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Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy

This is a summarised extract from HICE adopted policy, drawn from HICE management records to provide accurate and complete information on the matter for global market. The full policy text is available on request from management@hice-group.com, and is not published publicly due to specific internal governance matters such as metrics on sustainability impacts, internal procedural rules and other commercially sensitive details. Enquiries are welcome at any time, stating the matter and the reasons for it precisely. What appears here is complete in itself and is a true, accurate extract of the exact information required for global commercial use, and this data may be relied upon accordingly. This summary has been written for clarity: to enable Users to grasp the essential information immediately, without unnecessary complexity.

HICE is a business-to-business offering, intended for companies, firms and professionals.

This Policy states what HICE owns, what the User may do with it, and how HICE respects the rights of others. The Materials and/or tools contain references to published standards and best practice, and are the original work of HICE.

  1. HICE intellectual property

HICE owns the HICE name and logo, the HICE methodology and architecture, and the notice libraries. These are the intellectual property of HICE-GROUP SIA, registered in Riga.

  1. What the User receives

The User receives a licence to use the Materials and/or tools, not ownership of them. The User may adapt and use them within the licence scope, subject to the restrictions that follow.

  1. Original work

The HICE notices and correspondence are original works. They reference standard-form contracts published by FIDIC, NEC and other publishers, but are not derived from or reproduced from those standards.

  1. Licensing models

HICE offers two licensing tiers for the Materials and/or tools:

Single-Contract Licence

Enterprise Licence

Scope: Accepted Contract Amount below €250 million. Single contract only

Scope: Accepted Contract Amount €250 million or above, or

use across multiple contracts or organisational settings

Rights: unlimited users, unrestricted use within that contract’s environment only

Restrictions: no resale, redistribution, rebranding, or sublicensing

Rights: Unlimited users, unrestricted use across the entire organization


Restrictions: no resale, redistribution, rebranding, or sublicensing

  1. Respect for the rights of others

HICE respects the copyright and trademarks of FIDIC, NEC, AIA and every other publisher. Their published standards, notices and documents are not reproduced in the Materials and/or tools.

Adopted by HICE management on 15 June 2026.