# Telemetry Tracker — trademark & acceptable use

The **Telemetry Tracker** source code is open source under the [MIT License](LICENSE). This document covers **names, branding, and how you may present the project** — separate from copyright on the code.

## Summary

| You want to… | Allowed? |
|--------------|----------|
| Self-host for your own apps and infrastructure | ✅ Yes |
| Modify, fork, and contribute changes under MIT | ✅ Yes |
| Use the software internally or for your customers **without** implying it is the official Telemetry Tracker cloud | ✅ Yes (see naming below) |
| Operate the **official** managed service at [telemetry-tracker.com](https://telemetry-tracker.com) | ✅ Tacko only |
| Offer a **multi-tenant hosted service to third parties** marketed as **Telemetry Tracker**, using our name, logo, or look-and-feel | ❌ No — requires written permission |
| Use **Telemetry Tracker** in a product or domain name in a way that suggests endorsement or affiliation with Tacko | ❌ No |

When in doubt, contact [info@tacko.io](mailto:info@tacko.io).

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## Trademarks

**Telemetry Tracker** and associated logos, wordmarks, and product identity are trademarks of [Tacko](https://tacko.io) (or its affiliates). All rights reserved.

The MIT License grants rights to the **software**; it does **not** grant a license to use the **Telemetry Tracker** name or branding in commerce in ways that create confusion about who operates the service.

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## Self-hosting and internal use

You may deploy and run Telemetry Tracker on infrastructure you control for:

- Your own products and teams
- A single organization or tenant you operate
- Development, staging, and production environments you manage

You do not need permission to self-host under MIT. Include the MIT copyright notice as required by [LICENSE](LICENSE).

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## Forks and renamed deployments

If you run a modified or unmodified copy for others, **do not** present it as the official **Telemetry Tracker** service or use our branding in a way that implies Tacko operates or endorses it.

**Acceptable:**

- “Built with Telemetry Tracker (open source)” with a link to this repository
- A clearly distinct product name (e.g. “Acme Observability Platform, powered by open-source telemetry software”)
- Internal tool names that are not marketed publicly as Telemetry Tracker

**Not acceptable without written permission:**

- Domains, app names, or marketing such as “Telemetry Tracker Cloud”, “Official Telemetry Tracker”, or “Telemetry Tracker as a Service” operated by a third party
- Copying the official site, dashboard marketing, or logo treatment to resell hosted access to third parties
- Suggesting your hosted offering **is** [telemetry-tracker.com](https://telemetry-tracker.com) or is affiliated with Tacko when it is not

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## Official hosted cloud

The **official managed service** is operated by Tacko at:

**[https://telemetry-tracker.com](https://telemetry-tracker.com)**

The legacy hostname `telemetry-tracker.tacko.io` redirects to the same service.

Paid **Pro** and **Business** plans on that offering are billed in **EUR** through Stripe. Other hosted deployments are not the official product unless explicitly agreed in writing with Tacko.

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## Partnerships and enterprise

For white-label, OEM, reseller, enterprise hosting, or other commercial use of the **Telemetry Tracker** brand, contact **[info@tacko.io](mailto:info@tacko.io)**.

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## Relationship to MIT

Nothing in this policy restricts your MIT rights to use, modify, and distribute the **source code**. It only clarifies that **trademark and branding rules** apply when naming or marketing services to third parties.

For the full software license, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).