Protecting Ideas and Creativity
Overview
Welcome to the Policy on Intellectual Property of The Publiks Group, a division of The Alvan Ikoku Group LLC. Polices below are provided to inform you about protections for creativity, design, ideas and innovations at Publiks, and to also guide your adherence to usage standards and requirements. The mission of Publiks, as well as the ability to do the work that fulfills such mission, is crucially dependent on intellectual property, including but not limited to copyrights, logos, names, patents, service- and trademarks.
Therefore, persons engaged in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks is expected to uphold the following:
Your Agreement
— With respect to the Agreement you enter into with Publiks via the Policy on Intellectual Property, you understand and adhere to the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Your Consent to The Policy
— With respect to your ability to agree and consent to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you represent and warrant the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree that your consent meets the conditions, principles, and requirements for consent, as delineated and described in the Codes and Policies — for the specific purpose of consenting to this Policy, the Agreement and the Codes and Policies.
Your Abiding by The Policies
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by the Policy on Intellectual Property and the Codes and Policies, as they are amended from time to time, and in its entirety without modification.
Your Understanding of Intellectual Property
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you have also read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of real and intellectual property as defined in all applicable law and regulation, by Publiks in the Codes and Polices, and as further delineated below, to be respected and not harmed or misused, in any way, by you.
Your Understanding of Property Rights
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you have also read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by real and intellectual property and proprietary rights as defined in all applicable law and regulation, by Publiks in the Codes and Polices, and as further delineated below, to be respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you.
Your Understanding of Property Protections
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent and adherence to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you have also read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of real and intellectual property rights and proprietary rights as defined in all applicable law and regulation, by Publiks in the Codes and Polices, and as further delineated below, to be respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you.
Your Commitment to Understandings
— You also represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the aforementioned attestation, your commitment to this understanding of intellectual property, of real and intellectual property and proprietary rights, and of its protections shall entail the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Your Duty to the Policy
— With respect to your duty to the Policy on Intellectual Property, you represent and warrant that you understand and shall adhere to such duty by way of the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification.
Your Accordance with Ethics
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to this Policy, you ensure that your abiding by and adhering to its conditions, policies, principles, requirements, and rights shall further remain in accordance with the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics.
Your Accordance with Mission
— You represent, warrant, and covenant that, given the above attestation about your consent to this Policy, you ensure that your abiding by and adhering to its conditions, policies, principles, requirements, and rights shall further remain in accordance with the founding mission and purposes of Publiks and The Ikoku Group, without incompatibility, as described and delineated in the Codes and Policies and the Founder’s Agreement.
Further Considerations
Your Knowledge and Agreement
Publiks strongly recommend you develop and maintain your knowledge of all the Codes and Policies, and so ask that you read, understand, and regularly visit this section and other communications regarding the Policy on Intellectual Property, as well as the Codes and Policies. Publiks take your continued visiting and use of the Products and Services, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, and legally binding acceptance of and agreement to this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.
Your Duty to Organizational Integrity
And you further legally accept and agree that no application, interpretation, judgment, or other compliance, proceeding, or reading from, of, with, or otherwise relating to the Founding Ethics, the Codes and Policies, or any equivalent code, policy, or other document or material shall, in any way, entail any abrogation, diminishment, interference, or violation pertaining to any of the terms, conditions, principles, requirements, rights — including the attendant properties and protections — of company and organizational integrity.
Your Questions and Feedback
Please contact policies@publiks.org with any feedback, issues, or questions — to be addressed to and by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.
Your Reporting of Violations
If you detect, notice, become aware of, or are informed of a possible breach or violation of this Policy or any of the Codes and Policies, please contact policies@publiks.org with any details you have — to be addressed to and by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.
The Definitions
As with all official documents, materials, policies, and statements of Publiks, definitions for terms used here can be found in the main Codes and Policies section. Please do continue with the Policy on Intellectual Property via further reading below.
Details of the Policy
Provision
Along with the above key principles, the Policy on Intellectual Property requires your adherence to a number of requirements, as delineated below.
