Tutortech Copyright Policy

Updated March 2024

This Copyright Policy ("Policy") explains how Tutortech Ltd. ("Tutortech", "we", or "us") handles intellectual property rights associated with our Services (website, learning platform, mobile apps, etc.). This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service ("TOS").

1. Ownership of Content

• The content on our Services, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio, video, software, and other materials (collectively, "Content") is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
• This Content is owned by Tutortech or its licensors.

2. User-Generated Content

• Students and Tutors may upload content to our Services, such as lesson materials, assignments, and forum posts (collectively, "User-Generated Content").
• You retain usage rights to your User-Generated Content. By uploading User-Generated Content, you grant Tutortech a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute your User-Generated Content on our Services.

3. Fair Use

• You may use copyrighted materials from our Services under the doctrine of fair use, such as for criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.
• However, the fair use doctrine has a complex set of factors to consider. If you are unsure whether your use qualifies as fair use, you should consult with a lawyer.

4. Prohibitions

• You are prohibited from:
• Copying, modifying, distributing, displaying, transmitting, selling, leasing, renting, creating derivative works from, or in any way exploiting our Content without our prior written permission.
• Infringing on the intellectual property rights of Tutortech or others.
• Uploading User-Generated Content that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.

5. Reporting Copyright Infringement

• If you believe that your copyright has been infringed on our Services, please notify us by submitting a copyright infringement notification ("Notification").
• Your Notification should include the following information:
• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
• A description of the material that you claim is infringing and the location where it is located on our Services.
• Your contact information, including your name, address, email address, and phone number.
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in the Notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, you are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner whose exclusive right is allegedly infringed.

6. Compliance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA)

• We comply with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 (CDPA). To learn more about copyright infringement under the CDPA, you can visit the legislation itself, which is available through the UK government website at Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (legislation.gov.uk).

7. Consequences of Copyright Infringement

• We may, in our sole discretion, remove or disable access to any content that we believe infringes on the intellectual property rights of others.
• We may also take legal action against users who repeatedly infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please get in touch with us at:

• Email: legal@tutortech.co.uk
• Address: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT

9. Alignment with TOS

This Copyright Policy aligns with the Tutortech TOS in the following ways:

• Both documents emphasise respecting intellectual property rights (TOS 15 and Policy 1).
• Both outline user responsibilities regarding content (TOS 5 and Policy 2).
• Both detail consequences for violating intellectual property rights (TOS 16 and Policy 7).