Fair use guidelines
Acceptable use of the Logo.dev API
All plans must follow these fair use guidelines. We’ll reach out before taking any action.
Examples of fair use
✅ Displaying logos in your application
✅ Enriching customer data with logos
✅ Building directories with company logos
✅ Adding logos to dashboards and reports
✅ Using logos in presentations
✅ Email signatures with company logos
Never fair use
❌ Creating a competing logo API
❌ Bulk scraping logos for redistribution
❌ Building a logo search as your primary product
❌ Reselling Logo.dev data without transformation
❌ Claiming ownership of accessed logos
Usage guidelines
The best way to stay compliant is to use Logo.dev to enhance an existing product that provides value beyond just logos.
Good examples
- CRM systems: Display company logos next to customer records
- Email tools: Auto-add recipient company logos to signatures
- Analytics platforms: Show logos in performance dashboards
Bad examples
- A website that only searches and displays logos
- An API that proxies Logo.dev requests
- A logo download tool with no other functionality
Technical limits
- No scraping: Don’t automate bulk logo downloads
- User-driven requests: API calls should be triggered by user actions
- Reasonable caching: Follow our caching guidelines
- Respect rate limits: Even with caching enabled
Attribution and licensing
- Logos remain property of their trademark owners
- Use logos to identify brands, not imply endorsement
- Free plans must include attribution
- Don’t register trademarks on accessed logos
Questions?
If you’re unsure whether your use case complies, contact us. We’re here to help you use Logo.dev successfully.