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To maintain transparency and accuracy in communications, it's crucial for grantees to understand and adhere to specific guidelines.

These guidelines ensure that the nature of the grants is accurately represented and that the integrity of both the grantees and the TON Foundation is preserved.

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Understanding the Nature of TON Grants

It is essential to understand that the grants provided by the TON Foundation are intended solely as financial support to accelerate the development of projects within the TON ecosystem. These grants are not investments, endorsements, or partnerships in any legal or financial sense. The TON Foundation does not take equity, ownership, or any other financial interest in the projects it supports through grants.

Guidelines for Grantees on Public Communication

To ensure that all communications regarding TON grants are accurate and consistent, we ask that all current and future grantees adhere to the following guidelines:

1. No Premature Announcements

Grantees must refrain from making any public announcements about receiving a grant from the TON Foundation until until the first milestone is delivered & approved. This includes social media posts, blog entries, and other public communications.

They must send us a draft of any planned coms (and it s actually clearly stated in the grant agreement - please take that abstract from the grant template). Our approval is crucial

2. Representation of the Grant

• The grant should not be represented as an endorsement or investment. TON Foundation provides grants to support development and innovation, but this support does not equate to a formal partnership, strategic alliance, or any form of financial endorsement.
• Grantees must NOT use language that implies the TON Foundation is a partner, investor, or strategic ally. Specifically, avoid terms such as "partner," "partnership," "collaboration," "affiliate," "strategic," or "long-term" when referring to your relationship with the TON Foundation.

3. Proper Use of TON Branding

• TON's name, logo, and branding must NOT be used in any way that could mislead others about the nature of the grant or the relationship between the grantee and the TON Foundation.
• Grantees must avoid any use of the TON Foundation's branding that could be interpreted as an endorsement, investment, or partnership. Unauthorized use of branding may result in the immediate annulment of the grant and potential legal action.

Any use of branding in relation to grants must get an approval from the TON Foundation.

4. Legal and Ethical Responsibilities