LIC warned of legal action against entities misusing its logo on social mediaInsurance leviathan Life Insurance coverage Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday stated it will take legal action against unethical entities making unauthorised usage of its logo on social media platforms to draw in customers.In its care notice, LIC has also asked the general public not to fall prey to propositions of such entities which are misusing its logo design on social networks platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and other social media.
It has likewise come to our notification that specific unethical service providers and representatives have actually developed sites and Apps whereby they are trying to provide different services such as 'Insurance Coverage and Insurance Coverage Advisory Provider' to clients utilizing our trademarks/service marks which are deceptively comparable to our mark ...
and domain stealthily similar to our domain name and even using and reproducing our original literary and artistic deal with a view to cause confusion and deceptiveness in the minds of the public and policy holders that they are in some manner connected with or authorised by us, LIC stated in a notice.It also said that certain software and app service providers have actually produced software application and Apps that access or allow others to get to LIC's portal system by method of facilitating unauthorised access with the intention of data theft.Such software and App suppliers have for that reason rendered themselves responsible to be prosecuted under law, it said.
Under the truth and circumstances, consumers, members of public and insurance policy holders are asked for to give the notification of us such wrongful and/or unauthorised and/or infringing usage of our service marks on social networks or any other type ...
allow us to take proper legal proceedings, both civil and criminal, to curb such infringing activities, it said.The public at large is warned that all details associated to our products is readily available on our site and the Corporation is not accountable for any incorrect or deceptive information that may be available on such digital and social media platforms of such unethical persons, it stated.