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This image is the logo for for the higher educational institution Columbia International University. According to Wikipedia's Non-free Content Policy:

Some copyrighted images may be used on Wikipedia, providing they meet both the legal criteria for fair use, and Wikipedia's own guidelines for non-free content. Copyrighted images that reasonably can be replaced by free/libre images are not suitable for Wikipedia.

• Team and corporate logos: For identification.

Accordinging to Wikipedia's Guidelines for Logos

• Logos should be presumed to be trademarks and/or copyrighted.

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• Avoid using a logo in any way that creates an impression that the purpose of its inclusion is to promote something.

This is not done on the sole page this image is used at.

• Logos should not generally be used in contexts which are, taken as a whole, strongly negative...Within the article, the real logo should generally be used near the introductory paragraph, adjacent to text which is simply descriptive and which presents a clearly neutral point of view. People tend to recognize logos quickly, so a placement at the start helps the logo to do its job and confirm that people have arrived at the right article. This does not mean that we should censor the article - only that we place the logo near neutral text, not in the middle of long negative passages.

The image is used as a part of NPOV article on the subject which the logoa represents. It has been placed in the infobox at the top of the article per instructions.

• Defaced logos or logo parodies should be used with care and not given undue prominence.

This logo is the official logo of the concerned institution and taken directly from thier website.

When uploading a copyrighted logo, whether current or historical, include the non-free logo template message in the image description

This has been done.

• Reasonable diligence should be taken to ensure that the logo is accurate and has a high-quality appearance. Common sense says that a logo displayed prominently on the logo owner's own website should be OK to use, because it represents their wishes about how the logo is presented on computer screens at typical screen resolutions.

This logo was taken from the owner website without modification of any sort.

• Usually, the current logo should be the logo presented.

This is the current logo.

• Special care should be taken when using the logo of an encyclopedia or other reference work in a Wikipedia article.

Not applicable to this instance.

• It is not necessary to seek formal permission from the owner in advance of using their logo, so long as the usage is fair use, does not create any impression that the logo is associated with or endorses Wikipedia or the article it appears in, and does not create any reasonable grounds for complaint by the owner.

This has been done through the inclusion of the non-free image template and the fair use rationale.

• In the event that the owner objects to the use made of a logo, the suggested action is for the owner to remove the logo themselves, and identify themselves and their reasons for removing it on the associated talk page.

There have been no such objections raised.

• In the case of any dispute, the burden of proof is on the person who wishes to include the logo. This does not mean, however, that one person may veto a consensus on the use of the logo, unless that person is the owner of the logo.

This has been done through the inclusion of the non-free image template and the fair use rationale.

• When a logo is removed because of an objection on the part of the owner, no attempt should be made to re-insert the logo (except perhaps under very extraordinary circumstances, and only after extensive discussion). The other provisions of this policy are intended to cover ordinary, common-sense usage. When the circumstances are unusual and the use of the logo is in dispute, this policy should not be cited as weighing on the side of inclusion.

This is not applicable.

• Logos that contain slogans should be omitted in favour of equivalent logos that do not.

This logo is only avaiable in a version which contains a slogan.

Given the above, there is no reason why this image should be listed (again) for speedy deletion or for stating that, "there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid."