Usage & Licensing

Materials Covered by This Policy

This Usage & Licensing policy applies to original research and publishing materials made available by CGO Media, including where applicable:

Copyright and Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, original content published on CGO Media is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

Copyright may belong to CGO Media, the named author, a contributing researcher or another identified rights holder depending on the publication.

Publication on cgomedia.com does not place a work in the public domain and should not be interpreted as granting unrestricted rights to copy, modify, republish, commercialise or redistribute the material.

Third-party material reproduced or referenced within CGO Media research remains subject to the rights and licensing conditions of the relevant third-party rights holder.

Citing CGO Media Research

CGO Media encourages accurate citation of its research in journalism, academic work, professional reports, presentations and other legitimate publications.

Citations should identify CGO Media and, where applicable, the named author, publication title, publication date and direct URL to the original research.

Where a DOI, repository identifier or formal citation is provided for a research paper, users should preferably use that citation information.

Citations should not imply that CGO Media endorses the citing organisation, publication, product, political position, commercial service or interpretation unless such endorsement has been expressly provided in writing.

Quoting Our Research

Reasonable extracts from CGO Media research may generally be quoted for editorial, journalistic, academic, educational or analytical purposes, subject to applicable law and proper attribution.

Quotes should remain faithful to the meaning and context of the original publication. Material should not be selectively edited in a way that reverses, exaggerates or materially changes the original conclusion.

Where a substantial portion of a publication is required, users should contact CGO Media before reproduction.

Linking to CGO Media Research

Websites, journalists, researchers and organisations may link directly to public CGO Media research pages without requesting prior permission.

We encourage direct links to the original publication rather than reproducing the full work on another website.

Links should not be presented in a misleading context or in a manner that falsely implies partnership, sponsorship, approval or endorsement.

Figures, Charts and Infographics

Original CGO Media research figures, charts, infographics and diagrams form part of our intellectual property unless otherwise stated.

Journalists and academic researchers may request permission to reproduce specific figures where doing so supports legitimate reporting, commentary, teaching or research.

Where permission is granted, the figure should normally remain substantially unchanged and should include visible attribution to CGO Media and the relevant research publication.

Removal of branding, source information, research labels or attribution from an original CGO Media figure may not be permitted without express written agreement.

Frameworks, Models and Proprietary Research Concepts

CGO Media develops original frameworks, research models, maturity models, implementation roadmaps and analytical structures.

These may be discussed, cited and referenced with appropriate attribution. However, substantial reproduction, adaptation, rebranding, commercial training use or incorporation into another proprietary methodology may require written permission or a commercial licence.

Users should not remove CGO Media attribution from an original framework and present the framework as their own work.

Modified versions should not be described as an official CGO Media framework unless CGO Media has expressly approved that use.

Names, Brands and Trade Marks

CGO Media names, logos, research-series identifiers and other brand elements may be protected by trade mark, passing-off or other applicable intellectual property rights.

References to CGO Media for accurate attribution are permitted, but the CGO Media name, logo or branding should not be used in a way that creates a false impression of endorsement, partnership or affiliation.

Where individual framework names or research concepts carry a trade mark designation, that designation identifies CGO Media's claim to the relevant brand or research concept and does not itself grant permission for unrestricted commercial reuse.

Datasets and Statistical Reuse

A published statistic may generally be cited with clear attribution and a link to the original source.

Access to, redistribution of or commercial reuse of underlying datasets may be subject to separate conditions.

Some CGO Media analysis incorporates third-party data. In those cases, CGO Media cannot grant rights that belong to another data provider.

Users wishing to reproduce a substantial dataset, create a commercial product from CGO Media data, or systematically extract research content should contact CGO Media regarding appropriate licensing.

Journalists and Media Use

CGO Media encourages journalists to cite its research, statistics and expert analysis where relevant to reporting.

Short quotations, individual statistics and accurate references to published findings may generally be used with clear attribution.

Journalists requiring high-resolution research figures, clarification of findings, methodology information or permission for broader reproduction should contact CGO Media through our Press & Media resources.

Editorial use of research does not imply CGO Media's approval of the resulting article, headline, publication or editorial position.

Academic and Educational Use

Researchers, lecturers, students and educational institutions may cite CGO Media research in accordance with normal academic citation practice.

Limited reproduction of research extracts or individual figures for teaching, academic discussion or scholarly analysis may be permitted depending on the intended use and applicable law.

Publication of CGO Media research in course packs, textbooks, commercial training products, paid databases or other distributed materials may require additional permission.

Commercial Use

Commercial organisations may cite CGO Media research in reports, presentations, proposals and internal analysis where attribution is clear and the use does not imply endorsement.

A separate licence may be required where CGO Media content forms a significant part of a commercial product, paid report, training course, software product, consultancy methodology, membership service, database or other revenue-generating offering.

Commercial reuse requests are considered individually based on the material, scale of reproduction, distribution and intended purpose.

Uses That Are Not Permitted Without Authorisation

Subject to applicable legal rights and exceptions, users should not undertake activities such as:

AI Systems, Search Engines and Machine Use

CGO Media recognises that publicly accessible content may be indexed, summarised, retrieved or cited by search engines and artificial intelligence systems.

Automated access does not automatically transfer ownership or grant unrestricted rights to reproduce, redistribute or commercially exploit CGO Media research.

Organisations seeking systematic access to CGO Media research for commercial AI training, database construction, large-scale extraction, model development or other machine-processing purposes should contact CGO Media regarding appropriate permission or licensing.

Adaptation and Modification

Users should distinguish clearly between original CGO Media material and their own interpretation or adaptation.

Where a CGO Media model or figure is materially modified, the modif