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Terms of Service

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: January 1, 2026

  1. AGREEMENT

International Color Consortium (ICC) Terms of Service (“Terms”) consists of these terms, the ICC Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”), and any other agreements (“Other Agreements”) provided to you for any of the websites, member portal, digital publications, standards registries, and other online resources and programs (collectively, the “Services”) owned or operated by ICC and its authorized service providers (“ICC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms govern your access to and use of our Services. By using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.

  1. ELIGIBILITY

You may use the Services only if you agree to form a binding contract with ICC. In order to use the Services, you need to be 18 or older. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so.

  1. CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT

We may, in our discretion, make changes to the Services and these Terms. We will notify you of material changes by posting a notice on our website and, where appropriate, by sending an email to members and registered users. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

  1. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you use the Services, submit forms or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that ICC may communicate with you electronically, including by e-mail or by posting notices on the Services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

  1. PRIVACY

Our Privacy Notice describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information in connection with your use of the Services. By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read the Privacy Notice. We process personal information as described in the Privacy Notice.

  1. USE OF SERVICES

You agree that your use of the Services will comply with applicable laws. In addition, you agree not to take any steps in connection with your use of the Services that could adversely affect ICC including engaging in or attempting to engage in the following conduct:

interrupting the operation of the Services in any manner whatsoever, including by imposing an unreasonable load on the Services;

deleting or revising any material or other information of any other user, ICC, or any third party;

harvesting or otherwise collecting information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;

deciphering, decompiling, disassembling, or reverse-engineering any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services;

posting advertisements or solicitations of business other than those explicitly approved by ICC;

defeating, investigating, or providing information concerning methods of defeating security mechanisms, including by allowing another person to access the Services using credentials issued to you, or by falsifying, deleting, or concealing Internet Protocol header, email sender, or other identifying information;

using any robot, spider, or other automated device to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring, copying, or training artificial intelligence or machine learning models, without prior written consent from ICC;

taking any other action that could endanger or cause damage to ICC, other users of the Services, or other third parties.

ICC may take any action that it deems appropriate if it determines, in its exclusive discretion, that you have engaged in any of these practices or otherwise violated these Terms. Such action may include termination of your access to the Services or initiation of civil or criminal legal proceedings. Under these circumstances, ICC may also investigate your use of the Services and provide information about your use to law enforcement.

  1. OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Copyright: All materials on the Services, including but not limited to images, software, audio, text and video clips (the “Materials”), are protected by copyright under U.S. copyright law, international conventions and other copyright laws. All Materials are owned or licensed by ICC or by its third-party licensors. You cannot use the Materials, except as specified herein. Any unauthorized use of the Materials may violate, without limitation, copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. You may not change the Materials in any way or reproduce, publicly display, distribute or otherwise use the Materials for any public or commercial purpose. Any reproduction of the Materials on any other web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

Trademarks: ICC trademarks, logos, and service marks and those trademarks, logos, and service marks licensed to ICC (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Services, including but not limited to the ICC logo, are registered and unregistered marks of ICC. All other trademarks, trade names, product names, service marks and all other non- ICC marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Services should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Services without the written permission of ICC or such third party that may own other trademarks displayed on the Services. The absence of a product or service name or logo anywhere in the text of the Services does not constitute a waiver of any trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that name or logo.

  1. USER CONTENT

Certain features of the Services may allow you to submit, upload, or otherwise provide content, including ICC profiles, technical data, images, or other materials (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that you have the necessary rights to submit it and to grant the following license. You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting User Content, you grant ICC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content solely to the extent necessary to provide and operate the Services. ICC does not claim ownership of your User Content. ICC reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor, review, or remove User Content at any time for any reason without notice.

  1. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on or linked from the Services without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide ICC’s designated copyright agent with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice containing the following information:

  • your name, address and telephone number, and an e-mail address;
  • identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  • identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Services that is requested to be removed;
  • a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and
  • an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.

ICC copyright agent for notice of claims of infringement on the Services is:

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: International Color Consortium 450 Rev Kelly M Smith Way Nashville, TN 37203 U.S.A.

Upon receipt of such a notice of claimed infringement, ICC will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any content that is claimed to be infringing upon the copyright of any person under the laws of the United States, and will terminate the Services privileges of those who repeatedly infringe on the copyright of others. United States law imposes substantial penalties for falsely submitting a notice of copyright infringement.

  1. IDENTITY, USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS

Certain areas of the Services may offer the opportunity to register and create a membership account. If ICC requests that you provide information about yourself in connection with your creation of an account, you agree that the information that you provide will be entirely truthful and accurate. You will be asked to create a username and password in connection with such an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. ICC recommends using a strong password unique to the Services. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials. We apply reasonable security measures as described in the Privacy Notice.

