PECB provides its Partners with special logos that are published on their website in order to reveal the partnership with PECB and the level of business cooperation.
To visually communicate the collaboration with more than 2,000 partners worldwide, PECB has created five different versions of Partner Certificates:
- Authorized Partner
- Silver Partner
- Gold Partner
- Platinum Partner
- Titanium Partner
The use of one of these logos on a website highlights the partnership, as well as the level of business cooperation with PECB. Claims on any other level of business cooperation are false and must be reported to us immediately.
PECB Certificates
Officially, PECB issues these types of certificates:
- Certifications for individuals
- Certifications for Partners
- Certifications for Trainers
All of these certifications are branded with the PECB official logo on the top left corner aligned with the slogan on the top right corner, certificate number, issued and valid date on the bottom left corner, and the PECB stamp as the background of the certificate. The Partner Certificate must include the signature of the Chief Operating Officer of PECB; the Trainer Certificates must include the signature of the Deputy CEO of PECB, while the Certificates of Individuals must include the signature of the PECB Director of Compliance.
In cases when you were issued a PECB Certificate and one of these brand signatures is missing, it is advised to approach this with caution and inform us at legal@pecb.com on the matter.
Digital and Printed Basics
Genuinely, all marketing basics such as brochures, catalogs, magazines, and training course materials are designed to be offered for free to Clients, Partners, and Trainers to use upon their needs. No individual, group, or institution has the right to sell any of these marketing items mentioned above; otherwise legal actions will be taken against the seller.
Official PECB Training Courses
All PECB training courses must have the “PECB Certified” assurance in front of the course name, for example: “PECB Certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor.” In cases when a PECB training course description layout is used by any other organization, it must have a link back to the original source and shall be associated with the PECB logo.
PECB training courses shall not be associated with any other certification body’s logo, link, or marketing items that might cause confusion.
Online Appearance
Currently, there are a few companies that are displaying the official PECB logo as their own logo on their websites. These companies were contacted, and the PECB logo must be removed or listed in a section where it states our partnership or any other association with PECB. Until now, no special permission has been granted by PECB for the usage of its website design, logo, or any other marketing item as these companies’ official identities.
An Important Copyright Notice
All PECB materials are a trademark of PECB and are copyrighted. So, it is crucial to maintain and properly use all PECB materials. All the guidelines described in this document shall be used by all PECB affiliates and other relevant individuals or groups that intend to use our services. PECB grants permission to use the PECB Certification Mark to PECB-certified professionals that have satisfied all applicable PECB credentialing and certification requirements. Each PECB-certified professional is authorized to use only the Certification Mark, which represents the appropriate certification and credential. Each PECB-certified professional may use the appropriate PECB Certification Mark in professional and business materials such as business cards, email signatures, etc.
Non-Assignability and Non-Transferability
The permission to use the certification mark is limited to the certified person and shall not be transferred to, assigned to, or otherwise used by any other individual, organization, or entity.
PECB Certification Mark Violation Reporting
Upon receiving information that inappropriate or unauthorized use of the Certification Mark has occurred, PECB will determine if responsive action(s) should be taken, by following the steps below:
- The alleged inappropriate or unauthorized mark use will be reviewed.
- In case a policy violation is validated, PECB shall request the individual(s) and/or organization(s) involved to cease unauthorized use.
- If the policy violation is not corrected, appropriate legal actions or sanctions shall be taken, including certification suspension or termination.