Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group
This policy pertains to all customers of Info-Tech and SoftwareReviews services. For the purpose of this report:
"Info-Tech" refers to Info-Tech Research Group Inc. and associated companies, products and services
"SoftwareReviews" refers to the platform SoftwareReviews.com, a brand and trademark of Info-Tech.
"Vendor" refers to the purchaser of services, and
"Vendor Partner" refers to your primary sales contact at Info-Tech.
'Content' refers to any marketing collateral purchased by a vendor that makes use of Info-Tech research, resources, or data for the purpose of marketing and promoting the vendor.
Reprint, distribution, or otherwise sharing of any document or portion of any document is prohibited in any format without prior written permission from Info-Tech. A purchase agreement, contract or invoice as it relates to published reports or associated contents is a suitable form of written permission. This includes, but is not limited to:
Press releases, blog posts, and articles
External marketing collateral
Posting complete or partial documents on an internet or intranet site
Emailing complete or partial documents to partners or external contacts
For reprint and web rights pricing information, please contact vendors@softwarereviews.com.
1.2 Attribution GuidelinesThe only proper way to reference SoftwareReviews when providing attribution is by using our full company name, "SoftwareReviews." The only proper way to reference Info-Tech Research Group when providing attribution is by using our full company name, "Info-Tech Research Group."
The following are acceptable attribution formats:
Info-Tech Research Group analyst or spokesperson: According to John Doe, title, Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group research document: Info-Tech Research Group, [Title of Research Document], Year of Publication
For distribution of all licensed content and reports:
All content must be approved by Info-Tech before publication.
All excerpts must be included verbatim, in their entirety, and appear accurately with all relevant context. Paraphrasing is not allowed.
Quotes must include the full sentence you wish to excerpt or, if in bullet form, the complete thought.
Proper attribution for all excerpts must be given to Info-Tech and/or SoftwareReviews and the original research source.
Comparative wording that is not included in the original report and is not the expressed opinion of the SoftwareReviews report may not be used, for example, "Leading Champion," "best," "highest," "coolest," etc.
Any press release discussing SoftwareReviews reports must contain the SoftwareReviews or Info-Tech Research Group boilerplate as it appears in the Press Release Guidelines below.
You may share your achievement in a press release and/or blog post on your site. Your achievement must be referenced as being "listed as a (ranking) in "SoftwareReviews' [Date] [SoftwareReviews Category] [Report Type] Report." Or Info-Tech's [SoftwareReviews Category][Report Type] Report Powered by SoftwareReviews.
When discussing the parameters of the ranking, please include the following:
The following SoftwareReviews boilerplate must be included at the end of your press releases. This includes the linkback to the SoftwareReviews website. You may link to your offering page or your award page in lieu of the SoftwareReviews home page.
About Info-Tech: SoftwareReviews
Info-Tech may provide an analyst quote for your press release when requested. All quotes must be printed as provided and are subject to the attribution guidelines as defined in Section 1.2.
1.5 Quoting SoftwareReviews Ratings and ResultsYou may share your rankings and results, provided you backlink to the appropriate SoftwareReviews category page or your offering page. Your achievement must be referenced as being "listed as a (ranking) in "Info-Tech's [SoftwareReviews Category][Report Type] Report Powered by SoftwareReviews.
For example: Info-Tech's 2024 Business Intelligence Data Quadrant Report powered by SoftwareReviews
As noted above, reprint, distribution or otherwise sharing of Info-Tech or SoftwareReviews content is strictly prohibited unless you have purchased a license to do so in a definitive agreement with Info-Tech Research Group. The terms and conditions of such grant of license will be set out in the applicable sales contract.
The remainder of this section 1.6 governs usage and attribution for clients who have purchased the requisite licensing rights to reprint, distribute or otherwise share Info-Tech and SoftwareReviews content. Note that to the extent that there is any conflict between the grant of license in a definitive sales contract and this policy, the terms of the sales contract will govern.
Except as provided otherwise in a definitive contract, distribution rights for all reports, graphics, and images are valid for the licensing term pursuant to the contract between the Vendor and Info-Tech.
1.6.1 Posting the Product ScorecardSubject to the purchase of distribution rights to the Vendor Product Scorecard, the Vendor may condense the deck but must include the following pages:
The front cover page of the report with Info-Tech SoftwareReviews branding, indicating the category/product being reviewed and the date of the report
The Executive Summary
All other pages may be eliminated in their entirety at the Vendor's discretion. Changes can be made via request to your Info-Tech Vendor Partner.
1.6.2 Posting the Data Quadrant ReportSubject to the purchase of distribution rights to the Data Quadrant, the Vendor is welcome to condense the deck but must include the following pages:
The front cover page of the report with SoftwareReviews branding, indicating the category being reviewed and the date of the report
The Data Quadrant page, unaltered and in its original form
The Category Overview page
All other pages may be eliminated in their entirety at the Vendor's discretion. Changes can be made via request to your Info-Tech Vendor Partner.
1.6.3 Posting the Emotional Footprint ReportSubject to the purchase of distribution rights to the Emotional Footprint Report, the Vendor is welcome to condense the deck but must include the following pages:
The front cover page of the report with SoftwareReviews branding, indicating the category being reviewed and the date of the report
The Emotional Footprint Diamond Graphic
The Emotional Footprint Summary
All other pages may be eliminated in their entirety at the Vendor's discretion. Requested changes can by submitting a detailed request to your Info-Tech Vendor Partner.
1.7 Distribution and Usage of Software Reviews Graphics, Images, and AwardsAll graphics, including the Data Quadrant, Emotional Footprint Diamond, Award Badges, and Databites graphics, and all other SoftwareReviews branded images may be used in unlimited format, digital and otherwise, after reprint distribution rights have been purchased and content has been approved by Info-Tech, subject to the terms in the purchasing agreement
When displaying any SoftwareReviews graphics, you must meet the following requirements:
The Data Quadrant and Emotional Footprint graphics must be displayed in their entirety and maintain the integrity of the original graphic.
All graphics and awards must follow the attribution guidelines described above.
The graphic must be attributed to Info-Tech SoftwareReviews and the specific Info-Tech SoftwareReviews report to which the graphic belongs.
Formatting changes such as color and font size must be approved by Info-Tech. Changes will be declined if they challenge the integrity of the original graphic.
Award badges, Databites, and all other licensed graphics may be used by the Vendor for all online and offline content, in unlimited usage, for the duration of the distribution agreement. High-resolution images are available from Info-Tech.
If you have earned an Info-Tech Award, you may publish it on your website, provided you link back to the SoftwareReviews website. The link may be to the Vendor Offering page, or Category Award page. The link to the award page will be provided by your Info-Tech Vendor Services Partner.
When using awards on social channels, all materials should reference SoftwareReviews and include a link back to the SoftwareReviews home page, softwarereviews.com. This may be substituted for a link back to the award page for the specific award you received.
We encourage all vendors to make their product pages their own by adding custom content and collateral. Within the Vendor Portal you can add:
Videos, including product demos and customer testimonials
Screenshots of your product in operation
Downloadable content (PDFs, Word documents, Excel tools)
Once access is granted to the portal, SoftwareReviews does not take responsibility for the quality of the content posted to your page; however, we reserve the right to take down any content we deem offensive or inappropriate.