  1. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND PRODUCTS

ICC Resources and Subsites: Certain portions of the Services — including subsites, software downloads, and other resources — may require you to agree to Other Agreements or codes of conduct before access or download. ICC will advise you of any such requirement and provide you with an opportunity to review and accept the applicable Other Agreement before proceeding. Both these Terms and the Other Agreements will govern your use of the applicable resource or subsite. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and the Other Agreements, the Other Agreements will control for the applicable resource or subsite, except that nothing in the Other Agreements may limit (a) ICC’s disclaimer of warranties, (b) your agreement to indemnify ICC, or (c) the licenses you grant to ICC or other intellectual property.

Third Party Links: Mention of third party products, companies and web sites on the Services is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. ICC makes no representations regarding the quality, safety or suitability of any products by third party companies. Likewise, links to third party sites are provided for your convenience only, and ICC is not responsible for the content of any site linked to or from the Services. Links from the Services to any other site do not mean that ICC approves, or endorses or recommends that site. ICC disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, legality, reliability or validity of any content on any other site. Viewing of all other sites is at your own risk.

  1. DISCLAIMER

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, ICC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (1) FOR THE ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES, (2) THAT THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SERVICES AVAILABLE IS FREE OF MALWARE, VIRUSES OR OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAY INFECT, HARM OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY WHEN YOU ACCESS, BROWSE, DOWNLOAD FROM OR OTHERWISE USE THE SERVICES, (3) THAT THE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE OR WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED IN CONTENT OR FUNCTIONALITY; OR (4) THAT ANY OF YOUR CONTENT OR COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE RETAINED OR STORED ON THE SERVICES FOR ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF TIME.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ICC ’S NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILL ICC OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, HOSTING OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ICC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

ICC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ICC ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGE TO OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SERVICES, OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR AUDIO FROM THE SERVICES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL ICC’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SERVICES.

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

ICC cannot and will not be liable for any delays, disruptions, or failure in performance of any part of the Services, from any cause beyond our control. This includes, but is not limited to, acts of God, changes to law or regulations, embargoes, war, terrorist acts, riots, fires, earthquakes, nuclear accidents, floods, power disruptions, and acts of hackers or third-party internet service providers.

  1. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold ICC and all of its agents, directors, employees, information providers, licensors and licensees, officers, (collectively “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all liability and costs (including, without limitation attorneys’ fees and costs), incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with your use of the Services or any claim in connection with or resulting from any breach by you of these Terms. You agree to cooperate fully in ICC’s defense of any such claim. You agree that ICC shall be entitled to select its own counsel, at your expense, to defend it in connection with any claim subject to indemnification by you. You agree that ICC, and not you, will have control over the defense of any such claim. You further agree that you will not in any event settle any matter involving ICC, whether or not the settlement binds or is on behalf of ICC, without the written consent of ICC.

  1. TERMINATION

ICC may suspend or terminate your access to the Services, including without notice where necessary to protect the Services or its users. If you wish to discontinue your access to the Services and cancel your account, please contact us at [email protected]. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will remain in effect, including without limitation provisions relating to intellectual property rights, disclaimers of warranties, indemnification, and governing law.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & PATENTS

ICC develops specifications, technical reports, and standards for color management and color communication. Participation in ICC’s standards development activities is subject to ICC’s Patent Policy. The Patent Policy governs the disclosure and licensing of patents that may be essential to implementing ICC specifications, technical reports, and standards, and applies separately from and in addition to these Terms of Service.

  1. APPLICABLE LAWS

The Services are administered by ICC from New York, New York, United States of America. These Terms are governed and interpreted under the laws of the State of New York. You agree that any claim or dispute against ICC arising out of or relating to the use of the Services must be resolved by the state or federal courts located in the State of New York, unless otherwise agreed upon by all parties. Any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Services must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary. In the event any such claim or cause of action is not filed within such one (1) year period, such claim or cause of action shall be forever barred.

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

These Terms, the Privacy Notice, and any applicable Other Agreements set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and ICC with respect to the Services. In the event of inconsistency between these Terms and any Other Agreement, the Other Agreement will control for the applicable subsite or service, subject to the carve-outs set out in §11. Any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and ICC that are not expressly incorporated herein are superseded and of no force or effect. If any provision of these Terms shall be determined to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable by a court or other legal authority of competent jurisdiction, then that provision will be severed from these Terms and will be deemed replaced by an equivalent enforceable provision that, as nearly as possible, reflects the intent of the parties. The severance of any individual provision of these Terms will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE