Usage & Trademark Guidelines

Allowed Use

You may:

  • reference UBKDS in documentation,
  • teach UBKDS concepts,
  • implement UBKDS in internal systems,
  • and build tools that support UBKDS.

Required Attribution

When you reference UBKDS publicly, you should:

  • cite the version number,
  • and cite UBKDS.org as the canonical source.

Recommended attribution:

"UBKDS v1.0 (UBKDS.org)"

Compatibility and Misrepresentation

You may not:

  • claim UBKDS compatibility while redefining UBKDS terms,
  • publish altered versions as "official,"
  • or create confusion about what is canonical.

Trademark

UBKDS is a trademark of the UBKDS Stewardship Body.

Trademark usage exists to protect meaning and reduce confusion.

If you are a vendor using UBKDS publicly, use:

"Compatible with UBKDS v1.0 (UBKDS.org)"