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8)     <a href="<page index>">Home &raquo; </a>

9)     <a href="<page docs/documentation>">Documentation &raquo; </a>
10)     <a href="<page docs/trademark-faq>">Trademark FAQ</a>
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14)     <h1>Tor Trademark Frequently Asked Questions</h1>

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17)     <a id="usage"></a>
18)     <h2>How can I use the name "Tor"?</h2>
19)     <p>The Tor Project encourages developers to use the name Tor in ways that
20)     do not confuse the public about the source of anonymity software and
21)     services.  If you are building open-source non-commercial software or
22)     services that incorporate or work with The Tor Project's code, you may
23)     use the name “Tor” in an accurate description of your work.  We ask you
24)     to include a link to the official Tor website
25)     <a href="https://www.torproject.org/">https://www.torproject.org/</a> so users can verify the original source of
26)     Tor for themselves, and a note indicating that your project is not
27)     sponsored by The Tor Project. For example, “This product is produced
28)     independently from the Tor&#174; anonymity software and carries no guarantee
29)     from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.”</p>
30)     
31)     <a id="onionlogo"></a>
32)     <h2>Can I use the Tor onion logo?</h2>
33)     <p>If you're making non-commercial use of Tor software, you may also use
34)     the Tor onion logo (as an illustration, not as a brand for your
35)     products).  Please don't modify the design or colors of the logo.  You
36)     can use items that look like the Tor onion logo to illustrate a point
37)     (e.g. an exploded onion with layers, for instance), so long as they're
38)     not used as logos in ways that would confuse people.</p>
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40)     <a id="combining"></a>
41)     <h2>Can I use the word "Tor" as part of the name of my product or my domain name?</h2>
42)     <p>We recommend that you don't do this, but rather find a name that will
43)     accurately identify <i>your</i> products or services.  Remember that our goal
44)     is to make sure that people aren't confused about whether your product
45)     or project is made or endorsed by The Tor Project. Creating a new brand
46)     that incorporates the Tor brand is likely to lead to confusion.</p>
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48)     <a id="enforcing"></a>
49)     <h2>Does this mean you're enforcing trademark rights?</h2>
50)     <p>The Tor Project is a non-profit corporation organized to research and
51)     develop the Tor anonymity software and network.  We don't want to be
52)     trademark bullies, but we will use trademark to protect the public's
53)     ability to recognize Tor Project software.  Trademark law helps us to assure
54)     that the name is used only in connection with genuine Tor anonymity
55)     software and for accurate description of software and services.
56)     After all, to protect their anonymity securely, computer users must be
57)     able to identify the software they are using, so they can account
58)     properly for its strengths and weaknesses.  Tor has become well-known as
59)     a software package and associated network of onion-routing anonymizing
60)     proxies, with online documentation, instructions for strengthening
61)     anonymity protection, and warnings that even at this stage it remains
62)     experimental software.  We work with developers to improve the software
63)     and network and actively encourage researchers to document attacks to
64)     help us strengthen its anonymity protection further.  We distribute the
65)     software itself freely, but require correct attribution. </p>
66)     
67)     <a id="commercial"></a>
68)     <h2>What if I produce non-open source, commercial products based on
69)     Tor?</h2>
70)     <p>Contact us, and let's talk.</p>
71)     
72)     <a id="licensee"></a>
73)     <h2>Are there official licensees of the Tor trademarks?</h2>
74)     <p>Yes.  A few open source, non-commercial projects are Tor trademark
75)     licensees:</p>
76)     <ul>
77)     <li><a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito Live
78)     System</a></li>

79)     <li>Portable Tor</li>