Copyright and DMCA Policy - Eduplore

1.1. This Copyright and DMCA Policy (this "Policy") applies to Eduplore, an Indian learning management system and mobile learning application operated for students in Classes 8, 9 and 10 in Karnataka, India, and available on the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eduplore.app) and through the website eduplore.in (together, the "Platform"). Eduplore provides video courses, interactive three-dimensional STEM laboratories (including the Human Body 3D Atlas, Heart and ECG Lab, Cell Lab, Periodic Table Lab, Molecular Lab, Chemistry Lab, Universe Lab, Solar System Lab, Space Lab, Physics Lab and Vector Calculus Lab), quizzes and assessments, progress analytics, study materials, and related learning features in Kannada and English.

1.2. This Policy explains how copyright is protected on the Platform, what content belongs to Eduplore, what rights users keep in the content they create, how Eduplore uses open-source software and licensed three-dimensional models, and how any person can report content they believe infringes their copyright. It also explains the procedure Eduplore follows when it receives a takedown notice, a counter-notice, or a complaint under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India), the Information Technology Act, 2000 (India), the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (India), and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (United States), where applicable.

1.3. This Policy is part of the legal framework that governs use of the Platform. It should be read together with the Eduplore Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and any school or institutional agreement that applies to a particular account. If there is a conflict between this Policy and a written agreement signed between Eduplore and a school, the signed agreement will prevail to the extent of the conflict for that school.

1.4. Eduplore respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects every user of the Platform, including students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and visitors to the website, to do the same. Eduplore does not permit the posting, uploading, sharing, or distribution of content that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property rights of any person.

1.5. This Policy is written for a general audience, including school students and their parents. Where a legal term is used, this Policy explains it in plain language. However, this Policy is not legal advice, and it does not create a lawyer-client relationship between Eduplore and any reader. Users who need advice about their own rights should consult a qualified lawyer.

1.6. Eduplore may update this Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on eduplore.in and inside the app. Material changes will be notified as described in Section 20 of this Policy. Continued use of the Platform after a change takes effect means the user accepts the updated Policy.

2.1. For the purposes of this Policy, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Eduplore" means the legal entity that owns and operates the Platform, as identified in the Contact Information section, and includes its officers, employees, contractors, and authorised agents acting on its behalf.

(b) "Platform" means the Eduplore website at eduplore.in, the Eduplore mobile application on the Google Play Store, and any other application, service, or interface through which Eduplore delivers its learning content.

(c) "Content" means any text, image, photograph, illustration, diagram, video, audio, animation, three-dimensional model, simulation, quiz question, assessment, code, software, design, logo, trademark, data, or other material, in any form, that appears on or is delivered through the Platform.

(d) "Eduplore Content" means all Content that is created, owned, licensed, or controlled by Eduplore, including video courses, lesson scripts, narration, three-dimensional laboratory models and simulations, quiz banks, assessments, progress reports, user interface designs, and the Eduplore name and logos.

(e) "User Content" means Content that a user submits, uploads, posts, or otherwise makes available through the Platform, including homework answers, quiz responses, discussion posts, comments, uploaded files, profile information, feedback, and any other material supplied by a student, teacher, parent, or school administrator.

(f) "Third-Party Content" means Content owned by a person other than Eduplore or the user who submitted it, including open-source software, licensed stock media, textbook references, and content supplied by a school or an education partner.

(g) "Copyright" means the exclusive rights granted under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India) and under the copyright laws of other countries, including the rights to reproduce, publish, adapt, translate, communicate to the public, and perform a work.

(h) "Copyright Owner" means the person or entity that owns the copyright in a work, or the person authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

(i) "Infringing Content" means Content that is used, reproduced, distributed, or communicated to the public without the permission of the copyright owner and without a lawful defence or exception under applicable law.

(j) "DMCA" means the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (United States), including its notice-and-takedown provisions in Section 512.

(k) "Takedown Notice" means a written notice sent to Eduplore's Designated Copyright Agent claiming that specific Content on the Platform infringes the sender's copyright.

(l) "Counter-Notice" means a written notice sent to Eduplore's Designated Copyright Agent by a user whose Content was removed or disabled, disputing the claim of infringement.

(m) "Repeat Infringer" means a user who has repeatedly posted or shared Infringing Content on the Platform, as determined under the policy in Section 15 of this Policy.

(n) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years.

(o) "School" means a government school or a private school that has an account, a subscription, or an institutional arrangement with Eduplore.

(p) "Grievance Officer" means the officer appointed by Eduplore under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, whose details appear in the Contact Information section.

(q) "Designated Copyright Agent" means the person designated by Eduplore to receive Takedown Notices and Counter-Notices, whose details appear in the Contact Information section.

(r) "Intermediary" means an intermediary as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and for the purposes of this Policy includes Eduplore insofar as it hosts User Content on behalf of users.

3.1. This Policy applies to all use of the Platform, including use by students in Classes 8, 9 and 10, their parents or legal guardians, teachers, school administrators, visitors to eduplore.in, and any other person who accesses, views, downloads, or contributes Content through the Platform.

3.2. This Policy applies to all Content on the Platform, including Eduplore Content, User Content, and Third-Party Content, whether that Content is delivered through video courses, three-dimensional laboratories, quizzes, assessments, progress analytics, notifications, or any other feature.

3.3. This Policy applies to Content accessed through the website, the mobile application, and any offline or downloaded copy of Eduplore Content that a user obtains through the Platform, including content downloaded for offline study where that feature is available.

3.4. This Policy does not govern the internal copyright policies of a school. A school that uploads its own teaching material to the Platform remains responsible for ensuring that it has the right to use that material. Eduplore will cooperate with schools in resolving disputes about school-supplied material, as described in Section 13.

3.5. This Policy does not apply to content on third-party websites or applications that are linked from the Platform. Those websites and applications have their own copyright policies, and users should read them before using those services.

4.1. Eduplore is an Indian service. The principal laws that govern copyright and intermediary liability for the Platform in India are:

(a) The Copyright Act, 1957, which protects original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematograph films, and sound recordings, and which defines infringement, exceptions such as fair dealing, and remedies including injunctions, damages, and account of profits.

(b) The Copyright Rules, 2013, as amended, which set out procedural requirements for copyright registration, licensing, and related matters.

(c) The Information Technology Act, 2000, including Section 79, which provides a safe harbour for intermediaries that observe due diligence, and Section 79(3), which withdraws that protection in defined circumstances.

(d) The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which require significant social media intermediaries and other intermediaries to publish rules and regulations, privacy policies, and user agreements, to appoint a Grievance Officer, and to act on complaints within defined timelines.

(e) The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which governs the processing of personal data, including the personal data of children, and which is relevant where a copyright complaint includes personal information.

(f) The Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, to the extent that they address offences relating to intellectual property and fraud.

4.2. Because Eduplore is distributed through the Google Play Store and may be accessed by users outside India, the laws of other countries may also be relevant. In particular, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (United States) provides a notice-and-takedown framework that Eduplore follows for complaints made under United States law, and Eduplore accepts DMCA-compliant notices as described in Section 11 of this Policy.

4.3. Eduplore also respects the copyright laws of the European Union and the United Kingdom, including the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (United Kingdom) and Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, insofar as they apply to users in those jurisdictions. Where a complaint is made under the law of another country, Eduplore will consider it in good faith and will act in accordance with Indian law and the terms of this Policy.

5.1. Subject to Section 7 of this Policy, Eduplore owns, or holds valid licences to use, all Eduplore Content on the Platform. This includes, but is not limited to:

(a) All video courses, including lesson videos, recorded lectures, narrated explanations, animations, slides, and accompanying notes prepared for Class 8, Class 9 and Class 10 students.

(b) All interactive three-dimensional STEM laboratory content, including the Human Body 3D Atlas, Heart and ECG Lab, Cell Lab, Periodic Table Lab, Molecular Lab, Chemistry Lab, Universe Lab, Solar System Lab, Space Lab, Physics Lab and Vector Calculus Lab, together with the models, simulations, labels in Kannada and English, annotations, and interactive features that form part of those laboratories.

(c) All quizzes, assessments, practice questions, answer keys, explanations, and progress analytics, including the structure, sequencing, and presentation of those materials.

(d) All text, images, graphics, icons, illustrations, diagrams, and design elements that appear on the Platform, including the layout, colour scheme, and user interface.

(e) All software, code, databases, and technical infrastructure that operate the Platform, except for open-source components, which are governed by their own licences as described in Section 7.

(f) The Eduplore name, logos, trademarks, service marks, and trade dress, whether registered or unregistered.

(g) All compilations, collections, and arrangements of Content prepared by Eduplore, including course structures, learning paths, and curated sets of study material.

5.2. Eduplore Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws in India and in other countries. All rights not expressly granted to users in this Policy or in the Terms of Use are reserved by Eduplore.

5.3. No user acquires any ownership interest in Eduplore Content by using the Platform, by enrolling in a course, by completing a laboratory exercise, or by paying a subscription fee. A subscription or purchase gives the user a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Content for personal, non-commercial study, as described in Section 6.

5.4. Eduplore may, at its discretion, make certain Content available for download for offline study. Any downloaded copy remains Eduplore Content, remains subject to this Policy, and may not be copied, shared, sold, or distributed except as expressly permitted by Eduplore in writing.

5.5. Where Eduplore Content incorporates material licensed from a third party, the rights in that material belong to the original owner, and Eduplore's use of it is governed by the licence under which it was obtained. Section 7 explains how open-source material is handled.

5.6. Eduplore's ownership claims do not extend to User Content, except for the limited licence described in Section 8. Eduplore does not claim ownership of a student's homework, a teacher's lesson notes, or a school's own teaching material uploaded to the Platform.

6.1. Subject to the user's compliance with this Policy and the Terms of Use, Eduplore grants each user a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable licence to access and use Eduplore Content for the following purposes only:

(a) Personal study and learning, including viewing video courses, using three-dimensional laboratories, attempting quizzes and assessments, and reviewing progress analytics.

(b) Classroom use by a teacher, where the teacher is acting within the scope of a school's arrangement with Eduplore and the use is limited to students enrolled in that school's Eduplore programme.

(c) Study by a parent or legal guardian together with their child, for the purpose of supporting the child's learning.

(d) Downloading Content for offline study, where the Platform offers that feature and the download is made through the Platform's own controls.

6.2. The licence in Section 6.1 does not permit the user to:

(a) Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute Eduplore Content, in whole or in part, on any other website, application, social media platform, or file-sharing service.

(b) Record, screen-capture, photograph, or otherwise reproduce video courses, three-dimensional laboratory sessions, or assessments for the purpose of sharing them outside the Platform, except for a short excerpt used for genuine personal revision notes.

(c) Sell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit Eduplore Content, or use it to create a competing product or service.

(d) Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works from Eduplore Content, except where the Platform expressly provides a feature that allows the user to do so, such as adding personal notes to a lesson.

(e) Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright notice, trademark, watermark, attribution, or other proprietary marking from Eduplore Content.

(f) Use automated tools, scrapers, bots, or similar methods to extract, download, or harvest Eduplore Content in bulk.

(g) Share account credentials, subscription access, or downloaded Content with persons who do not hold their own valid account or subscription, except as expressly permitted for a parent supervising a minor child or a teacher supervising enrolled students.

(h) Use Eduplore Content in a manner that infringes the rights of any third party, that is unlawful, or that is inconsistent with the educational purpose of the Platform.

