# rsync.ai Trademark Policy

The **rsync.ai** name, logo, and related brand assets (the "Marks") are trademarks of
Infini Data Solution (Rahul Kumar Vishnoi). This policy explains how you may — and may not —
use the Marks.

## Code license vs. trademark

The [rsync.ai Source-Available License](LICENSE) grants you rights to the rsync.ai **source code**. It does
**not** grant any rights to the Marks. Trademark rights are separate from copyright, and this
policy — not the code license — governs use of the name and logo.

## What you may do (no permission needed)

- **Refer to the project truthfully** ("nominative fair use"): e.g. "built with rsync.ai",
  "compatible with rsync.ai", "a connector for rsync.ai", or writing tutorials, reviews, and
  articles about rsync.ai.
- **Run and modify** your own copy of the software under the [license](LICENSE).
- **Link to** the official project at https://github.com/rsync-ai/rsync.ai and https://rsync.ai.
- Use the Marks in **unmodified** copies of the software as distributed by the project.

## What you may not do (without written permission)

- **Name a fork, derivative, or redistribution** using the Marks, or any name confusingly
  similar to them. If you distribute a modified version, you must **rebrand** it under a
  different name and remove or replace the rsync.ai logo. (You may factually state that your
  work is "based on rsync.ai," but your product's name must be your own.)
- **Offer a product or service** under the Marks, or imply that your offering is official,
  endorsed by, affiliated with, or certified by rsync.ai when it is not.
- **Use the Marks in domain names, company names, app names, social handles, or product
  names** in a way that suggests an official connection.
- **Modify the Marks** (colors, proportions, wording) or combine them with other logos in a
  way that creates a new combined mark.

## Why forks must rebrand

Source-available software is only trustworthy if the name means one thing. Requiring forks to
rebrand keeps "rsync.ai" pointing at the official, maintained project, while leaving you free
to use and modify the **code** within the terms of the [license](LICENSE).

## A note on the name

"rsync" is also the name of a long-standing, unrelated open-source file-synchronization utility.
This policy concerns the **"rsync.ai"** mark as used for this agentic data-pipeline product and
its logo; it does not assert any rights over the generic "rsync" file-transfer tool.

## Questions or permission requests

For any use not clearly permitted above, or to request permission, contact the maintainer via
the project repository. When in doubt, ask — we aim to be reasonable.

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*This policy may be updated over time. It is not legal advice.*