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BCI grants the right to use BCI corporate and credential/designation brand properties to all active and valid BCI certificants.
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BCI mandates all active and valid BCI certified professionals to display their designations in all professional contexts and forums like social media, email signatures, letterhead, Curriculum Vitae, name cards/nameplates, etc.
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It becomes mandatory for a BCI certified professional to wear and display their BCI designation pin during any corporate public event.
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BCI, its global partners, its valued credential holders, its employees, individuals undergoing BCI credentialing programs and all other stakeholders have been duly empowered to notice, recommend, advise on and report any abuse of BCI brand properties. Credential holders found NOT using their respective BCI credentials against their names in the contexts as defined in B1 above may attract disciplinary action under BCI Brand Control Policy.
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There are certain norms mentioned by BCI which needs to followed:
- Only those who have a valid and active certification can use the BCI designation and brand.
- Those individuals whose credentials have expired, need to upgrade or recertify, unless which they are not allowed to use the credential brand and are advised to suspend using their BCI designation.
- Individuals who have applied for recertification or upgrade can use their designation till a final decision on their recertification or upgrade has been taken.
- BCI might take strict disciplinary action against individuals using the designation in spite being booked for honor code violation and whose right to use the BCI designation have been suspended or revoked because of other professional breaches.