6.3. The licence in Section 6.1 ends automatically if the user breaches this Policy or the Terms of Use, if the user's account is terminated, or if the user's subscription expires or is cancelled. On termination, the user must delete any downloaded copies of Eduplore Content in their possession, except for personal revision notes that the user created themselves.

6.4. Eduplore reserves the right to modify, update, or withdraw any Eduplore Content at any time, including to correct errors, to update the curriculum, to comply with a legal requirement, or to respond to a copyright complaint. Eduplore will make reasonable efforts to notify users of significant withdrawals of Content that forms part of an active course.

7.1. Eduplore uses open-source software and, where applicable, openly licensed three-dimensional models, libraries, and data to build and operate the Platform. Eduplore is committed to complying with the terms of every open-source licence that applies to the components it uses, and to giving proper attribution where attribution is required.

7.2. Open-source components used by Eduplore may include, but are not limited to, software libraries, frameworks, rendering engines, and data sets that are made available under licences such as the MIT Licence, the Apache Licence 2.0, the GNU General Public Licence, the GNU Lesser General Public Licence, the BSD licences, and the Creative Commons licences, including Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA).

7.3. Where Eduplore uses a component under a licence that requires attribution, Eduplore will provide that attribution in the app, on the website, or in a notices file, as appropriate. Attribution will normally include the name of the component, the name of the original author or project, the licence under which it is provided, and, where available, a link to the licence text and to the source project.

7.4. The Human Body 3D Atlas and related anatomical content on the Platform are built using openly licensed anatomical data and models. Where such data is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, Eduplore will credit the source project and will retain the licence notice. Eduplore does not claim to own the underlying openly licensed anatomical data, and does not sell or license that data as its own proprietary intellectual property. Eduplore charges only for the work of customising, integrating, labelling, and presenting that data as an interactive learning laboratory, and for the surrounding Platform services.

7.5. Users are not permitted to extract, copy, or redistribute the three-dimensional models, data, or open-source components from the Platform except to the extent permitted by the applicable open-source licence and by this Policy. A user who wishes to use an open-source component that appears in the Platform should obtain it from the original source project under its own licence terms, rather than extracting it from Eduplore.

7.6. If a user believes that Eduplore has failed to provide required attribution for an open-source component, or has used a component in a way that does not comply with its licence, the user may notify the Designated Copyright Agent. Eduplore will investigate the report promptly and will correct any omission or non-compliance that it finds.

7.7. Eduplore's use of open-source components does not mean that Eduplore Content as a whole is open source. The Platform, its course content, its quiz banks, its branding, and its proprietary software remain the property of Eduplore, as described in Section 5. A user must not assume that because one component is open source, the whole Platform or any particular lesson is free to copy.

7.8. Eduplore will maintain an up-to-date list of the principal open-source components used in the Platform, together with their licences, in a notices section of the app or website. This list may be updated as components are added, updated, or removed. The list is provided for transparency and does not itself grant any licence beyond the terms of the component's own licence.

7.9. Where a component is licensed under a share-alike licence such as CC BY-SA, any adaptation of that component that Eduplore distributes must be shared under the same or a compatible licence. Eduplore will comply with that requirement for the relevant component, and will identify the affected material where reasonably practicable.

7.10. Nothing in this Section 7 limits the rights of the original authors of open-source components. Those authors retain their copyright, and their licences govern the use of their work. Eduplore's compliance with those licences is a condition of its own use of the components.

8.1. Users may create and submit User Content through the Platform, including homework answers, quiz responses, discussion posts, comments, questions, uploaded documents, images, and feedback. Users are responsible for ensuring that any User Content they submit does not infringe the copyright or other rights of any person.

8.2. By submitting User Content to the Platform, the user represents and warrants that:

(a) The user owns the User Content, or has obtained all necessary rights, licences, and permissions from the copyright owner to submit it and to grant the licence described in Section 8.3.

(b) The User Content does not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights of any person.

(c) The User Content is not defamatory, obscene, unlawful, or otherwise in breach of the Terms of Use.

(d) Where the User Content includes the personal data or the work of another person, including another student, the user has obtained that person's consent, or the consent of that person's parent or legal guardian if that person is a Minor.

(e) Where the User Content is submitted by a Minor, the Minor's parent or legal guardian has consented to the submission, as described in Section 17.

8.3. By submitting User Content, the user grants Eduplore a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to use, reproduce, store, display, perform, distribute, and adapt that User Content for the following purposes:

(a) Operating, maintaining, and improving the Platform, including displaying the User Content to the user, to the user's teacher, and to the user's school, as appropriate.

(b) Providing progress analytics, feedback, and assessment services to the user, the user's teacher, and the user's school.

(c) Moderating the Platform, enforcing this Policy and the Terms of Use, and responding to legal requests.

(d) Creating anonymised and aggregated statistics about learning outcomes, provided that no individual student is identified in any published statistic.

(e) Complying with a legal obligation, a court order, or a request from a competent authority.

8.4. The licence in Section 8.3 is limited to the purposes set out in that section. Eduplore will not sell a student's User Content, will not publish a student's homework or personal work publicly without the consent of the student and, where the student is a Minor, the consent of the parent or legal guardian, and will not use a student's User Content for advertising.

8.5. The licence in Section 8.3 continues for as long as the User Content remains on the Platform, and for a reasonable period afterwards to the extent necessary for backups, legal compliance, and the purposes described in Section 8.3(c) and 8.3(e). A user may request deletion of their User Content as described in the Privacy Policy, subject to Eduplore's legal obligations and to the rights of the user's school in school records.

8.6. Eduplore does not claim ownership of User Content. The user retains all copyright and other rights in their User Content, subject only to the licence granted in Section 8.3.

8.7. Eduplore is not obliged to publish, display, or retain any User Content. Eduplore may remove, edit, or refuse to display User Content that breaches this Policy, the Terms of Use, or applicable law, or that Eduplore reasonably considers inappropriate for an educational platform used by Minors.

8.8. Where a school uploads its own teaching material to the Platform, the school retains ownership of that material, and grants Eduplore a licence to host and display it to the school's students and teachers for the duration of the school's arrangement with Eduplore, unless the school's agreement with Eduplore provides otherwise.

9.1. Users must not do any of the following on or through the Platform:

(a) Upload, post, share, or distribute Content that infringes the copyright of any person, including pirated textbooks, scanned textbook pages, copyrighted images, videos, music, or software.

(b) Copy, reproduce, or distribute Eduplore Content outside the Platform, except as expressly permitted by Section 6.

(c) Circumvent, disable, or interfere with any technological protection measure, digital rights management system, access control, or watermark that Eduplore uses to protect its Content.

(d) Remove or alter any copyright notice, attribution, or licence information from Content on the Platform.

(e) Use the Platform to facilitate infringement by others, including by providing links to pirated material, instructions for obtaining pirated material, or tools designed to circumvent copyright protection.

(f) Impersonate another person, including a copyright owner, in a Takedown Notice, a Counter-Notice, or any other communication with Eduplore.

(g) Submit a Takedown Notice or a Counter-Notice that the user knows to be false, misleading, or made in bad faith.

(h) Upload Content that the user knows to be infringing, including Content downloaded from an unauthorised source.

(i) Use another person's account to upload Infringing Content, or to evade an enforcement action taken against the user's own account.

(j) Sell, trade, or otherwise transfer access to Eduplore Content, or offer Eduplore Content for sale on any marketplace, social media platform, or messaging service.

9.2. Teachers and school administrators must not upload to the Platform any teaching material that infringes the rights of a third party. This includes scanned copies of commercial textbooks, copyrighted worksheets obtained from unauthorised sources, and pirated video content. Schools are responsible for ensuring that their staff understand this obligation.

9.3. Parents must not upload or share Eduplore Content outside the Platform, and must not assist a child in doing so. A parent who becomes aware that their child has shared Eduplore Content or Infringing Content should contact Eduplore promptly.

9.4. Eduplore may use technical measures to detect and prevent infringement, including content matching, watermarking, and access controls. Users must not attempt to defeat, bypass, or interfere with those measures.

10.1. Copyright infringement generally occurs when a person does any of the following without the permission of the copyright owner and without a lawful defence:

(a) Reproduces a copyrighted work, in whole or in substantial part, in any form, including by copying, scanning, photographing, recording, or downloading.

(b) Communicates a copyrighted work to the public, including by uploading it to a website, sharing it on social media, or making it available for download.

(c) Distributes copies of a copyrighted work to the public, including by selling, lending, or giving away copies.

(d) Adapts, translates, or creates a derivative work based on a copyrighted work, including by translating a lesson, remixing a video, or adapting a quiz bank.

(e) Publicly performs a copyrighted work, including by playing a video or displaying a work in a public setting beyond the scope of a permitted licence.

(f) Imports infringing copies of a work into India or exports them from India.

10.2. Copyright protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Facts, ideas, procedures, methods of operation, and mathematical concepts are not protected by copyright, although the particular way in which they are expressed in a work may be. A student who writes their own explanation of a scientific concept in their own words does not infringe the copyright in a textbook that explains the same concept, but a student who copies the textbook's text word for word may do so.

10.3. Copyright subsists in a work automatically when the work is created, provided that the work is original and falls within a protected category. Registration is not required for copyright to exist in India, although registration under the Copyright Act, 1957 provides certain evidentiary advantages.

10.4. The duration of copyright in India depends on the type of work. For literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, copyright generally lasts for the lifetime of the author plus sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year of the author's death. For cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, and works of government and certain other categories, different periods apply. Users should not assume that a work is free to use merely because it is old, widely available, or found on the internet.

11.1. Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 sets out certain acts that do not constitute infringement. The most relevant for users of Eduplore are:

(a) Fair dealing with any work, not being a computer programme, for the purposes of private or personal use, including research.

(b) Fair dealing with any work for the purposes of criticism or review, whether of that work or of any other work.

(c) Fair dealing with any work for the purpose of reporting current events and current affairs, including reporting in a newspaper, magazine, or similar periodical, or by broadcast or in a cinematograph film, subject to the conditions in the Act.

(d) Reproduction of a work by a teacher or a pupil in the course of instruction, or as part of the questions to be answered in an examination, or in answers to such questions, subject to the conditions in the Act.

(e) Performance of a work in the course of the activities of an educational institution, where the audience is limited to the staff and students of the institution, the parents and guardians of the students, and persons directly connected with the activities of the institution, subject to the conditions in the Act.

(f) Reproduction of a work for the purpose of a judicial proceeding or for the purpose of a report of a judicial proceeding.

(g) Reproduction or publication of a work prepared by the Secretariat of a Legislature for the use of members of that Legislature.

(h) Reproduction of a work in a certified copy made or supplied in accordance with any law in force.

11.2. "Fair dealing" is not defined in the Copyright Act, 1957. Indian courts have held that whether a dealing is fair depends on the facts of each case, including the purpose of the use, the nature of the work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect of the use on the potential market for the work. There is no fixed rule, such as a particular number of words or a percentage, that makes a use fair.

11.3. The following guidance is provided to help users understand fair dealing, but it is not legal advice:

(a) Copying a short extract for genuine private study or research is more likely to be fair dealing than copying a whole chapter or a whole book.

(b) Copying for criticism or review must be accompanied by an acknowledgement of the source, and must be fair in the sense that it does not take more than is necessary for the purpose.

(c) A teacher who reproduces a short passage in the course of instruction, or who sets a question that quotes from a work, may be within the exception in Section 52, but a teacher who distributes copies of a whole textbook to a class is unlikely to be.

