Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy

You retain ownership of the original content and intellectual property rights that you own in material you create, upload, submit, post or share through Edvias ("User Content"), including assignments, documents, notes, study materials, images, files, messages and other materials.

Edvias does not claim ownership of your original User Content merely because you upload, submit or share it through the Services.

Your use of Edvias does, however, grant us the limited rights necessary to provide and operate the Services, as described in our Terms & Conditions.

Those rights may include hosting, storing, copying, reproducing, processing, analysing, adapting, transmitting and displaying User Content where reasonably necessary to provide, operate, secure or support the Services.

Where you choose to share User Content with other users or make it available through a Study Group, Group Assignment, discussion, messaging or other collaborative feature, you authorise Edvias to make that content available to the users or audience you select, subject to the Terms & Conditions and your applicable settings.

Edvias does not acquire the right to sell your User Content or license it to third parties for their independent commercial purposes merely because you upload or submit it to the Services.

You must only upload, submit, post or share content where you:

• own the relevant rights;
• have obtained appropriate permission or authorisation; or
• are otherwise legally permitted to use the content.

You must not knowingly use Edvias to upload, reproduce, distribute, communicate or otherwise use material in a manner that infringes another person's copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property rights.

The fact that material is available online, provided for educational purposes or used in connection with study does not automatically mean that it may be copied or shared without restriction.

Australian copyright law contains exceptions that may permit certain uses in particular circumstances, including fair dealing for research or study, but whether an exception applies depends on the circumstances. Federal Register of Legislation

You remain responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights or legal basis to use content you submit to Edvias.

Except for User Content, third-party materials, and intellectual property owned by or licensed from our technology and service providers, Arzaro Holdings Pty Ltd owns or has the right to use the intellectual property associated with Edvias and the Services.

This may include, without limitation:

• the Edvias name, branding and logos;
• Edvias-specific website and application designs, layouts and interfaces;
• code, software, functionality and features created for or forming part of the Edvias application, to the extent owned by Arzaro Holdings Pty Ltd;
• original graphics, visual elements and other materials created for Edvias;
• original educational materials created by Edvias; and
• other intellectual property owned by or licensed to Arzaro Holdings Pty Ltd.

Edvias is built and operated using third-party technology and services, including Base44. Nothing in this Policy claims ownership of Base44's or any other third party's underlying platforms, software, technology, intellectual property or proprietary materials.

Your use of Edvias does not transfer ownership of Edvias intellectual property or third-party intellectual property to you.

Edvias may contain, process, link to or enable users to submit content owned by third parties.

Ownership of third-party content remains with the applicable rights holder.

The presence of third-party material on or through Edvias does not mean that Edvias owns that material or grants you rights to use it outside the permissions provided by the relevant rights holder or applicable law.

Edvias provides artificial intelligence and other digital learning tools that may generate or assist with content.

AI-generated output may contain inaccuracies and, in some circumstances, may resemble or contain material associated with third-party content.

You are responsible for reviewing AI-generated or AI-assisted output before relying on, submitting, publishing or commercially using it.

Nothing in this Policy guarantees that AI-generated output is unique, capable of copyright protection, or free from third-party intellectual property rights.

Your use of AI features is also subject to the Edvias AI & Academic Integrity Policy and our Terms & Conditions.

If you believe that content available through Edvias infringes copyright or another intellectual property right that you own or are authorised to represent, you may submit a complaint through our Contact page or contact:

support@edvias.com

Please provide sufficient information for us to understand and assess the complaint, including:

• your name and contact details;
• identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property you believe has been infringed;
• identification and, where possible, the location of the material on Edvias that you believe is infringing;
• an explanation of the rights you hold or your authority to act for the rights holder;
• an explanation of why you believe the use is unauthorised or infringing; and
• any other information reasonably necessary for us to assess the complaint.

We may request additional information or evidence where reasonably necessary.

Submitting false, misleading or fraudulent complaints may result in appropriate action and may have legal consequences.

When Edvias receives a sufficiently detailed copyright or intellectual property complaint, we may investigate the matter and take action we consider reasonably appropriate having regard to the circumstances and applicable law.

This may include:

• requesting further information from the complainant;
• temporarily restricting or disabling access to disputed content;
• notifying the user who submitted or shared the content where appropriate;
• requesting information or a response from that user;
• removing or disabling access to content;
• restoring content where appropriate;
• restricting relevant platform functionality; or
• taking action against an account in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

The submission of a complaint does not automatically establish that infringement has occurred.

Where applicable law requires a particular notice, counter-notice, takedown or restoration procedure, Edvias will handle the matter in accordance with those requirements.

Australian copyright legislation does contain formal takedown and counter-notice procedures for certain qualifying service providers and activities. Federal Register of Legislation

Removing content may affect other users where the content forms part of a Study Group, Group Assignment, discussion, shared resource or other collaborative activity.

Where a copyright or intellectual property complaint concerns collaborative content, Edvias may restrict, remove or preserve relevant material as reasonably necessary while assessing the complaint.

Nothing in this section prevents Edvias from removing or disabling access to material where required by applicable law.

Users must not repeatedly or seriously infringe the intellectual property rights of others through Edvias.

Where we reasonably determine that a user has repeatedly or seriously infringed intellectual property rights, we may take appropriate action in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, including:

• removing or restricting access to content;
• restricting particular features;
• issuing warnings;
• suspending an account; or
• terminating an account where appropriate.

The Australian Copyright Act's statutory limitation-of-remedies regime also expressly includes a repeat-infringer policy as a condition for service providers seeking the benefit of that regime. Federal Register of Legislation

Nothing in this Policy transfers ownership of:

• your User Content to Edvias;
• Edvias intellectual property to you; or
• third-party intellectual property to either you or Edvias.

Any licences relating to User Content are governed by the Terms & Conditions and are limited to the purposes described there.

For copyright, intellectual property or content ownership questions, contact: