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Drummond Certified™ AS2/AS4 Certification Marks Usage

Updated: December 1, 2024

Certificate of Interoperability

Drummond Group, LLC (Drummond) will issue an official Drummond Certified™ seal for each product that successfully completes Drummond’s AS2 or AS4 full-matrix B2B interoperability test event.

Please note that an AS2/AS4 interoperability certification indicates the interoperability of a specific product-with-version, within a specific group of other products-with-version for a specific test event timeframe (e.g., AS2-4Q24). Products certified in these test events may not be interoperable with products tested during previous test events. Interoperability test events must be periodically repeated to verify that as product names, versions, or releases change, they remain interoperable.

The relevance of AS2/AS4 test event certification within real world deployment diminishes over time as new products enter the market and existing products change with revisions and updates. Given such changes in the product test group, an interoperability certification does not guarantee perpetual interoperability within real world deployments, and interoperability test events must be repeated to include new products, unchanged existing products, and existing products with new versions. From a market perspective, interoperability may only last for 6-12 months.

Drummond Registered Mark Usage

The Drummond Certified™ AS2 and AS4 certification seals signify that the certified product has proven adherence with applicable standards and best practices, interoperability with other test event participants, and is equipped to meet the operational demands of modern retail environments.

Users of the Drummond Logo must abide by Drummond’s Brand Guidelines. 

All organizations that successfully complete a Drummond AS2/AS4 Interoperability Test Event will receive a digital copy of the badge, that will include the date the test event was completed for use on their website and marketing materials.

  1. Drummond logo and the Drummond Certified™ seals are registered marks of Drummond Group, LLC.

  2. The Drummond logo is provided to certified products that have successfully completed a test event. Use of the Drummond Certified™ seal is restricted to the applicable successfully tested product during a specific test event.

  3. If you choose to post the Drummond Certified™ seal on your website’s home page, other internal pages, press releases, or marketing materials, the Drummond Certified™ seal must be hyperlinked to the specific certified product’s internal page.

  4. Companies agree to display the Drummond Certified™ seal without alteration, modification, or misrepresentation in any way, shape, or form.

  5. Companies agree to use the Drummond Certified™ seal only in an authorized manner or approved format, according to these guidelines.

  6. Drummond reserves the right to approve or disapprove the use of the seal or logo on a company’s website or marketing materials (size, surrounding text, etc.) to ensure that it complies with these policies. Drummond has the right to rescind the seal or logo usage at any time.

  7. Use only the mark provided by Drummond for print or electronic media.

  8. A safe and empty area of 0.5” must be maintained around the mark.

  9. The seal must be labeled with the specific year which applies to the criteria tested and be no more than two (2) years old based on the current calendar year.

If Drummond discovers incorrect use of the Certificate of Compliance and/or the Drummond Registered Marks (Drummond Certified™ seal or logo), these infractions shall be dealt with as follows:

  1. The action chosen will depend upon several factors such as: the laws of the country in which the misuse occurs; the seriousness of the misuse, whether the misuse was inadvertent or deliberate and whether the use intent was to confuse or mislead the market.
  2. Drummond will require a misuser to take corrective action whenever a Drummond Registered mark has been affixed to a product:
    • that is not authorized to bear the mark because there is no record of the product’s certification, or it does not comply with the certification requirements,
    • where the mark is unauthorized (e.g., a counterfeit mark),
    • where the mark is being displayed in violation of any existing agreement,
    • where there are incorrect references to the Drummond Certified program or misleading use of certificates or marks are found in advertisements or catalogs,
    • where Drummond incorrectly claims product certification and issues certificate and/or marks, the Certification Body may require to subsequently issue a withdrawal of all marks or certificates.
  3. Drummond may take corrective actions, which include but are not limited to:
    • notification and recommendation for re-test,
    • removal of Certificate or mark.
    • request re-test and certification of the product so that it complies with certification requirements.
    • issue public notices concerning product hazard or of transgression.
    • take necessary and appropriate legal action.

Drummond reserves the right, at any time and without cause, to modify or suspend these policies and withdraw any permission granted to a company to use the certificate or mark. Drummond also reserves the right to act against any misuse or unfair, false claims, misleading, diluting, or infringing use of Drummond’s mark or certificates.

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DISCLAIMER: The services offered by Drummond Advisory Services are separate and distinct from the Drummond Group Test Lab and Certification Body. The purpose of Drummond Advisory Services is to provide expert support and guidance for the planning, analysis, and execution of certification activities; it does not negate the steps or required actions of the certification process. Use of Drummond Advisory Services does not guarantee successful ONC Health IT testing or certification.