(d) A student who writes their own notes in their own words does not need to rely on fair dealing, because the student is creating an original work.

11.4. Eduplore does not determine whether a particular use by a user is fair dealing. That determination is a matter for a court. However, Eduplore will consider claims of fair dealing when it reviews a Takedown Notice or a Counter-Notice, and will not remove Content solely because it contains a short quotation or a brief reference to another work where the use appears to be lawful.

12.1. Any person who believes that Content on the Platform infringes their copyright, or the copyright of a person they are authorised to represent, may report it to Eduplore. Eduplore encourages copyright owners to use the procedure in this Section 12, so that complaints can be handled promptly and fairly.

12.2. Reports should be sent to the Designated Copyright Agent, whose details are set out in the Contact Information section. The Designated Copyright Agent is the primary contact for copyright complaints. Complaints may also be sent to the Grievance Officer, who will forward copyright complaints to the Designated Copyright Agent.

12.3. A Takedown Notice should include the following information, so that Eduplore can identify the Content, verify the claim, and act promptly:

(a) The full name, postal address, email address, and telephone number of the copyright owner, or of the person authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

(b) A clear identification of the copyrighted work that is claimed to have been infringed, including the title, author, publication details, and, where available, a link to an authorised copy or a copy of the work.

(c) A clear identification of the allegedly Infringing Content on the Platform, including the exact URL of the page, lesson, video, or laboratory in which the Content appears, and a description of the Content sufficient to locate it, such as the title of the lesson, the timestamp in a video, or a screenshot.

(d) A statement that the sender has a good faith belief that the use of the Content in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

(e) A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury or under an equivalent declaration under Indian law, that the sender is the copyright owner or is authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

(f) The physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of the person authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

(g) Where the sender is acting on behalf of another person, evidence of that authority, such as a power of attorney, a licence agreement, or a letter of authorisation.

(h) Any additional information that may help Eduplore to assess the claim, such as a copyright registration certificate, a publication record, or a prior correspondence about the same work.

12.4. A notice that does not contain the information in Section 12.3 may still be considered by Eduplore, but Eduplore may ask the sender for further information before acting. Eduplore will not act on a vague, anonymous, or incomplete complaint that does not identify the Content or the work with sufficient clarity.

12.5. A person who sends a Takedown Notice should send it from an email address that can be verified, and should be prepared to provide proof of identity and proof of ownership if Eduplore asks for it. Eduplore may ask for such proof where the claim is disputed or where the Content is of high value.

12.6. Eduplore will acknowledge receipt of a Takedown Notice within a reasonable time. Under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Eduplore aims to acknowledge complaints within the timeframe required by those Rules and to resolve them within the timeframe required by those Rules, as described in Section 13.

12.7. A person who knowingly sends a false Takedown Notice, or who sends a notice in bad faith, may be liable under the Copyright Act, 1957, under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and under the DMCA, including liability for damages and costs incurred by Eduplore or by the user whose Content was wrongly removed. Eduplore may also report a false notice to the relevant authorities.

13.1. When Eduplore receives a Takedown Notice that contains the information described in Section 12.3, it will follow the procedure in this Section 13. The procedure is designed to be prompt, fair, and consistent with Eduplore's obligations as an intermediary under Indian law and, where applicable, under the DMCA.

13.2. Step 1: Acknowledgement. Eduplore will acknowledge receipt of the Takedown Notice within three working days, or within any shorter period required by applicable law. The acknowledgement will confirm that the notice has been received and will provide a reference number for the complaint.

13.3. Step 2: Initial review. Eduplore will review the notice to confirm that it identifies the copyrighted work and the allegedly Infringing Content with sufficient clarity, and that the sender appears to be the copyright owner or an authorised representative. If the notice is incomplete, Eduplore will ask the sender for the missing information and will place the complaint on hold until that information is received.

13.4. Step 3: Assessment. Eduplore will assess the claim, which may include reviewing the Content, comparing it with the copyrighted work identified in the notice, consulting the source of the Content, and considering whether any exception, such as fair dealing under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, or a valid licence, applies. Eduplore may seek legal advice where the claim is complex or disputed.

13.5. Step 4: Action. Where Eduplore concludes, on the information available to it, that the Content is likely to be infringing, Eduplore will remove or disable access to the Content expeditiously, and in any event within the timeframe required by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Where the Content forms part of a video course or a three-dimensional laboratory, Eduplore will remove or disable the specific Content that is infringing, and will leave the remainder of the course or laboratory available where that is reasonably practicable.

13.6. Step 5: Notification to the user. Where the Content was submitted by a user, Eduplore will notify that user that the Content has been removed or disabled, and will provide the user with a copy of the Takedown Notice or a summary of it, together with information about the Counter-Notice procedure in Section 14. Where the user is a Minor, Eduplore will also notify the parent or legal guardian associated with the account, where contact details are available.

13.7. Step 6: Record keeping. Eduplore will record the date of the notice, the identity of the sender, the Content removed or disabled, the action taken, and the date of the action, and will retain that record for the period described in Section 18.

13.8. Where Eduplore concludes that the Content is not infringing, or that the notice does not establish a sufficient claim, Eduplore will notify the sender of its decision and of the reasons for it, and will not remove the Content. The sender remains free to pursue any remedy available under applicable law, including by obtaining a court order.

13.9. Where the claim is disputed and the facts are unclear, Eduplore may, at its discretion, disable access to the Content temporarily while it seeks further information, and will notify both the sender and the user of that temporary action and of the reasons for it.

13.10. Eduplore's action on a Takedown Notice is not an admission that the Content was infringing, and is not a finding of infringement by a court. It is a precautionary step taken to comply with Eduplore's obligations as an intermediary and to protect the rights of copyright owners.

