# Signum trademark and brand policy

The source code in this repository is available under the MIT license, but the
**Signum** name, logos, wordmarks, and related brand identifiers are separate
rights.

## What the MIT license covers

Unless a file says otherwise, the repository code and documentation that the
project owns are licensed under the MIT license in `LICENSE`.

## What the MIT license does not cover

The MIT license does **not** grant trademark rights.

That means you may generally:

- truthfully say that your project is based on Signum;
- link to this repository;
- discuss Signum in benchmarks, reviews, and comparisons.

That does **not** mean you may:

- imply endorsement, partnership, certification, or official status;
- ship a fork, hosted service, plugin listing, or package in a way that is
  likely to confuse users into thinking it is the official Signum project;
- reuse official Signum branding as your own product identity without
  permission.

## Forks and hosted services

Forks are welcome.
If you publish a fork or operate a service based on this code, use branding that
clearly distinguishes your project from the official Signum project.

Good examples:

- "Fork of Signum"
- "Signum-compatible tooling"
- "Built from the Signum open source repository"

Bad examples:

- "Official Signum Cloud"
- "Signum Enterprise" without authorization
- reuse of official Signum logos in a way that suggests endorsement

## Questions

For trademark or brand questions, use the contact route listed on
[skill7.dev](https://skill7.dev).
