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The logo should receive a detailed fair use rationale — the template {{Non-free use rationale logo}} can help generate a detailed rationale that covers all necessary information. As well as a fair use rationale, the URL where the logo was found is useful to help verify the licensing information, copyright holder and authenticity of the logo.
This template is to help users write non-free use rationales for non-free logos as required by WP:NFC, WP:LOGO, and WP:NFURG.Include this in the Summary section of the image file once for each article in which the image is inserted.
A derivation of this template, optimized for use on copyrighted logos, is {{Non-free use rationale logo}} which automatically includes rationale text relevant to that use case. For free images, you may use {{Information}}.
This template is to help users write non-free use rationales for non-free logos as required by WP:NFC, WP:LOGO, and WP:NFURG.Include this in the Summary section of the image file once for each article in which the image is inserted.
Please note that meeting the NFC does not require the use of these templates, as long as the description on the file page addresses all 10 criteria outlined by the NFC. The template {{ Non-free use rationale }} facilitates both adding essential metadata and creating a use rationale with the necessary components.
For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag is only for use on images of logos. Template:Non-free use rationale logo may be helpful for stating the rationale. Please do not use this template to tag non-free icons of computer software. Such items should be tagged with {{Non-free computer icon}} template.
Other text indicating conformance with the Wikipedia:Logos guideline may be added, such as confirmation that the logo has been rendered at a small size and with lower detail if it is a scalable vector image. {{Non-free use rationale logo}} may be used to help express the rationale for the use of a logo.
Use when: The image only consists of typefaces, individual words, slogans, or simple geometric shapes. It is not a logo. Don't be deceived by its name! {{PD-textlogo}} Use when: The image only consists of typefaces, individual words, slogans, or simple geometric shapes. It is a logo. Use {} along with it, when applicable. Very specialized