Vidya Copyright Policy

Vidya respects the intellectual property of others and expects users to do the same. This policy explains how to report copyright infringement on Vidya, how we respond, and how to contest a removal. It is part of the Vidya Terms of Service and is designed to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512.

1. Scope

This policy covers content stored on or made available through Vidya by users, including materials educators upload to build Digital Twins, files learners upload to conversations, and any content shared with other users. It does not cover outputs Vidya generates in a private conversation with you, which are not published to anyone else.

2. Designated agent

Send copyright infringement notices to our designated agent:

Copyright Agent, Vidya Inc. 239 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48823 hello@vidya.co

Put "DMCA" in the subject line so your notice reaches the agent without delay.

3. How to submit an infringement notice

Your notice must include all of the following to be effective under the DMCA:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, or a representative list if the notice covers multiple works.
2. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it (for example, the Digital Twin name and educator, the file name, or a URL).
3. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Consider whether the use might be fair use, licensed, or otherwise permitted before you submit a notice. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

4. What we do when we receive a notice

When we receive a complete notice we:

• remove or disable access to the material promptly;
• notify the user who posted it, provide them a copy of the notice (with your contact information, as the law requires), and explain how to submit a counter-notice;
• record the notice against the user's account for repeat-infringer purposes.

If a notice is incomplete we will tell you what is missing. We may decline to act on notices that do not substantially comply with Section 3.

For Digital Twins, removing infringing material means removing it from the educator's approved corpus. The Digital Twin will stop answering from that material. If the infringing material is a substantial part of the Digital Twin, we may unpublish the Digital Twin until the issue is resolved, and learners who purchased access may receive a refund or credit under the Billing Policy.

5. How to submit a counter-notice

If you believe material you posted was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the designated agent. It must include:

1. Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
2. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, the Western District of Michigan), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or their agent.
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

When we receive a valid counter-notice we forward it to the original complainant. If they do not notify us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the infringement, we may restore the material within 10 to 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice.

6. Repeat infringers

We terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. As a general rule, an account that receives three valid, uncontested notices within any 12-month period is terminated. We may terminate sooner for egregious cases, and we may decline to terminate where a counter-notice is pending or where notices appear to be abusive. Terminated educators forfeit unpaid revenue share attributable to infringing material.

7. Guidance for educators

Educators publishing a Digital Twin should upload only materials they created or hold rights to use in this way. Publisher textbooks, licensed slide decks, test banks, and articles typically cannot be uploaded without a license that covers use in an AI product. Your institution's intellectual property policy may also govern materials you created in the course of employment; you are responsible for compliance. See the Educator Agreement, Section 5.

8. Trademark complaints

If you believe a Digital Twin, profile, or other content on Vidya infringes your trademark, email hello@vidya.co with the mark, registration details if any, the content at issue, and why you believe it infringes. We review trademark complaints case by case.

9. Other intellectual property and privacy complaints

For complaints involving rights other than copyright or trademark, including privacy, publicity, or the unauthorized use of a person's voice or likeness, email hello@vidya.co. For urgent voice-cloning concerns, include "Voice" in the subject line.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top reflects the latest version.