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| 1 | +# Compass Logo and Icon License |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Copyright © 2026 Sven Fillinger |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Logo and icon design by: |
| 6 | +- Sven Fillinger (sven.fillinger@uni-tuebingen.de) |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +--- |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Scope |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +This license applies **only** to the following graphical assets of the Compass project: |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +- the Compass **icon** (graphical compass symbol), |
| 15 | +- the Compass **combined logo** (icon + text). |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +It does **not** apply to: |
| 18 | +- the Compass **wordmark** (plain text rendering of the name “Compass”), |
| 19 | +- any typography, fonts, or color definitions used to render text. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +--- |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## License Terms |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +The Compass logo and icon are **not licensed** under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL-3.0). |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +All rights are reserved unless explicitly stated otherwise. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Permission is granted to use the **unmodified** Compass logo or icon |
| 30 | +**solely for the purpose of identifying the Compass software project**, |
| 31 | +for example in: |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +- documentation, |
| 34 | +- presentations, |
| 35 | +- publications, |
| 36 | +- repository listings, |
| 37 | +- package metadata, |
| 38 | +- grant proposals and funding-related material. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +No permission is granted to: |
| 41 | +- modify the logo or icon, |
| 42 | +- create derivative works, |
| 43 | +- redistribute modified versions, |
| 44 | +- use the logo or icon to imply endorsement or affiliation. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Any use beyond project identification requires **explicit written permission** |
| 47 | +from the copyright holder. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +--- |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +## Wordmark and Typography |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +The Compass wordmark (plain text representation of the name “Compass”) is |
| 54 | +**not considered a logo asset** and is **not licensed as artwork**. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +The wordmark uses the Open Sans font, which is licensed under the |
| 57 | +Apache License 2.0 and governed by its own terms. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +## Trademark Notice |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +“Compass” is the name of a research software project. |
| 62 | +No trademark is asserted at this time. |
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