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Trademark and Name Use Policy

How the names of the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) may be used: referential use with accurate statements is welcome; use that suggests affiliation, support or authority needs written permission; content licences do not cover names and marks.

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Trademark and Name Use Policy on the record.

The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation
  1. 01InstitutionThe Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
  2. 02SummaryThe document in brief
  3. 03RecordVersion 1.0, effective 20 October 2026
  4. 04Section 1Names covered
  5. 05Section 2Use that is welcome
  6. 06Section 3Use that needs written permission
  7. 07Section 4Status and authority
02Summary

The document in brief.

  • Names and visual identity are not licensed by content licences.
  • Accurate referential use is allowed.
  • No use that suggests sponsorship, approval or affiliation.
03Record

Version 1.0, effective 20 October 2026.

RecordValue
DocumentTrademark and Name Use Policy
Version1.0
Effective date20 October 2026
Last updated20 October 2026
PublisherThe Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI Canada)
Contactthe contact form
04Section 1

Names covered.

  • 1.1 This Policy covers The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation, GCRI Canada, GCRI US, the names of the GCRI platforms, and any name, emblem or visual identity used on the Site (the Names). The Names are used by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI Canada).
  • 1.2 This Policy does not itself register or assign any Name. Whatever rights in a Name exist under the law of a country, they are reserved, and they apply whether or not the Name is registered.
05Section 2

Use that is welcome.

  • 2.1 Referring to the publisher, a programme, a report or a page by name, accurately and in plain text, for example in a citation, a news article, research, teaching or a statement of fact such as ‘contributed to a Reports edition’.
  • 2.2 Linking to the Site with its name as the link text.
06Section 3

Use that needs written permission.

  • 3.1 Any use that suggests an affiliation, partnership, sponsorship, approval, membership or support that does not exist in writing.
  • 3.2 Use of a Name, or a name or emblem confusingly similar to it, in the name of an organisation, product, service, event, domain or social media account.
  • 3.3 Use of an emblem or visual identity of the Site, or any altered version of it.
07Section 4

Status and authority.

  • 4.1 No use of a Name may suggest that the publisher has approved or vouched for a person, organisation, product or document, has granted it a status, or holds any governmental or regulatory authority.
  • 4.2 Names of other organisations and of their standards, products and services belong to their respective holders and are used on the Site only to identify them.
  • 4.3 GCRI Canada is not affiliated with, or supported by, any other organisation that uses a similar name, including the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute.
08Section 5

Licences and permission.

  • 5.1 Content licences, including Creative Commons licences, cover copyright in the material only and grant no right in any Name.
  • 5.2 Requests for permission, and reports of misuse, may be sent to the contact form. Permission is given in writing, for a stated use and period, and may be withdrawn. A use that breaches this Policy may be required to stop.
09Document

Status of this document.

Prepared for review by legal counsel before adoption.

10Questions

Questions and answers.

May I say that my organisation contributed?
Yes, where it is accurate: name the contribution and link to it. Do not suggest a partnership, membership or approval that does not exist in writing.
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