14.1. A user whose Content has been removed or disabled in response to a Takedown Notice may send a Counter-Notice to the Designated Copyright Agent, disputing the claim of infringement. The Counter-Notice procedure gives the user a fair opportunity to explain why the Content should be restored.

14.2. A Counter-Notice should include the following information:

(a) The full name, postal address, email address, and telephone number of the user.

(b) A clear identification of the Content that was removed or disabled, including the URL, lesson title, or other identifier, and the date on which it was removed or disabled.

(c) A statement, under penalty of perjury or under an equivalent declaration under Indian law, that the user has a good faith belief that the Content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or a misidentification.

(d) A clear explanation of the basis for that belief, such as: the user owns the copyright in the Content; the user has a licence from the copyright owner; the use is permitted by fair dealing under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957; the use is permitted by an open-source licence; or the Content does not reproduce the copyrighted work.

(e) Any supporting evidence, such as a copy of the licence, a copyright registration certificate, a screenshot of the original work, or correspondence with the copyright owner.

(f) The physical or electronic signature of the user, or, where the user is a Minor, the signature of the user's parent or legal guardian.

(g) A statement that the user consents to the jurisdiction of the courts in India for the purpose of resolving the dispute, and that the user will accept service of process from the person who sent the Takedown Notice.

14.3. Where the user is a Minor, the Counter-Notice must be submitted by, or with the written consent of, the Minor's parent or legal guardian. Eduplore will not accept a Counter-Notice from a Minor acting alone, because the Counter-Notice involves a legal declaration and a consent to jurisdiction.

14.4. When Eduplore receives a Counter-Notice that contains the information described in Section 14.2, it will:

(a) Acknowledge receipt of the Counter-Notice within a reasonable time.

(b) Send a copy of the Counter-Notice to the person who sent the original Takedown Notice, and inform that person that the Content may be restored unless that person notifies Eduplore within ten to fourteen business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the user from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity.

(c) Review the Counter-Notice and any supporting evidence, and consider whether the Content should be restored.

(d) Restore the Content, or re-enable access to it, within ten to fourteen business days after receiving the Counter-Notice, unless the person who sent the Takedown Notice has notified Eduplore that they have filed a court action, or unless Eduplore has independent reason to believe that the Content is infringing.

14.5. Where the person who sent the Takedown Notice notifies Eduplore that they have filed a court action, Eduplore will keep the Content removed or disabled until the court resolves the matter or the parties reach a settlement, unless a court orders otherwise.

14.6. Eduplore will notify the user of the outcome of the Counter-Notice procedure. Where the Content is restored, Eduplore will inform the user of the date of restoration. Where the Content is not restored, Eduplore will inform the user of the reasons.

14.7. A user who sends a Counter-Notice that the user knows to be false, or who sends a Counter-Notice in bad faith, may be liable under applicable law, and may have their account suspended or terminated under Section 15.

14.8. The Counter-Notice procedure does not apply where the Content was removed because it breached the Terms of Use for a reason other than copyright, or because Eduplore was required to remove it by a court order or by a direction from a competent authority. In those cases, Eduplore will explain the basis for the removal to the user separately.

14.9. Eduplore will keep a record of each Counter-Notice it receives, the action taken, and the date of that action, for the period described in Section 18.

15.1. Eduplore maintains a repeat infringer policy, as required for intermediaries that seek the protection of the DMCA safe harbour and as consistent with good practice under Indian law. A user who repeatedly posts or shares Infringing Content on the Platform may have their account suspended or terminated.

15.2. For the purposes of this Policy, a "repeat infringer" is a user who has received three or more valid Takedown Notices relating to Content they submitted, where Eduplore has removed or disabled the Content in each case, and where the user has not successfully disputed the claim through the Counter-Notice procedure in Section 14, within a period of twelve months.

15.3. Eduplore will keep a record of each valid Takedown Notice received in respect of a user's Content, including the date of the notice, the Content concerned, and the action taken. A notice that is withdrawn by the sender, or that is successfully disputed through a Counter-Notice, will not count towards the threshold in Section 15.2.

15.4. When a user receives a first valid Takedown Notice, Eduplore will warn the user in writing, explain the nature of the complaint, and remind the user of their obligations under this Policy and the Terms of Use. Where the user is a Minor, Eduplore will also inform the parent or legal guardian associated with the account.

15.5. When a user receives a second valid Takedown Notice, Eduplore will issue a further warning, and may restrict the user's ability to upload or share Content for a defined period, as determined by Eduplore in its discretion. Eduplore will inform the user and, where the user is a Minor, the parent or legal guardian, of the restriction and of its duration.

15.6. When a user reaches the threshold in Section 15.2, Eduplore may suspend or terminate the user's account, in its discretion, taking into account the seriousness of the infringements, the user's response to prior warnings, and any mitigating circumstances. Eduplore will notify the user of the decision and of the reasons for it. Where the user is a Minor, Eduplore will also notify the parent or legal guardian.

15.7. In cases of serious or wilful infringement, Eduplore may suspend or terminate an account immediately, without waiting for the user to reach the threshold in Section 15.2. Serious infringement includes, but is not limited to, uploading pirated textbooks or course material on a large scale, operating an account for the purpose of distributing Infringing Content, or repeatedly infringing after receiving a warning.

15.8. A user whose account has been suspended or terminated under this Section 15 may appeal the decision by contacting the Grievance Officer and providing any information that the user considers relevant. Eduplore will review the appeal and will notify the user of its decision within a reasonable time.

16.1. Eduplore complies with the notice-and-takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (United States), Section 512, insofar as they apply to Eduplore. This Section 16 explains how Eduplore handles DMCA notices.

16.2. To be effective under the DMCA, a notification of claimed infringement must be a written communication provided to Eduplore's Designated Copyright Agent that includes substantially the following:

(a) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

(b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.

