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If you have questions or concerns regarding the legal use of this website's privacy statement, you should first contact Provide Nutrition directly.

Fair use guidelines for use and reference of Provide Nutrition trademarks

Provide Nutrition "trademarks" are registered nationally, owned and used by Provide Nutrition (collectively referred to herein as "logos"), as well as Provide Nutrition product and service names (collectively referred to herein as "product names"). Provide Nutrition takes great care in the development and protection of its trademarks and reserves all rights of ownership of its trademarks.

Use of Provide Nutrition logos

Provide Nutrition carefully limits the use of its logos. No other company may use Provide Nutrition logos unless it has the express written permission of Provide Nutrition, or is licensed by Provide Nutrition to do so.

To obtain permission to use any Provide Nutrition logo, contact your Provide Nutrition representative or the Provide Nutrition Call Center and ask for Corporate Branding.

Fair use of Provide Nutrition product names

"Fair use" of trademarks allows third parties to make reference (text ONLY) to Provide Nutrition product names. The following guidelines are published to ensure proper use and reference to Provide Nutrition product names.

While fair use allows use of or reference to Provide Nutrition product names, it is necessary that the usage be truthful, not disparaging to Provide Nutrition, and does not mislead the public. You must be clear and accurate as to the nature of the relationship between Provide Nutrition and your company, its products or services.

Following are two common types of fair use:

Use of Provide Nutrition product names by third parties is allowed by Provide Nutrition without permission or license when specifically referring to Provide Nutrition products.

Use of Provide Nutrition product names by third parties is allowed by Provide Nutrition without permission or license when indicating that an Provide Nutrition product is compatible with another product.

Please note that the emphasis should be on your product name and any accompanying packaging produced by your company.

Labeling should place emphasis on your product name so that it is perceived as a separate product. 

General rules for proper reference to Provide Nutrition product names

Following are general rules for proper usage of product names:

The first use of each Provide Nutrition product name mentioned in communications must be identified in a footnote or attribution. The attribution must be located either on the page/screen where the Provide Nutrition product name is used, or in the legal section of the communication or site in which it is referenced. Please note that laws concerning use of trademarks or product names vary by country. Always consult a local attorney for additional guidance.

Example: Provide Nutrition is a trademark of Provide Nutrition LC in the United States, other countries, or both.

In the United States, the first reference in text to all registered Provide Nutrition product names should be preceded by Provide Nutrition and followed by the proper trademark symbol. The proper symbol for registered product names is ®. The proper symbol for product names which are the subject of pending applications or are used in accordance with common law trademark principles is TM.  Provide Nutrition is a federally registered trademark and so the ® symbol should be used. 

Rules for marking product names differ by country. You may need to seek guidance from a trademark professional.

A product name should be used as an adjective qualifying a noun that is a generic description of the product or service. The product name should also be used in a singular form.

Do not change the form or representation of the product name, including capitalization or punctuation.

Use of "Provide Nutrition" as a company name:
When "Provide Nutrition" is used to identify the company Provide Nutrition LC, it is called a trade name. Trade name usage typically applies when referring to a company as opposed to a particular product. It is permissible to use Provide Nutrition as a possessive if you are referring to Provide Nutrition LC the company. In that case the name does not identify goods or services (which are legally the domain of trademarks).

Incorrect use of Provide Nutrition trademarks:
Do not omit a footnote/attribution for Provide Nutrition trademarks.
Do not alter the approved Provide Nutrition trademark.
Do not create any new logo for Provide Nutrition or Provide Nutrition product names.
Do not incorporate any Provide Nutrition product names into your company's product names.
Do not incorporate any Provide Nutrition product names into the root domain of any Web site owned by your company.
Do not misspell or use lower case letters when using the name Provide Nutrition in text.
Do not use the Provide Nutrition taglines.
Do not connect your company name with Provide Nutrition product names except as explicitly approved in writing in advance by an authorized officer of Provide Nutrition LC.
Do not use the Provide Nutrition trademark name for a product or service as a noun, or in the plural form.
Do not misspell or incorrectly capitalize Provide Nutrition trademarks.