The client is authorized to use the certification mark or its logo in advertising matter and while using this mark or logo the client shall ensure that it: -

• Conforms to requirements of IGS when making reference to its certification status in communication media such as Internet, brochures or advertising or other documents.
• Does not make or permit any misleading statement regarding its certification.
• Does not use or permit the use of the certification document or any part thereof in a misleading manner.
• Upon suspension or withdrawal of its certification, discontinues its use of all advertising matter that contains a reference to certification, as directed by Conforms to requirements of IGS.
• Amends all advertising matter when the scope of certification has been reduced.
• Shall not use the certification information in a manner to imply that the product or service is certified. The certification mark or logo shall not be used on a product or product packaging as this could be interpreted as denoting product conformity.
• The logos shall also not be applied to laboratory test, calibration or inspection reports or any form of certificates issued by educational institutions as such reports/ certificates are deemed to be products in this context.
• Does not imply that certification applies to activities that are outside the scope of its certification.
• Shall not use the certification in such a manner that would bring conforms to requirements of IGS and /or the certification system into disrepute and lose public trust.

Whenever the Certification Mark is to be used by Conforms to requirements of IGS certified clients, it is to be accompanied by the IGS logo, & both marks are to be proportioned so that neither has obvious precedence or prominence over the other and its use is limited to stationery, literature and other written promotional materials.

The Certification Body may be uniformly reduced or enlarged but shall not be less than 20mm and minimum width of 25mm (minimum size20x25mm.), but both the symbols should be legible

The symbols may be reproduced electronically, provided that the requirements of the respective accreditations bodies, as described in this procedure, are met and distortion and /or degradation does not occur

Whenever a subsidiary belonging to a group has been certified there shall not be any confusion as to which part of the group holds the certification and it shall not imply that the other subsidiaries have been certified

Where the organization (the client) wishes to make reference to its certification instead of using the symbols of the certification & accreditation bodies, the organization shall use without variation the phrase “An ISO XXXXX:XXXX Certified Company“ (identify the applicable ISO standard e.g. ISO 9001: 2015)