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BIRI™ Trademark Licensing Agreement

This BIRI™ Trademark Licensing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between:

Planetary.Blue Pte Ltd (or relevant legal entity) (“Licensor”), and

Your Company, as advised during registration (“Licensee”).

The Effective Date is the date of payment of licence subscription via the website at http://www.planetary.blue
1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 “BIRI™” means the Biospheric Information Reliability Index and associated trademarks, logos, marks, and intellectual property owned by Licensor.
1.2 “Score” means the integer BIRI™ score assigned by Licensor on a scale of 1 to 10.
1.3 “Widget” means the official Planetary.blue-hosted software interface that displays the BIRI™ Score.
1.4 “Distributed Ledger Anchor” means any third-party blockchain or cryptographic timestamping system used by Licensor for evidentiary purposes, including but not limited to Stability Protocol.

2. LICENSE GRANT

2.1 Licensor grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to display the BIRI™ trademark and Score solely via the Widget, subject to this Agreement.
2.2 No ownership rights are transferred. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Licensor.

3. LICENSING CONDITIONS
3.1 Score Threshold

Licensee may display the BIRI™ mark only while maintaining a BIRI™ Score of 5 or higher.

3.2 Widget-Only Display

Licensee shall display the BIRI™ Score exclusively via the Widget.

Static images, screenshots, replicas, or self-hosted representations are strictly prohibited.
3.3 Real-Time Verification
Licensor reserves the right to update or modify displayed Scores in real time.
3.4 Revocation
Licensor may revoke this license at any time for breach, fraud, misinformation, regulatory violations, or at Licensor’s discretion. Revocation shall be immediately reflected via the Widget.
3.5 No Endorsement
Display of the BIRI™ mark does not constitute endorsement, certification of sustainability performance, regulatory compliance, financial risk assessment, or ethical conduct by Licensor.
4. No Endorsement

4.1 Licensee shall pay an annual BIRI™ trademark licensing and Widget access fee as set forth on the website.  Planetary.Blue Pte Ltd may adjust renewal fees.
4.2 Failure to pay results in automatic suspension of Widget access and display rights.
4.3 Fees are non-refundable except as required by law.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

5.1 All BIRI™ marks, methodologies, data, and software remain the exclusive property of Licensor.

5.2 Licensee shall not reverse engineer, copy, scrape, or replicate Licensor’s scoring system or Widget.

6. DATA AND PRIVACY

6.1 Licensee acknowledges that BIRI™ Scores are derived from proprietary methodologies and evidence.

6.2 Licensee may publicly display its Score only via the Widget and only while licensed.

7. DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DISCLOSURE

7.1 Licensor may anchor Score issuance events on Distributed Ledger Anchors solely for timestamping and evidentiary purposes.

7.2 Failure, governance changes, or discontinuation of such ledgers shall not affect BIRI™ Scores, licensing, or Licensor’s authoritative registry.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 BIRI™ Scores are informational and do not constitute financial, legal, regulatory, or investment advice.

8.2 Licensor shall not be liable for decisions made by third parties based on BIRI™ Scores.

8.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Licensor’s liability is limited to fees paid in the preceding 12 months.

9. DEFAMATION AND DISPUTE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

9.1 Licensee acknowledges that BIRI™ Scores are based on documented methodologies and evidence.

9.2 Licensee agrees that scoring differences do not constitute defamatory statements.

10. TERMINATION

10.1 Licensor may terminate immediately for breach, fraud, or regulatory risk.

10.2 Upon termination, Licensee must cease all use of BIRI™ marks and remove the Widget.

11. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

11.1 This Agreement is governed by the laws of Singapore.

11.2 Disputes shall be resolved via arbitration in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) under SIAC rules.

12. CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 Licensee shall not disclose BIRI™ methodologies, unpublished Scores, or proprietary evidence.
13. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party is liable for failure caused by events beyond reasonable control.
14. NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
Nothing is this Agreement shall confer any rights to third parties.
15. ACEEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT
By paying the licencing subscription fee, you agree to be bound by the conditions of this Agreement.
16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes prior discussions.