BRAND PROTECTION

At GRAND DUKE, we value our brand, its integrity, and our reputation. Therefore, we put substantial efforts into safeguarding our brand and preventing any brand abuse and misuse. The legal measures taken by us to protect our brand include trademark registrations, copyright protection, brand usage guidelines, and active enforcement action (intellectual property infringement notices, cease and desist requests, and legal action). We strongly believe that properly protecting our brand contributes to our long-term success.

GRAND DUKE BRAND PROTECTION POLICY

Please review this GRAND DUKE Brand Protection Policy (the “Policy”) that is incorporated by reference into GRAND DUKE Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) and form a part thereto. Any capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning defined in the Terms. By accessing or using GRAND DUKE, you agree to be legally bound by this Policy.

  1. Our Content

    1. Most of the content made available by us on GRAND DUKE, Third-Party Content (as defined below), is owned by us, our partners, agents, licensors, vendors, and/or other content providers (“Our Content”). Our Content includes, but is not limited to, text, images, software programs, audiovisual content, source code, trademarks, service marks, and trade names. Our Content is protected by the applicable intellectual property laws and international treaties.
    2. You are not allowed, without obtaining prior written authorisation from us, to copy, distribute, make available, disassemble, make alterations, decompile, reverse engineer, translate, adapt, rent, loan, use, lease or attempt to grant other rights to Our Content to third parties, or use any manual or automated means to scrape any content available on GRAND DUKE.
    3. To protect Our Content, including the GRAND DUKE brand, we monitor the Internet for any unauthorized use of Our Content and brand. In case an infringement occurs, we will act swiftly and take legal action, if necessary.
    4. We continuously monitor our brand usage on the Internet and other media to make sure that such usage complies with our brand guidelines and this Policy. In case an infringement occurs, we will act swiftly and take legal action, if necessary.

  2. GRAND DUKE Brand

    1. You may not use the brand, the word or figurative trademarks associated with us, GRAND DUKE, or third-party trademarks without prior consent of a trademark owner. You are not allowed to use such brands and trademarks in any way that suggests that we sponsor, endorse, or associate with you without obtaining prior written consent from us.

  3. Third-party Content

    1. Third-party content that may be made available, from time to time, on GRAND DUKE (the “Third-Party Content”) is owned by third-party proprietors and such Third-Party Content does not belong to us. The Third-Party Content remains the sole property of the respective third-party proprietors. You may not use any Third-Party Content without prior authorisation of the owners of such content, notwithstanding any functionalities of GRAND DUKE. To the highest extent permitted by the applicable law, we will not be liable in any manner for your breach of this IP Policy or the Terms.

  4. Fair Use Policy

    1. In the USA and other countries, it may be possible to reuse materials protected by copyright without obtaining permission from a copyright holder under certain circumstances (‘fair use’). Such fair use is determined on a case-by-case basis and different rules may apply in different countries. For example, copyright-protected works used for teaching, commentary, criticism, news, or research may fall within the scope of fair use and, therefore, you may not need authorisation to use such works. We strongly recommend consulting a qualified lawyer to seek advice and make prior assessment of your materials that you intend to use under the fair use doctrine. We do not provide advice or assessments regarding Your Content or fair use policies applicable to you.

  5. Contact

    1. If you have any questions about this IP Policy, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Last update: 15 June 2024