Scrapy Trademark License

Scrapinghub, as the owner of registered and common law trademarks in the Scrapy name and logo, licenses the use of the Scrapy trademarks to the community under the following conditions:

1. Service identification

You may use the Scrapy name and logo on a list of services, tools, or supported platforms, or as an identifier that a product or service is Scrapy-related, provided that the usage of the logo does not imply that the organization is official or otherwise endorsed by Scrapinghub, or by the Scrapy core team as representatives of the Scrapy project, and the logo acts as a hyperlink to the main Scrapy project website wherever technically possible.

3. Groups and events

  1. You may incorporate the Scrapy name into the name of any group or event, provided that:

    1. The purpose of the group or event is to educate, provide networking opportunities, or provide a social outlet for Scrapy users;

    2. The name of the group or event is formed by combining the name “Scrapy” with other words that qualify the geographical location, intended audience, or the activities of the group or event.

    3. If the group or event requires fees for membership or attendance, it must be made clear at time the fee is paid what income organizers will be deriving from the event, and that Scrapinghub will not be deriving any income from the event;

    4. The website for the group or event does not imply that it is official or otherwise endorsed by Scrapinghub, or by the Scrapy core team as representatives of the Scrapy project;

    5. The group or event agrees to adhere to the Scrapy contributor code of conduct; and

    6. The group or event also adopts a specific code of conduct governing the behavior of participants.

  2. A group or event may use a logo that incorporates the Scrapy logo by adding a word or picture that identifies the locality (for example, the name of a city, or a stylized image of an identifiable city landmark), audience, or activities of the group or event.

4. Merchandise

You may produce merchandise displaying the Scrapy name or logo, provided that:

  1. Artwork to be printed on merchandise has been formally approved by Scrapinghub;

  2. The products on which the artwork is to appear has been formally approved by Scrapinghub; and

  3. If the product is to be sold, the individual or organization producing the product must make a clear statement declaring what proportion of the sale price will be retained by the organizers, and that Scrapinghub will not derive any income from the product.

To obtain formal approval for your merchandise sale, please submit an electronic copy of the proof artwork, plus a list of all products to be sold, to opensource@scrapinghub.com.

5. Products and services serving the community

You may incorporate the Scrapy name into any website or product whose purpose is to organize, educate or inform the Scrapy community, provided that:

  1. The website or product does not use the official Scrapy logo or color palette in its design, except as provided for by Section 1 of this license;

  2. The website or product does not imply that it is official or otherwise endorsed by Scrapinghub, or by the Scrapy core team as representatives of the Scrapy project; and

  3. If a fee is to be charged for the product, or for access to any or all of the material on the website, a clear statement must exist declaring what proportion of those fees will be retained by the authors, and that Scrapinghub will not derive any income from those fees. A link to this statement must be prominently displayed on the website or product.

6. Other commercial activity

You may not use the Scrapy name in the registered name of any company, regardless of whether it offers Scrapy-related services.

You may not incorporate the Scrapy name or logo into the name of any product to be sold by a commercial entity, regardless of whether that product or service is Scrapy-related.

7. Domain Names

You may use the Scrapy name in any internet domain or subdomain:

  1. For any Scrapy-related project meeting the requirements of Section 2 of this license;

  2. For any group or event meeting the requirements of Section 3 of this license;

  3. Any merchandise provider meeting the requirements of Section 4 of this license, provided the products sold under that domain are exclusively Scrapy merchandise; and

  4. Any website or product meeting the requirements of Section 5 of this license.

8. Uses outside of this license

If your usage, or proposed usage, of the Scrapy name or trademark does not meet these criteria, a specific license may be granted to your organization, at Scrapinghub’s discretion. Please contact opensource@scrapinghub.com with the details of your proposed usage, and a license may be granted.

9. Community standards

Notwithstanding the above, licensees of the Scrapy mark must not use that mark to cast the Scrapy product or Scrapy community into disrepute, or engage in business practices that reflect poorly on the Scrapy product or community.

10. Interpretation

Scrapinghub reserves the right to determine if a usage of the Scrapy trademark meets the requirements and standards of this license.