Trademark Use Restrictions

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.

If you wish to request permission for any of the uses above or for any other use which is not specifically referred to in this policy, please contact us and we’ll let you know as soon as possible if your proposed use is permissible. Permission may only be granted subject to certain conditions, which may include the requirement that you enter into an agreement with us to maintain the quality of the product and/or service which you intend to supply at a prescribed level.

While there may be exceptions, it is very unlikely that Nagios Enterprises will approve the use of its Trademarks in the following cases:

• Use of a Trademark in a company or legal entity name.
• Use of a Trademark in a domain name which has a commercial intent. The commercial intent can range from promotion of a company, product, service, or event, to collecting revenue generated by advertising.
• The calling of any software or product by the name NAGIOS (or another related Trademark).
• Use in combination with any other marks or logos. This includes use of a Trademark in a manner that creates a “combined mark,” or use that integrates other wording with the Trademark in a way that the public may think of the use as a new mark (for example Enterprise Nagios or NagiosMonitor, or in a way that by use of special fonts or presentation with nearby words or images conveys an impression that the two are related in some manner).
• Use in combination with any product or service which is presented as being Certified or Official or formally associated with products or services provided by Nagios Enterprises or its trademark licensees.
• Use in a way which implies an endorsement where one doesn’t exist, or which attempts to unfairly or confusingly capitalise on the goodwill or brand of the project.
• Use of a Trademark in a manner that disparages Nagios Enterprises, its trademark licensees, or their products and is not clearly a third-party parody.
• On or in relation to a software product which constitutes a modified version of a product supplied by Nagios Enterprises or its trademark licensees.
• In a title or metatag of a web page with the intention of, or which results in, influencing search engine rankings or result listings, for purposes other than discussion, advocacy, or licensed development of products and services relating to the Trademarks.