A — Standard and Global Protections
Scope of Protections
— With respect to the standard and global protections for real and intellectual property and associated proprietary rights at Publiks, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Sole Ownership And Authorization
— With respect to the standard and global protections for real and intellectual property and associated proprietary rights at Publiks, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification — and you thus also accept and agree that neither you nor any other person or entity shall acquire any right, title or interest in any of the aforementioned or Publiks-associated, -developed or -owned real and intellectual property, including by nature of permitted usage of said real and intellectual property, or by using, visiting, working for, or collaborating with Publiks, any of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and any of the Products and Services.
Your Acknowledgment and Agreement
— With respect to the standard and global protections for real and intellectual property and associated proprietary rights at Publiks, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
B — Copyrights
Ownership and Permission
— With respect to content, data, information, media, material and other copyrightable real or intellectual property at Publiks, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification — and you thus also accept and agree that neither you nor any other person or entity shall acquire any right, title or interest in any of the aforementioned or Publiks-associated or -owned real and intellectual property, including by nature of permitted usage of said real and intellectual property, or by using, visiting, working for, or collaborating with Publiks, any of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and any of the Products and Services.
Permission as Basis of Use
— Except as otherwise noted, you must request and receive expressly written authorization, review and approval and ultimately permission from Publiks — specifically via written instrument signed and sealed of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner — before you copy, distribute, display or otherwise use any Publiks content, data, information, media, material and other intellectual property or copyrighted content, data, information, media, material and other intellectual property, or variations thereof, in any way, in part or in whole.
Requirements for Permitted Uses
— With respect to copyrighted or copyrightable content, data, information, media, material, or variations thereof, and other intellectual real and property for which you obtain permission as described above (“Available Content”), and for the requested and granted authorization described above to remain valid for any uses permitted and further allowed by this Policy, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to and compliance with the following requirements:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
General Prohibition
— With respect to content, data, information, media, material and other copyrightable real or intellectual property appearing, developed, or otherwise used with, within, or in relation to Publiks, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following prohibitions:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
C — Names, Marks and Logos
Sole Acquisition and Ownership
— The names and marks listed below — and all variations thereof — are the sole and exclusive property of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, who is also the sole Founder and Owner, as well as President and Chair, of Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification — and you thus also accept and agree that neither you nor any other person or entity shall acquire any right, title or interest in any of the aforementioned or Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group-associated or -owned real and intellectual property, including by nature of permitted usage of said real and intellectual property, or by using, visiting, working for, or collaborating with Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group, any of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and any of the Products and Services.
Permission as Basis of Use
— Except as otherwise noted, you must request and receive expressly written authorization, review and approval and ultimately permission from Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group — specifically via written instrument signed and sealed of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the Founder and Owner — before you in any way use or reference any of Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group names, marks, logos, slogans, symbols, text or graphic material or any proprietary materials or its equivalent, or variations thereof, in part or in whole.
Requirements for Permitted Uses
— With respect to names, marks, logos, slogans, symbols, text or graphic material, proprietary materials, or variations thereof, and other intellectual property for which you obtain permission as described above (“Available Usage”), and for the requested and granted authorization described above to remain valid for any uses permitted and further allowed by this Policy, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to and compliance with the following requirements:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, Publiks Inc or The Publiks Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, Publiks Inc or The Publiks Group, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Subject to Inspection
— All uses of Publiks names, marks, logos, slogans, symbols, text or graphic material, proprietary materials or its equivalent, or variations thereof, in any manner shall be subject to inspection by and approval of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner of Publiks. Such approval may be granted or withheld by this Founder and Publiks at its sole and absolute discretion.
General Prohibition
— With respect to names, marks, logos, slogans, symbols, text or graphic material, proprietary materials or its equivalent intellectual property, or variations thereof, appearing, developed, or otherwise used with, within, or in relation to Publiks and the Products and Services, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to the following prohibitions:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
D — Third-Party Use
Authorization and Approval
— Notwithstanding any provisions of this Policy, the Codes and Policies, other official or governance documents of Publiks, or applicable state, federal or international law, agreement and treaties, only Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner of Publiks, shall approve, review and authorize, in rare instances and by express and written instrument signed and sealed, the provision or use of any Publiks-associated, -developed or -owned branding, franchise, license or any other use of any Publiks-associated, -developed or -owned content, content, copyright, data or information, design, logo, media, material, name, patent, slogan, symbol, text, service- or trade mark, or variations thereof, or any other proprietary material or intellectual property belonging to or on behalf of Publiks, the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as the Products and Services.
