Legal
By using Yocto Project brand materials, you agree to the The Linux Foundation Trademark Usage Guidelines, these Yocto Project brand guidelines, and any other applicable Linux Foundation rules and policies, as may be updated from time to time. You also acknowledge that The Linux Foundation is the sole owner of Linux Foundation trademarks, promise not to interfere with The Linux Foundation’s rights in them, and acknowledge that goodwill derived from their use accrues only to The Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation may review use of the branding materials at any time and reserves the right to terminate or modify any use.
In general
Please don’t use our name, logos, or screenshots (“brand materials”) in ways that may be confusing, misleading, or suggest our sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation. For example, your name and logo should be more prominent than the Yocto Project name or logo. And please don’t edit or change the Yocto Project logo — we like it how it is!
Advertising, promotional, and sales materials
Please check in with us before using our logo on websites, products, packaging, manuals, or for other commercial or product use. It’s ok to say in text “Member of the Yocto Project” (as long as it’s true!).
Education and instruction (books, guides, publications, and conferences)
You can use our brand materials for educational and instructional purposes, but please remember that it shouldn’t be confusing or misleading, or suggest our sponsorship. We generally don’t allow use of our logos or screenshots on book covers, for example.
Also remember to include this statement (or something like it) in your printed materials: “(Title) is not affiliated with or otherwise sponsored by the Yocto Project.”
Products, websites, names, and logos
Please don’t use our name as a part of your company or service name, website name, trade name, or product name. Don’t use our logo or incorporate our logo into yours. Don’t use a domain name containing “Yocto Project” or any confusingly similar words.
Linking to the Yocto Project
If you want to promote your organization’s affiliation with the Yocto Project, you can use our logo if it meets our guidelines. For example, “[Company Name] is a member of [linked logo].”
Merchandise
While we do produce materials for our events that have our logo on them, we don’t generally allow third parties to make, sell, or give away anything with our name or logo on it without express permission.
Attribution
Please include an appropriate trademark notice for the Yocto Project trademarks when you use them. This attribution notice can be included in the fine print at the bottom of your content. An example is: “Yocto Project and the Yocto Project logo design are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. See yoctoproject.org for more information.”
External PR Review and Approval Guidelines
We encourage all members and projects to collaborate with us on public relations activities that mention Yocto Project to ensure a unified and impactful message. While members typically manage their own outreach, we kindly request that any PR materials, including press releases and embargo dates, be shared with our team for review. This helps maintain content accuracy and consistency with our branding, ensuring your message aligns with Yocto Project’s broader goals. By working together, we can amplify our collective impact and avoid any potential conflicts.
More questions?
Feel free to email info@yoctoproject.org. It helps if you send a mockup of your intended use so we can be specific in our response. We’ll do our best to get back to you ASAP but please give us at least two weeks to get back to you. (Please note that no response doesn’t mean approval and that we’re currently only able to respond to inquiries made in English.)
