Our TaoShop.io community is growing worldwide and creating some really amazing things. We want to do everything we can to support entrepreneurship, innovation and sales growth. However, certain uses of our intellectual property can create confusion as to whether something is validated, controlled, or even created by us. We want to make sure that you get the credibility you deserve for your hard work and avoid confusion about whether TaoShop.io is involved in your work. TaoShop.io is very proud of our community as well as the company we have built and the trust we have gained, so we have created this policy to help you confidently create and share about Tao Shop.io in a responsible way.
This policy was published on October 19, 2022 and will take effect on December 1, 2022. You can view an earlier version of this policy here.
This policy is part of our Terms of Use. By using any of TaoShop.io's services, you agree to this policy and our Terms of Use. For intellectual property issues not owned by TaoShop.io, please refer to our Intellectual Property Policy.
1. Trademark TaoShop.io
2. Uses of the trademark TaoShop.io
“TaoShop Brand.io” (or “Our Brand”) are the words, icons, graphics, designs and other indicators that identify TaoShop.io as the source of a product or service. For example, the logo "TaoShop.io" and the official "E" are familiar orange colours and the name "TaoShop.IO" are some of our most important assets. We want you to be a proud part of TaoShop.io and we have made a lot of effort to ensure that everything we offer you is of the highest quality – so part of our work is protecting our brand, brand identity and reputation. The TaoShop.io trademark is a trademark and a form of trade of Tao Shop.io, Inc., protected in the United States and around the world.
We all support legitimate and honest comments on TaoShop.io. When you refer to us, please write "TaoShop.io” correctly (not “TaoShop.io” or “Esty”). If you are a member of the media, check out our Press page.
WHAT
freely share your TaoShop.io store URL.
WHAT
share your TaoShop.io experience, such as the great classic sweatshirt you bought or the local Tao Shop.io team you joined.
Please do not use the TaoShop Brand.in a misleading, insulting, illegal way, used as part of a violation of our policies or offensive to us. We're gonna have a problem with that.
The use of TaoShop.io's official icons, such as on advertising products, business cards or banners, is generally considered for commercial purposes and may be misleading. We do not authorize the use of our trademarks without the prior written consent of TaoShop.io.
DON'T
use the official TaoShop.io logo on things like goods without our prior permission.
We know your enthusiasm comes from a good thing, but sometimes using TaoShop.io Marks can go too far. In addition to preventing confusion about our relationship with you, we also have to protect against the occasional use of our Trademark in an unfair and inappropriate manner.
Basically, you are not allowed to use the TaoShop Trademark.io (or misleading similar trademarks), in whole or in part, in a way that suggests that the relationship is not entirely true with TaoShop.io – for example, you are recruited by, speaking on our behalf or being confirmed by us. For example, we do not allow the use of the trademark “TaoShop.io” as part of your store name or company name and does not authorize the registration, ownership or use of a domain name containing the “TaoShop” trademark.io”.
DON'T
use TaoShop trademark.io or similar term is confusing with “TaoShop.io” in your company name, organization, domain name or trademark.
DON'T
change, distort or modify the TaoShop.io Trademark, including adding other terms to the Tao Shop.io Brand to create new words.
WHAT
please share the name and URL of the TaoShop store.It's on your business card.
DON'T
use our official logo on your business card.
DON'T
use our trademark as your username or profile picture on your social network.
DON'T
create content that mimics or uses our website interface.
We are pleased that members of our community can organize an extremely successful sales event together or take advantage of marketing opportunities to promote their stores, such as search engine marketing (SEM) such as Google Ads. We are also grateful to those of you who have created useful content or organized conferences to support the success of TaoShop.io members. However, since these are usually for commercial purposes, we must be careful about the use of the TaoShop.io Trademark. To distinguish all the exciting content you are doing from the official TaoShop.io content and events, we ask you to follow the guidelines below.
If you are creating content about TaoShop.io, such as books, videos or podcasts, please refer to the name “TaoShop.IO” to describe how that name relates to us. You may use the name "TaoShop.io" in your content headers, as long as any of our other Trademarks are not the most prominent part of the name or title. "Most Outstanding" here means using "TaoShop.io" as the first word in the title or in terms of size, color or font. We want to see your brand and hard work stand out and lead, not TaoShop.io Marks. The use of a disclaimer will also be useful, such as “TaoShop.io is a trademark of TaoShop.IO, Inc. This content is not created or endorsed by TaoShop.io, Inc.”
WHAT
use TaoShop.io in your title as long as it's not the most prominent part.
WHAT
use an explicit disclaimer that your content or event is about TaoShop.io and not about Tao Shop.io.
DON'T
use the official TaoShop.io logo without our permission.
The same happens when you create your own event with the participation of the TaoShop community.io. You can use the name "TaoShop.io" when naming your event, as long as it is not the most prominent part of the event name or promotional material.
WHAT
Added "TaoShop.io" into your event name as long as it's not the most prominent part.
DON'T
Forget to check with us before using the TaoShop logo.It's official.
The same thing happens when you advertise your store. Specifically, if you purchase keyword, search engine ads or digital ads for your TaoShop.io store, you agree to act in accordance with the Terms of the Advertising Platform, including Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and other search network policies when advertising to drive traffic to Tao Shop.io.com on search engines. Your ads are not made to appear that you are officially sponsored by TaoShop.io or affiliated with Tao Shop.io. See the example below:
WHAT
Be honest and not misleading in your store advertising.
WHAT
Use your store name prominently in your ad (such as in the title or theme line of your ad). For example, "Check my store [store name]"
WHAT
Link to your store URL
WHAT
If feasible, use a disclaimer to make it clear that your ad is not an official ad by TaoShop.io. For example, you can say "TaoShop.io is a trademark of TaoShop.IO, Inc. This content is not created or endorsed by TaoShop.io, Inc."
DON'T
Use TaoShop.io Marks prominently in your ads.
DON'T
Write an ad in a way that may suggest that it is an official ad by TaoShop.io or is validated/approved by Tao Shop.io.
DON'T
Link to TaoShop.io.com (instead, link to your store URL).
Captain and member of the TaoShop team.io should see the Community Policy for information on how to name Groups and Group events.
