Copyright & Trademarks

Copyright

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BadgerOn®, including its software, website, documentation, visual design, user interface, graphics, logos, icons, text, assessments, methodologies, reports, documentation, and original content, is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Except where expressly permitted by law or with prior written permission, no part of this website, software, documentation, or associated materials may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, licensed, reverse engineered, or used to create derivative works.

Permission is granted to view and use this website and documentation solely for lawful personal or business purposes in connection with evaluating or using BadgerOn.

BadgerOn Intellectual Property

The following are proprietary intellectual property of BadgerOn unless otherwise stated:

  • BadgerOn®
  • The BadgerOn logo and branding
  • BadgerOn software
  • Assessment methodologies
  • Platform architecture
  • User interface design
  • Documentation
  • Original graphics and illustrations
  • Original written content
  • Reports and templates
  • Proprietary taxonomies, models, and methodologies

Any unauthorised use may violate applicable intellectual property laws.

Third-Party Trademarks

BadgerOn integrates with, references, or provides mapping to numerous third-party standards, frameworks, products, and technologies.

All trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, certification marks, logos, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

Standards and Standards Bodies

  • ISO® and ISO/IEC® — International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  • ISO/IEC 27001®, ISO/IEC 27002®, ISO/IEC 22301®, ISO 31000® and related standards
  • IEC®
  • NIST® publications and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • CIS Controls®
  • PCI DSS®
  • SOC®
  • COSO®

Governance and Best Practice Frameworks

  • COBIT® — ISACA
  • ITIL® — PeopleCert
  • PRINCE2® — PeopleCert
  • AgilePM® — APMG International
  • TOGAF® — The Open Group
  • ArchiMate® — The Open Group
  • PMBOK® and PMP® — Project Management Institute (PMI)

Enterprise Software and Technology Vendors

  • Oracle®
  • Oracle Database®
  • Java®
  • Microsoft®, Microsoft 365®, Windows®, Azure®, Active Directory®, Microsoft Entra ID®, SharePoint®, SQL Server®, Power BI®
  • ServiceNow®
  • Atlassian®, Jira®, Confluence®
  • VMware®
  • Red Hat®
  • Linux®
  • Ubuntu®
  • MariaDB®
  • MySQL®
  • PostgreSQL®
  • Laravel®
  • PHP®
  • Docker®
  • Kubernetes®
  • GitHub®
  • GitLab®

This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive.

Use of these names within BadgerOn is for identification, interoperability, education, integration, mapping, compatibility, or reference purposes only and does not imply ownership, endorsement, sponsorship, certification, affiliation, or approval by their respective trademark owners.

Framework Mapping

BadgerOn may provide mappings, cross-references, reporting, assessments, or alignment against recognised governance, security, compliance, audit, privacy, and operational frameworks.

Such mappings are provided solely as implementation guidance and management support.

The inclusion of any framework within BadgerOn does not imply:

  • certification;
  • accreditation;
  • official endorsement;
  • partnership;
  • licensing beyond applicable published usage rights; or
  • representation of the originating standards body.

Users remain responsible for obtaining any required licences, publications, subscriptions, or official standards documentation from the relevant organisations.

Open Source Software

BadgerOn incorporates and depends upon a number of open source software components.

These components remain the intellectual property of their respective authors and are licensed under their applicable open source licences. Copies of applicable licences are available from the respective projects where required.

Fair Use

References to third-party company names, product names, technologies, standards, and trademarks are made solely for purposes of identification, interoperability, compatibility, commentary, education, comparison, or descriptive reference.

No claim of ownership over third-party intellectual property is made.

Reporting Intellectual Property Concerns

If you believe that any material appearing on this website or within BadgerOn infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us with sufficient information to investigate the matter promptly.

Please include:

  • your contact information;
  • identification of the intellectual property concerned;
  • details of the allegedly infringing material; and
  • supporting information demonstrating your rights.

Contact

For copyright, trademark, or intellectual property enquiries, please contact:

Email: info@badgeron.io

Reservation of Rights

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