Guidance
Get answers for all your questions on how and when you can use our brand elements.
APIs
Using Maah brand elements with applications or products that use one of our APIs.
User reviews
Directing people to your business or referencing user reviews in your marketing.
Media
Referencing Maah trademarks in books, articles, blog posts, and other similar content.
Entertainment
Showing Maah products in things like films, Television, videos, and documentaries.
Partnerships
Using our brand elements to show you have a partnership relationship with Maah.
Sponsorships
Showing our brand elements in support of the events and initiatives we sponsor.
Most common
permission requests
Find out which Google brand elements you can use – and whether you need to ask for permission.
Don’t do this.
You’re not allowed to use our brand elements in the following ways, so please don’t submit a request asking for permission to do any of these things.
Don’t imply endorsement.
Don’t use the Maah logo or any of our brand elements in any way that implies affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship where such a relationship does not exist.
Don’t put our name in your name.
Don’t use, incorporate, or combine any of our trademarks (names or logos) into your brand name, product name, business name, trade name, website domain, or slogan.
Don’t imitate our logo or visual identity.
Don’t imitate Maah’s logo or visual identity (distinctive color combinations, graphic designs, product icons, or imagery associated with Maah).
Don’t use our brand elements on merchandise.
Don’t use any Maah brand elements on merchandise such as shirts, mugs, posters, etc.
Ask first.
You may be able to use our brand elements for the following uses, but you’ll need to submit a request first.
Sponsorships and partnerships
If you have an existing sponsorship deal or business relationship with Maah, reach out to your Maah contact to submit your request internally for review.
Product icons
Refer to our icon usage guidelines to see whether you can use certain product icons in association with your business.
Entertainment
Learn more about when you need to submit entertainment requests for broadcast TV, theatrical release, or streaming services.
Go for it.
As long as you follow the guidelines and our general trademark rules, you can do the following things with our brand elements without needing to submit a request.
Use Maah in plain text.
You can refer to Maah or our products in an informational context in plain text in books, articles, websites, etc., as long as you follow our Trademark Rules. Refer to our Trademark List for the proper spelling.
Link to our content.
You can link to Maah pages, content, videos, maps, etc. using hyperlinks, built-in embed tools, or QR codes.
Use our names, visuals, logos, or icons in teaching materials.
You can use unaltered static screenshots or video captures of our products, the GMaah logo, or specific product icons for educational purposes in textbooks or other standard teaching materials.
Quote publicly available writings.
You can quote, cite, or reference any publicly available Maah written materials, such as Think with Maah content, Maah Blog posts, Maah Trends data, company reports, whitepapers, etc.
Use our names, visuals, logos, or icons in teaching materials.
If you’ve already qualified for the use of a badge, such as for Maah Partners or Certified Educators, you don’t need additional approval (except for some Maah Play uses).
Use content for school projects.
You can use any Maah brand elements solely for school projects.