Rules for Use of PCI Certification Symbols

Rules for Use of PCI Certification Symbols

Set your mark! PCI certificates as well as the copyrighted certification symbols are the outer markings of a successful certification – and enjoy an excellent reputation anywhere in the world.

The symbols may be used in a variety of ways: you can put them on your letterhead stationery, on your brochures, or on your vehicles. You can also use them in all your advertisement, at trade fairs or on the internet.

But please note:

    • Use of the certification symbols requires valid certificates or other declarations of conformity issued by PCI.
    • If your certificate does not apply to the whole of your organization, you are required to indicate the restricted scope for which it is valid (cf. page 2).
    • The symbols should always be used in connection with the name of your company.
    • When using a neutral certification symbol, the underlying standards or specifications need to be specified in the immediate vicinity of the symbol.
    • The symbols shall not be changed in any way – however, you may choose which colour to use.
    • We recommend appending the certificate registration number to the symbol.
    • The symbols may not be used for the labelling of products. The impression of a product certification must be avoided at all costs.
    • The PCI company logo is not certificate symbol. It is protected proprietary mark virtually world-wide, and PCI reserves the PCI company logo for its own use.
    • For organizations with their own website, we recommend placing the information of your successful certification there as well.
    • The use of PCI Certified Logo is subject to verification by appointed PCI Auditor(s) during periodic audit.

Annex 1: Example for use of “PCI Certified Logo”

PCI Certified Logo

use “PCI Certified Logo” without standard version and with certificate ref. no. stated at bottom*

Ref. No.: XXXXXX QM15

Ref. No.: XXXXXX EM15

Ref. No.: XXXXXX OSH18

Ref. No.: XXXXXX SCCS

PCI Certified Logo

use “PCI Certified Logo” with standard version and with certificate ref. no. stated at bottom*

Ref. No.: XXXXXX MSPO2

Ref. No.: XXXXXX MSPO3

Ref. No.: XXXXXX MSPO4

PCI Certified Logo & DSM

use “PCI Certified Logo” with standard version and with certificate ref. no. stated at bottom*

Annex 2: Symbols on products or packaging

These symbols may not be used for the labelling of products.

The impression of a product certification must be avoided at all costs.

The following chart is designed to assist in how to use PCI symbols to show that the products was manufactured using a certified management system.

  
On the product *1
On large boxes and similar containers used for the transport of products *2
In brochures, etc. for advertising purposes

Use of PCI certification symbols
Without further explanation
Not allowed
Not allowed
Allowed
With further explanation *3
Not allowed
Allowed
Allowed

*1: Either on the product itself or on its individual packaging, container etc. In case of inspection/ analysis services, this may also be the report of inspection/ analysis.

*2: this may be oversized packaging of cardboard or such, which will not reach the end user.

 *3: This may be a statement that, for example, the product was manufactured by COMPANY which implements a PCI-certified management system to ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001. Instead of “manufactured”, it may also read “packaged”, or “supplied”, as applicable. For example: “Packaged by COMPANY which implements a PCI-certified management system”.