Rules for usage of the QCert Singapore certification mark and Logo
- After the grant of a management system certificate, its holder is qualified to use QCert Singapore Certification Mark (e.g., ISO 9001). QCert Singapore certification mark (below only “certification mark”) can be used only in line with these rules.
- Certification mark cannot be used for the scope of activities, which were not certified. If the certified client uses certification mark well in the way which could evoke illusion that the certification mark relate to activities uncertified by QCert Singapore, certified client is liable to ensure for this actuality in the fresh page of the actual document by the sentence.
- Certification mark shall not be used in the way, which should evoke illusion at third party that it is certified product or process or service.
- Certification mark shall not be used for a product respectively neither for a package, nor on certificates of conformance for products, laboratory test, calibration or inspection reports or certifications and reference documents.
- If the certified client has more plants, certification mark shall be used only in the plants, in which certification took place. This applies also for usage of certification mark within the mother, daughter or sister companies.
- In the case of interest of the certified client in emphasizing of reality that a product, service respectively other activity was made respectively performed in the conditions of certified management system, this sentence should be e.g., put on the cover of the product: “This product (this service) was made (was offered) in the conditions of a certified management system, which covers requirements of the standard ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018 and this system was certified by QCert Singapore.
- Certification mark could be used on advertising and marketing materials and goods. Advertising and marketing materials or goods are not samples of products made by certified client, if the certified client does not produce products normally used like advertising materials. In this case certification mark can be used only for products assessed for advertising of the certified client, which are free given to potential or present clients of a holder.
- Only with the complete adherence of these rules written in this document the certified client can use certification mark in the business correspondence (letters heads, envelopes and so on…) and in advertising of certified areas and it shall not be used in documents, which do not have connection with certified areas.
- If the third party will ask for responsibility of QCert Singapore by a title of anti-contractual or illegal usage of a certificate or of a certification mark from the side of the certified client/holder, the certified client/holder has to disburden QCert Singapore in full rate from all requirements of the third party. It applies the same for the acts of a subject’s invocations on the basis of advertising from the side of a holder/certified client.
- Certification mark of QCert Singapore shall not be used in the way which signifies that certification body assumes responsibility for quality of products, services and other activities of the certified client.
- Upon withdrawal of its certification, the certified client cannot use QCert Singapore certification mark or certificate in all the advertising & reference documents.
- The certified client amends all the advertising and marketing materials when the scope of certification is reduced or extended.
- The certified client cannot use the certification mark in a way that would bring QCert Singapore into lose public trust or credibility.
- It is also possible to use certification mark in different colouring from official display, in this case only one colour can be used for the whole certification mark.
- It is also possible to use other sizes of certification mark like it is in official display, but it is necessary to remain the ratio of certification mark sides according to official display.
- After the end of beneficial use the holder is obligatory to send back a certificate of QCert Singapore and to forbear of any usage of certification mark.
Form nr: QCERT-QP-12H-2, Rev 00 dated 24 Feb 2023