting"
  (or similar) without written permission.
- Alter, recolor, or distort the logo and present it as official SOLECTRUS
  branding.
- Register the SOLECTRUS name, logo, or a confusingly similar name or logo as your
  own trademark.
- Register or use domains, package names, container image names, app names, or
  social media handles in a way that suggests official status, affiliation, or
  endorsement when none exists.

## Logo

The SOLECTRUS logo is provided in this repository. It is a simple mark that
identifies the SOLECTRUS project. It is **not**
licensed under the AGPL: you may redistribute it as part of the official,
unmodified software, but you may **not** use it to identify your own product, fork,
or service.

When using the logo under the permitted uses above, do not modify its shape,
proportions, or colors in a way that misrepresents it as the official mark.

## Commercial use and partnerships

Commercial offerings under the SOLECTRUS name — such as official hosting — are
possible through a separate written agreement. If you are interested in using the
SOLECTRUS name or logo for a commercial service, please get in touch.

## Questions and permission

This policy cannot anticipate every situation. If your intended use is not clearly
covered here, or if you would like permission for a use that this policy restricts,
please ask first.

Contact: Georg Ledermann — <info@solectrus.de>

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© 2020–2026 Georg Ledermann. The SOLECTRUS source code is licensed under
[AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/solectrus/solectrus/blob/main/LICENSE). The
SOLECTRUS name is the work title of the SOLECTRUS project and is used as its
trademark; the logo is the project's mark. Neither is licensed under the AGPL.