File:HSBC Finance logo.png

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Summary

HFC Bank logo

Fair use rationale

Non-free media information and use rationale true for HSBC Finance

Description	HFC Bank logo.
Source	Copied from http://www.ballunarfestival.com/sponsors_file2/HFC%20logo.jpg, and intellectual property owned by HSBC Finance.
Article	HSBC Finance
Portion used	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Low resolution?	Logo was selected in order to maintain the quality intended, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the HSBC Finance article, a subject of public interest. The logo confirms to readers they have reached the correct article, and illustrates the intended branding message.
Replaceable?	Logo is protected by copyright and trademark, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of HSBC Finance//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSBC_Finance_logo.pngtrue

Licensing

This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright. The use of low-resolution images on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify as non-free use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos.

Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSBC_Finance_logo.png

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History of File:HFC.jpg

• 2007-11-09T15:29:35Z LG4761 (Talk | contribs) (836 bytes) (HFC Bank logo == Fair use rationale == {{Non-free use rationale |Article=HSBC Finance |Description=HFC Bank logo. |Source=Copied from http://www.ballunarfestival.com/sponsors_file2/HFC%20logo.jpg, and intellectual property owned by HSBC Finance. |Portion=)
• 2007-11-09T15:29:35Z LG4761 (Talk | contribs) (277x179) (222025 bytes)