(c) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, or to be the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or to which access is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Eduplore to locate the material.

(d) Information reasonably sufficient to permit Eduplore to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.

(e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

(f) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

16.3. Eduplore's Designated Copyright Agent is the person identified in the Contact Information section. Until those details are completed and published, DMCA notices should be sent to the Grievance Officer, who will forward them to the Designated Copyright Agent.

16.4. On receiving a DMCA-compliant notice, Eduplore will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material, and will notify the user who submitted the material, as described in Section 13.

16.5. Eduplore will accept and process Counter-Notices in accordance with Section 14 and with Section 512(g) of the DMCA. On receiving a valid Counter-Notice, Eduplore will forward it to the complaining party and will restore the material within ten to fourteen business days, unless the complaining party notifies Eduplore that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity.

16.6. Eduplore maintains and reasonably implements a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of the accounts of repeat infringers, as described in Section 15. Eduplore accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify and protect copyrighted works, to the extent that those measures are reasonable and do not impose substantial costs or burdens on Eduplore.

16.7. A person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, is liable under Section 512(f) of the DMCA for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner, or by Eduplore, as a result of Eduplore relying on the misrepresentation in removing or restoring the material.

17.1. Eduplore is designed for students in Classes 8, 9 and 10, many of whom are Minors under the age of eighteen. Eduplore takes the protection of children's intellectual property rights and personal data seriously, and applies the following rules to Minors.

17.2. A Minor may use the Platform only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, as described in the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. The parent or legal guardian is responsible for supervising the Minor's use of the Platform and for ensuring that the Minor understands the obligations in this Policy.

17.3. A Minor retains copyright in any original work that the Minor creates, including homework, essays, drawings, and other creative work submitted through the Platform. Eduplore does not claim ownership of a Minor's work, and the licence in Section 8.3 applies to a Minor's User Content only with the consent of the Minor's parent or legal guardian.

17.4. A Minor must not submit User Content that infringes the copyright of another person. A parent or legal guardian should help the Minor to understand that copying from a textbook, a website, or another source without permission may be infringement, and that the Minor should write in their own words and give credit where credit is due.

17.5. Where Content submitted by a Minor is the subject of a Takedown Notice, Eduplore will notify the parent or legal guardian associated with the account, in addition to notifying the Minor, and will give the parent or legal guardian an opportunity to respond. A Counter-Notice on behalf of a Minor must be submitted by, or with the written consent of, the parent or legal guardian, as described in Section 14.3.

17.6. Where a Minor's account is subject to enforcement action under Section 15, including a warning, a restriction, a suspension, or a termination, Eduplore will notify the parent or legal guardian and will explain the action and the reasons for it. Eduplore will prefer education and warning over suspension or termination for a Minor, where the infringement appears to result from a lack of understanding.

17.7. Eduplore will not publish a Minor's User Content publicly, will not use a Minor's User Content for advertising, and will not disclose a Minor's personal information to a copyright complainant beyond what is necessary to process the complaint and as permitted by applicable law and the Privacy Policy.

17.8. Teachers and schools must not require a Minor to submit Content that infringes the rights of a third party, and must not require a Minor to copy material from a textbook or another source in a way that infringes copyright. Teachers should guide students to create original work and to use sources lawfully.

17.9. A parent or legal guardian who has questions about how this Policy applies to their child may contact the Grievance Officer or the Designated Copyright Agent for guidance.

17.10. Eduplore's handling of children's personal data is governed by the Privacy Policy and by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which requires verifiable parental consent before processing the personal data of a child under the age of eighteen. Further information is available in the GDPR Notice and the Privacy Policy.

18.1. The Platform may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services, and may display Third-Party Content, including content supplied by a school, an education partner, or a content provider. Eduplore is not responsible for the content of third-party websites or services, and does not endorse them.

18.2. Third-Party Content on the Platform remains the property of its owner, and is subject to the owner's copyright and to any licence under which it is provided. Users must not copy, distribute, or use Third-Party Content except as permitted by the owner or by applicable law.

18.3. Where Eduplore displays Third-Party Content under a licence, Eduplore will provide attribution to the owner where required by the licence, and will comply with the terms of that licence. If a user believes that Third-Party Content on the Platform infringes their copyright, they may report it using the procedure in Section 12.

18.4. The Platform is distributed through the Google Play Store, and users may access it through devices and operating systems provided by third parties. Eduplore is not responsible for the terms, policies, or practices of Google, the Google Play Store, or any device manufacturer, and users should read those terms separately.

18.5. Eduplore may use third-party services to operate the Platform, including hosting, content delivery, analytics, payment processing, and customer support. Those services may process Content and personal data on Eduplore's behalf, under contracts that require them to protect that Content and data. Further information about third-party service providers is available in the Privacy Policy.

19.1. A school that has an account or an institutional arrangement with Eduplore may upload its own teaching material to the Platform for use by its students and teachers. The school retains ownership of that material, as described in Section 8.8.

19.2. By uploading material to the Platform, the school represents and warrants that:

(a) The school owns the material, or has obtained all necessary rights, licences, and permissions to upload it and to make it available to its students and teachers through the Platform.

(b) The material does not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights of any person.

(c) The school has obtained any necessary consent from the authors or copyright owners of the material, including where the material includes extracts from textbooks, worksheets, or other published works.

(d) The material is appropriate for use by students in Classes 8, 9 and 10, and complies with the school's own policies and with applicable law.

19.3. Eduplore may remove school-supplied material if it receives a valid Takedown Notice relating to that material, or if it has reason to believe that the material infringes the rights of a third party. Eduplore will notify the school before removing the material, unless the material is manifestly infringing or unless Eduplore is required by law or by a court order to remove it immediately.

