Brand Policy

Overview

These rules (“Rules”) apply to any party wishing to use Indoor Hockey UK trademarks, service marks, logos, word marks, graphics and similar intellectual property (the “Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets”) in promotional, advertising, instructional or reference materials, on websites, or in connection with products or services.

For clarity, #indoorhockeyUK is a trading style of Indoor Hockey UK Ltd., a company registered in England & Wales. When referring to any activities the trading style #indoorhockeyUK should always be used, as per the Rules.

By using or reproducing an Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset you are agreeing to abide by these Rules which form a binding agreement between you and Indoor Hockey UK. If you are using a Indoor Hockey UK Brand on behalf of a legal entity such as your employer, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity, and the terms “you” or “your” shall include such entity. If you do not agree to these Rules, you are not authorised to use Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets.

The Rules are intended to promote consistent use of the Indoor Hockey UK brand. This makes it easier for people to instantly recognise references to Indoor Hockey UK and related products and prevents market confusion. The Rules are also intended to protect Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets, which are valuable assets of the organisation. Indoor Hockey UK dedicates substantial resources to the development and protection of its intellectual property.

Ownership of Brand Assets

You acknowledge that Indoor Hockey UK is the sole and exclusive owner of all Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets and derivatives thereof and that all goodwill derived from using any Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset inures exclusively to the benefit of Indoor Hockey UK. You promise that you will not interfere with Indoor Hockey UK’s rights in the Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets, including by challenging Indoor Hockey UK's use, registration, or application to register any Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset or by registering any Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset yourself anywhere in the world.

Usage Rights

Except for the limited right to use Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets expressly permitted under these Rules, no other rights of any kind are granted hereunder, by implication or otherwise. You agree that you will not harm, misuse, or bring into disrepute any Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset, including by using any Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset in connection with any unlawful, scandalous or fraudulent activities. You agree to use Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulatory regimes.

If you are a licensee of a Indoor Hockey UK Brand Asset and have been provided with special trademark usage terms in your agreement with Indoor Hockey UK, please follow those terms. If your agreement with Indoor Hockey UK does not provide usage terms, then follow these Rules. If you have any questions regarding these Rules, please contact us.

If you are an affiliated organisation or person to Indoor Hockey UK you may use Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets in a referential manner on your website or in printed or electronic promotional / advertising materials to accurately describe your involvement with our organisation. When using Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets you must ensure that any references do not create a sense of endorsement, sponsorship or false association with Indoor Hockey UK or Indoor Hockey UK products or services, and any references must not show Indoor Hockey UK in a false or derogatory light.

You must always spell and graphically represent Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets exactly as they are shown in the Style Guide below. Do not shorten or abbreviate Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets. Do not make up names that contain Indoor Hockey UK Brand Assets.

For clarity, any club, school or university which has entered a competition, any individual which participates as a player, official or workforce member, or any company that is a sponsor or partner is considered an affiliated member of Indoor Hockey UK.

If you are not an affiliated member of Indoor Hockey UK, you must contact us for the rights to use our brand.

The usage rights of the Indoor Hockey UK brand may be withdrawn to any organisation at any time by Indoor Hockey UK. If you have your rights to use the Indoor Hockey UK brand withdrawn, you must stop using the brand and, where applicable, remove any references to Indoor Hockey UK as per the withdrawal notice.

Style Guide

In external written text, Indoor Hockey UK should be referred to in its correct manner. Written text for the organisation should be shown as: Indoor Hockey UK or IHUK. It is, under certain circumstances, acceptable to use the company name. This should only occur where it is necessary, such as banking or accounting systems. The registered company name is IndoorHockeyUK Ltd. When referencing any activity provided, the trading style should always be used.

When referring to a competition the name of the competition should proceed the organisation text. Examples: Indoor Hockey UK Championships or Indoor Hockey UK Derby Grand Slam. The Championships, Grand Slams and other competitions should always begin with the organisation text. A full list of all event years and competitions, including both full and short titles are available upon request.

When referring to a league the name of the league should proceed the organisation text, and not include the word "indoor" between the location and the word "league". Example: Indoor Hockey UK Essex League. It is acceptable to refer to a league without the organisation text. In this case the word "indoor" should be added between the location and the word "league" - for example Essex Indoor League.

If you are using a logo, it must not be positioned on an image that will compromise the integrity of the logo, and it must always be positioned on a solid colour background - ideally IHUK Blue or IHUK Red. If re-sizing the logo, the height and length must be kept in proportion. The Icon logo may be used on its own, but the text logo should always be accompanied by the icon logo. The icon logo may be positioned to the left of, or above the text logo, but should never be positioned to the right of or below. The text logo must not be shrunk to a size that makes it unreadable. All logos can be provided in different sizes and formats upon request.