FCS Brand Usage Permission Form

Family & Consumer Sciences Brand/Icon Usage Permission Form

The Family & Consumer Sciences icon and tagline, “Creating Healthy and Sustainable Families,” are owned by the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), and may not be used without prior written approval from AAFCS.  

To request permission to use the Family & Consumer Sciences brand, icon, and tagline, please complete the form below. 

Please keep in mind that:

  • Submitting the request form does not guarantee approval.
  • Once approval has been granted, you will receive the Family & Consumer Sciences Branding Toolkit, Graphic Standards Manual, and appropriate icon files.

Sale of Materials:

If the licensed material will be used to produce Work for sale, Licensee will be required to pay to AAFCS an initial licensing fee as follows:

  • Nonprofits pay an initial fee of $100.
  • For profit entities pay an initial fee of $250.  

Additionally, in January of each year, Licensee will provide to AAFCS a report of all gross sales of the aforementioned Work and will pay to AAFCS a 6% royalty fee on gross sales totaling $5,000 or more.

A signed agreement is required to secure a license for the use of the Family & Consumer Sciences brand, icon, and/or tagline.

Approval Process and Terms of Use

You agree to the terms and conditions for usage of the Family & Consumer Sciences icon as defined in the Family & Consumer Sciences Graphic Standards Manual. You agree to end use of the Family & Consumer Sciences icon at the end of the specified time period. Permission extends only to the specified use requested in each form submitted. If you wish to use the Family & Consumer Sciences icon in additional materials, you must submit a new request.

General Restrictions

If AAFCS approves the use of the Family & Consumer Sciences icon, this does not grant any right, title, or interest in the icon to requested parties, other than the rights specifically granted in the actual approval. The user will not make any representation or do any act which may be taken to indicate that it has any right, title, or interest in the icon except under the terms of the consent issued by AAFCS. The user should not assign, transfer, or enable usage of the Family & Consumer Sciences icon to others, without the prior, written consent of AAFCS.  If the user receives permission for their affiliates, units, or school districts, it the responsibility of the user to ensure the icon is used properly.

The user should not use the Family & Consumer Sciences icon, or any part thereof, as part of their name or identity.

Specifics

The user must:

(i) not alter or modify the Family & Consumer Sciences icon in any way;

(ii) ensure the Family & Consumer Sciences icon appears and is printed in its entirety, as supplied, by itself and not combined with any other graphic or textual elements; 

(iii) ensure the Family & Consumer Sciences icon is not used as a design element of any other logo or trademark;

(iv) not use the Family & Consumer Sciences icon in any manner that might disparage or injure the reputation of the family and consumer sciences field;

(v) not use the Family & Consumer Sciences icon on any website that is not stated in the permission form;