19.4. A school that receives a copyright complaint about its own material is responsible for resolving the complaint with the complainant, and for providing Eduplore with any information that Eduplore reasonably requires to assess the complaint. Eduplore will cooperate with the school in good faith, but the school remains liable for its own material.

19.5. Where a school's agreement with Eduplore includes a provision about intellectual property, that provision will apply in addition to this Policy. If there is a conflict, the signed agreement will prevail to the extent of the conflict for that school.

19.6. Teachers who upload material on behalf of a school are acting as agents of the school for the purposes of this Section 19. The school is responsible for the material uploaded by its teachers, and for ensuring that its teachers understand the obligations in this Policy.

20.1. Eduplore has appointed a Grievance Officer under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The Grievance Officer is the contact point for complaints about the Platform, including complaints about Content, about the handling of a Takedown Notice, and about any other matter covered by this Policy.

20.2. The Grievance Officer's details are set out in the Contact Information section. Until those details are completed and published, complaints may be sent to the general contact email for Eduplore, which will be provided on eduplore.in.

20.3. A complaint to the Grievance Officer should include the following information:

(a) The full name and contact details of the complainant.

(b) A clear description of the complaint, including the URL, lesson title, or other identifier of the Content concerned, where applicable.

(c) The date on which the complainant first became aware of the matter.

(d) Any supporting evidence, such as screenshots, correspondence, or a copy of the work concerned.

(e) The remedy that the complainant is seeking, such as removal of the Content, restoration of the Content, or correction of an attribution.

20.4. Eduplore aims to acknowledge a complaint to the Grievance Officer within three working days of receipt, and to resolve the complaint within fifteen days of receipt, or within any other timeframe required by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, as in force at the relevant time. Where a complaint is complex, Eduplore will inform the complainant of the reason for the delay and of the expected date of resolution.

20.5. A complainant who is dissatisfied with the resolution of a complaint may escalate the matter by contacting Eduplore in writing, or by pursuing any remedy available under applicable law, including by approaching a court or tribunal.

20.7. Eduplore will keep a record of complaints received by the Grievance Officer, the action taken, and the date of resolution, for the period described in Section 21.

20.8. Where a complaint relates to copyright, the Grievance Officer will forward it to the Designated Copyright Agent, who will handle it under Sections 12 to 14. Where a complaint relates to personal data, the Grievance Officer will forward it to the person responsible for data protection matters, as described in the Privacy Policy and the GDPR Notice.

21.1. Eduplore will keep records relating to copyright complaints, Takedown Notices, Counter-Notices, and enforcement actions under this Policy, for a period of at least three years from the date of the relevant action, or for such longer period as may be required by applicable law, by a court order, or by Eduplore's legitimate need to defend a legal claim.

21.2. Records kept under Section 21.1 may include the identity of the complainant, the identity of the user concerned, the Content removed or restored, the dates of the notice and the action, and any correspondence relating to the complaint. These records will be stored securely and will be accessible only to authorised personnel.

21.3. Eduplore will not retain personal data in these records for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in Section 21.1. When the retention period expires, Eduplore will delete or anonymise the records, unless a longer retention period is required by law or by an ongoing legal proceeding.

22.1. Eduplore takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect Eduplore Content, User Content, and the Platform from unauthorised access, copying, alteration, and distribution. These measures may include access controls, encryption in transit and at rest, watermarking, and monitoring for suspicious activity.

22.2. No security measure is perfect, and Eduplore cannot guarantee that unauthorised copying or distribution will never occur. Users should report any suspected unauthorised use of Eduplore Content to the Designated Copyright Agent promptly.

22.3. Users are responsible for keeping their account credentials confidential, and for not sharing them with other persons, except as expressly permitted by Section 6.2(g). A user who suspects that their account has been compromised should change their password immediately and contact Eduplore.

23.1. Eduplore may update this Policy from time to time, to reflect changes in the law, changes in the Platform, or changes in Eduplore's practices. Eduplore will publish the updated Policy on eduplore.in and inside the app, and will update the "Last updated" date.

23.2. Where a change is material, Eduplore will notify users by email, by a notice on the Platform, or by a notification in the app, at least seven days before the change takes effect, or within any longer period required by applicable law.

23.3. Continued use of the Platform after a change takes effect means that the user accepts the updated Policy. A user who does not accept the updated Policy should stop using the Platform and contact Eduplore if they have any questions.

23.4. Eduplore will keep a copy of each prior version of this Policy, and will make it available on request for a reasonable period after it has been replaced.

24.1. This Policy is governed by the laws of India, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

24.2. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Policy, including any dispute about copyright infringement, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Karnataka, India, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, or unless a mandatory provision of applicable law provides otherwise.

24.3. Nothing in this Section 24 limits the right of a copyright owner to seek a remedy in another jurisdiction where that jurisdiction has authority over the matter under its own laws.

25.1. For copyright complaints, Takedown Notices, and Counter-Notices, contact the Designated Copyright Agent:

• Name: Revant
• Email: revanth@eduplore.in
• Postal address: 1st Floor, SLA Inn, 7, Hootagalli, Hutagalli, Mysuru, Karnataka 570018

25.2. For general complaints and grievances, contact the Grievance Officer:

• Name: Venkatesh C
• Email: venkatesh@eduplore.in
• Phone: +91 94802 88911

25.3. For general enquiries about Eduplore, visit eduplore.in or contact venkatesh@eduplore.in.

25.4. For enquiries about open-source attribution, contact the Designated Copyright Agent using the details in Section 25.1.

25.5. Eduplore's registered address is: 1st Floor, SLA Inn, 7, Hootagalli, Hutagalli, Mysuru, Karnataka 570018.

25.6. Eduplore will respond to correspondence sent to the addresses in this Section 25 within a reasonable time, and within any timeframe required by applicable law.

26.1. If any provision of this Policy is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid provision will be read down to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.