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Project Licensing​

Zaparoo consists of several projects, each with its own license. Check the license attached to a project before sharing or adapting it.

Zaparoo projects generally use a copyleft license:

These licenses allow sharing, adaptation, and commercial use subject to their terms, including attribution and applicable share-alike requirements. Read the license attached to each project for its exact requirements.

Some projects or parts of a project may use a different license, including non-commercial variants.

Some projects contain licensed Zaparoo trademarks that may need to be removed before redistribution or adaptation outside the official project.

Zaparoo Trademarks​

The Zaparoo wordmark (name) and logos are trademarks owned by Wizzo Pty Ltd, which retains all rights to them. These trademarks are licensed for use by each officially hosted Zaparoo project in its original location unless specified otherwise. They are not freely available for use in other personal or commercial projects or products without explicit permission from the owner.

You may:

  • Use the Zaparoo wordmark in text to truthfully refer to or link to official Zaparoo projects, products, and websites.
  • Use the Zaparoo logos in editorial or informational visuals to truthfully refer to or link to official Zaparoo projects, products, and websites. This permission does not cover using a logo to identify third-party compatibility or an integration; those uses are governed below.
  • Use the Zaparoo wordmark to truthfully explain that your own project or product is compatible with (e.g. “Zaparoo compatible” or “compatible with Zaparoo”) or based on an official Zaparoo project.
  • Use an official, unmodified Zaparoo logo on a website, app, or documentation solely to identify a working integration with an official Zaparoo API or service, subject to the conditions below.

All other uses of the Zaparoo trademarks require prior written permission from the trademark owner. Contact trademark@zaparoo.com for permission details or to request a usage agreement.

Below are examples of how the Zaparoo trademarks can and cannot be used. Contact the trademark owner to request an exception.

Third-Party Integrations​

A Zaparoo logo used to identify an integration must be secondary to your own branding and appear in a context that clearly identifies a third-party integration, such as an integrations list or alongside wording like “Works with Zaparoo Online” or “Connects to Zaparoo Online.” On websites, the logo or nearby wording must link to the relevant official Zaparoo website.

The integration must use the official API or service, accurately describe its functionality, and comply with any applicable API or service terms.

This permission does not imply that an integration is official, certified, sponsored, endorsed, or maintained by Zaparoo. It does not permit using Zaparoo trademarks:

  • As a project, product, business, or domain name
  • As primary website branding, an app icon, or a favicon
  • On physical products, tokens, labels, readers, cases, packaging, or merchandise
  • As decoration unrelated to a working integration
  • In modified or combined logos

Only official logo assets may be used, with proportional resizing allowed.

This is a limited, non-exclusive, revocable permission. It ends automatically if the integration stops working or these conditions are breached. Outdated or misleading uses must be removed. The trademark owner may request changes or removal, and the person using the trademark must comply promptly. Wizzo Pty Ltd retains all rights in the Zaparoo trademarks, and any goodwill arising from their use benefits Wizzo Pty Ltd.

Card Labels, Case Models and Other Designs​

The Zaparoo trademarks must not appear on token label designs (such as card labels), reader device designs, host device designs, or other related items without prior written permission.

See the Zaparoo Media project for examples of marks that are free to use for displaying token or device compatibility.

Adapting or Forking Zaparoo Projects​

When adapting or forking an open-source Zaparoo project, you must not use any included Zaparoo trademarks in your adaptation's user-facing branding or incorrectly suggest that your project is published by, affiliated with, or endorsed by Zaparoo.

Commercial Use and Endorsement​

You must not use any Zaparoo trademarks in the name or branding of a business, domain, app, product, or merchandise, or display them in a way that incorrectly implies affiliation with or endorsement by Zaparoo.

Contribution Agreements​

Commercial usage agreements for Zaparoo trademarks may be available in exchange for significant contributions back to the official open-source Zaparoo projects. Contact the trademark owner for more information.