1 Purpose
This document sets the defined parameters and decision conditions for Award Mark Certificate and Digital Badge Use Schedule within the defined Good Taste Awards standards system.
2 Scope
This document applies to the requirements, decisions, records, controls, and outputs expressly identified under Award Mark Certificate and Digital Badge Use Schedule. Award scope and exclusions are defined by GTA-STD-100; this document shall not create an additional award dimension. Operational prerequisites identified here affect assessment validity and never constitute product certification.
3 Authority and interpretation
The Data and Publication Custodian owns GTA-SCH-502; the Standards Authority approves it. formal verbs, defined terms, stable requirement identities, policy constants, and generated representations shall be interpreted under GTA-GOV-002, GTA-GOV-005, and the defined registers.
3.1 Registered relationships
| Relationship | Direction | Related document |
|---|---|---|
implements | outbound | GTA-STD-500 |
governed_by | outbound | GTA-GOV-001 |
drafted_under | outbound | GTA-GOV-002 |
4 Requirements
GTA-SCH-502-R001 — Mark identity
The Data and Publication Custodian shall define official One-Star, Two-Star, and Three-Star mark assets and immutable elements.
GTA-SCH-502-R002 — Clear space and size
The Data and Publication Custodian shall preserve legibility and separation from unrelated claims.
GTA-SCH-502-R003 — Colour and contrast
The Data and Publication Custodian shall maintain recognizable and accessible rendering across permitted modes.
GTA-SCH-502-R004 — Product association
The Data and Publication Custodian shall connect the mark only to the exact confirmed product.
GTA-SCH-502-R005 — Packaging use
The Data and Publication Custodian shall control panel placement, product-family context, adjacent claims, and production artwork.
GTA-SCH-502-R006 — Digital badge
The Data and Publication Custodian shall control resolution, responsive behaviour, alternative text, link, and structured identity.
GTA-SCH-502-R007 — Certificate
The Data and Publication Custodian shall define certificate identifier, product scope, star, verification, and current-state handling.
GTA-SCH-502-R008 — Prohibited alteration
The Data and Publication Custodian shall prevent changed stars, wording, geometry, proportions, effects, or composite certification implication.
GTA-SCH-502-R009 — Permission
The Data and Publication Custodian shall record confirmed party, channel, product, asset, scope, and status.
GTA-SCH-502-R010 — Misuse
The Data and Publication Custodian shall detect, preserve, classify, correct, suspend, or terminate nonconforming use.
5 Conformity and records
Conformity with Award Mark Certificate and Digital Badge Use Schedule requires evidence comprising the source evidence, defined decision, accountable role, and independent or automated verification. The record for each applicable GTA-SCH-502 requirement shall permit reconstruction without relying on an unrecorded explanation.
Evidence created under GTA-SCH-502 shall use stable identifiers, immutable event sequence numbers, and machine event timestamps. A correction shall be append-only. A nonconformity shall place the affected object in a non-releasable state until its consequence and confirmed disposition are recorded. Role combination remains subject to the mandatory separation rules.