Logo & Guidelines
My website / social media has been taken down by an IKO report; what do I need to do?
You must send an email to the IKO intellectual property department at ikoabuse@ikointl.com and explain what happened. We will contact you ASAP and inform you about your options.
What do I need to do to remove my school from the IKO Unauthorized list?
The best option is to send us an email requesting to affiliate your school with us. We have a FREE school membership option.
- If the DMCA was submitted simply because you are an expired instructor who did not remove the intellectual property from your website or social media, get in contact with us and request to renew your membership and remove your name from the list.
- The second option is to remove IKO’s intellectual property from your website or social media and send us an email letting us know that it’s been done.
My hosting provider or social media platform has warned me to remove the IKO content from my website. What do I have to do?
You must comply with your hosting provider and/or social media platform’s request. Otherwise, they could take your website, and/or social media account down within 24 hours due to intellectual property infringement.
What are the consequences of not removing IKO intellectual property from my website and/or social media if my school is not affiliated, suspended, or expired?
Keep in mind that efore facing any of the consequences below listed IKO will always contact the member or non-member.
- The first consequence of not removing IKO intellectual property from your unaffiliated, suspended, or expired school is facing a DMCA report sent to your website's hosting provider and/or social media platform which may shut down your media.
- The second consequence is to be listed on the IKO unauthorized list.
Will IKO add my school or me if we are expired into the unauthorized list?
As soon as a school or an instructor has expired, we get in contact to inform them that the membership must be renewed to keep IKO benefits and the right to use IKO intellectual property. However, suppose the school or the instructor does not reply to our messages. In that case, we may consider that our messages have been ignored, and we will open a quality case requesting the removal of the IKO intellectual property from their website and/or social media. If the expired school or instructor does not remove the aforementioned, violating our standards, a DMCA report will be submitted.
What is a DMCA report and why did IKO submit one against my website and/or social media account?
IKO may submit a Digital Millennium Copyright Act report if you have not removed IKO intellectual property from your website or social media account, as previously requested by email. The DMCA enforcement department will contact your hosting provider or social media platform and ask them to remove the infringing content. Your website and/or social media account could be shut down if you do not remove the infringing content.
Why am I or my school on the IKO Unauthorized list?
IKO will add into the unauthorized list, members or schools that do not respect the IKO Standards and/or have been suspended by the IKO quality department according to the chart of sanctions.
Do I have the right to use IKO content?
You can use IKO content only with IKO’s prior written consent. All IKO content is protected by copyright. Please contact the IKO for further details. To do so, please contact us by posting a message using the help topic "Other".
Do I have the right to use the IKO logo?
IKO Logos are property of the IKO. It should not be used without IKO’s written approval. Any center or person using IKO Logos without authorization is in violation of international law and is subject to prosecution. Only Affiliated Centers are allowed to use the IKO Logo if the design is not changed or modified in any way. Logo can be printed in blue or white and can be accessed in the school profile: files/documents.Please note that there is a specific logo that is to be used by Instructors, this logo can be accessed from their account and then files/documents.