Required Use Agreement and Guidelines
— Where such approval is granted by the above Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, Publiks shall — in addition to aforementioned requirements for giving and maintaining valid authorization and approval for permitted use — for each case craft and publicize express and written Franchise, License or Third-Party Use Guidelines, as well as an express and written Franchise, License or Third-Party Use Agreement, both also reviewed and approved by the above Founder by written instruments signed and sealed, specifying the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Monitoring Fundraising
— Where such approval is granted by the above Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, for fundraising on behalf of Publiks, the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or the Products and Services, Publiks shall — in addition to aforementioned requirements for giving and maintaining valid authorization and approval for permitted use — for each case craft and publicize express and written Third Party Fundraiser Guidelines, as well as an express and written Third Party Fundraiser Agreement, both also reviewed and approved by the above Founder by written instruments signed and sealed, specifying the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
E — Protected Usage on The Sites
Authorization and Management
— Notwithstanding any provisions of this Policy, the Codes and Policies, other official or governance documents of Publiks, or applicable state, federal or international law, agreement and treaties, the Sites of Publiks, as defined in the Codes and Policies section, are wholly owned by and under executive management of solely Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner of Publiks, and only this Founder and Owner of Publiks, shall approve, review and authorize any activity, communication, operation, participation, and other use or visit of the Sites, including the submission, dissemination, and other use of any content, content, copyright, data or information, design, logo, media, material, name, patent, slogan, symbol, text, service- or trade mark, or variations thereof, or any other proprietary material or intellectual property, either belonging to or on behalf of users, visitors and other external persons or belonging to or on behalf of Publiks, the divisions, series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as the Products and Services.
Additional Protections for the Sites
— With respect to any and all real and intellectual property associated, contained, developed, or otherwise used with, within, in reference to or in relation to the Sites, as well as the Products and Services, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to and compliance with the following additional protections:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
The Domains and Associated Assets
— The domains and urls listed below — and all associated assets and licenses — are wholly administered, controlled, managed and owned by Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, who is also the sole Founder and Owner, as well as President and Chair, of Publiks, Publiks Inc and The Publiks Group:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
The Limited Permission to You
— With respect to the scope and nature of a limited permission Publiks grant to you during your access, activity, communication, operation, participation, and other use or visit with, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to, or otherwise pertaining to the Sites, as well as other Products and Services (“The Limited Permission”), you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to and compliance with the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
User Content, Data and Feedback
— With respect to content, data and information, media, material and other real and intellectual property produced, submitted or otherwise generated during your access, activity, communication, operation, participation, and other use or visit with, within, for, on behalf of, in reference to, or otherwise pertaining to the Sites, as well as other Products and Services, you represent, warrant, and covenant your adherence to and compliance with the following:
And furthermore, by engaging in any activity engaging, involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of Publiks, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the terms, conditions, and requirements described above, and in the Codes and Policies, in its entirety without modification.
Questions and Violations
If you have any questions regarding this Policy, or wish to report any violations you notice (or feel may be occurring), please contact policies@publiks.org.
Associated Policies
Provision
As stated earlier, The Publiks User Agreement and Code of Conduct consist of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all of your activity with, within, for, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to Publiks, including its series, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and the Products and Services. By continuing, you indicate that you understand that the Codes and Policies include — but are not limited to — the Founding and Mission Statement, the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Uses Policy along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.
Founding and Mission
Statement on Founding and Mission of Publiks (HTML)
Founding Code of Ethics
Founding Code of Ethics (HTML)
Privacy and Confidentiality
Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML)
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML)
The Acceptable Uses Policy
Acceptable Use Policy (HTML)
All Policies
All Policies (HTML)
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