Copyright Policy

At a glance

This summary does not replace the detailed requirements below.

• Members may upload only content they own or are authorized to use.
• A copyright complaint must identify the protected work, the challenged material, its location, the claimant, and the required good-faith and accuracy statements.
• UniSphere may remove or restrict material, notify the affected Member, preserve records, and act against repeat or serious infringers.
• A Member may submit a qualifying counter-notice when material was removed because of mistake or misidentification.
• A copyright notice process, counter-notice process, restoration workflow, and repeat-infringer policy must all be operational before publication.

Purpose and scope

UniSphere is operated by Unisphere Connect LLC (the "Operator," "we," "us," or "our"). This Copyright Policy (the "Policy") explains how the Operator receives and handles claims that content on the UniSphere websites, application, communications, or related services (the "Service") infringes copyright.

This process applies to copyright claims concerning Member profiles, project posts, project images, updates, messages, and other material available through the Service. It does not determine ownership of a team's code, designs, inventions, research, data, or other project work. Collaborators must resolve those issues through their own agreements and applicable law.

Trademark, patent, trade-secret, privacy, publicity, impersonation, confidentiality, and contract disputes are not copyright claims. Report ordinary safety or conduct concerns through the in-app tools or support@unisphereconnect.com. Send other legal rights claims to legal@unisphereconnect.com with enough information for review.

Member responsibilities

Members retain the rights they have in content they submit, but they may submit only material they own or have permission to use. Members must follow license conditions, attribution duties, confidentiality obligations, school rules, and other restrictions that apply to the material.

• Do not copy or upload another person's code, design, writing, photograph, illustration, video, research, dataset, project description, or other protected work without authorization or a valid legal basis.
• Do not remove copyright, authorship, license, source, or attribution information to mislead others.
• Do not submit a project roster, completion claim, or attribution that falsely represents who created the work.
• Keep copies of licenses, permissions, assignments, collaboration agreements, and source files that support your rights.

Before submitting a complaint

Copyright law can permit uses without the copyright owner's permission, including fair use and use of public-domain material. A license, assignment, open-source term, school policy, employment agreement, or team agreement may also affect the claim. Consider these issues before sending a notice. UniSphere cannot give legal advice or decide a complex ownership dispute for the parties.

A notice should identify specific material on UniSphere. A general accusation, a request to remove an entire account without identifying content, or a dispute about credit or compensation without a copyright basis may not be sufficient. If the material is outside UniSphere, contact the service that hosts it.

Copyright notice requirements

A copyright owner or a person authorized to act for the owner may submit a written notice to legal@unisphereconnect.com. Use the subject line "Copyright Notice" and include all of the following:

1. Signature. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act for the owner.
2. Protected work. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If one notice covers multiple works at a single location, provide a representative list that clearly identifies them.
3. Challenged material and location. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, plus information reasonably sufficient for UniSphere to locate it, such as the exact page address, project or profile name, message or update identifier, screenshot, date, and Member handle.
4. Contact information. Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address, and the owner you represent if you are an agent.
5. Good-faith statement. 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, the owner's agent, or law.
6. Accuracy and authority statement. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act for the owner.
7. Requested action. A clear request to remove or disable access to the identified material.

Notices may be sent to legal@unisphereconnect.com or to the designated agent contact information listed below. Do not send the only copy of evidence you may need.

Do not include unrelated personal information, private messages, confidential material, or entire devices or repositories. Provide only what is reasonably needed to identify the work, locate the challenged material, establish authority, and evaluate the claim.

How UniSphere handles a notice

After receiving a notice, UniSphere may acknowledge receipt, assign a reference, review whether the notice contains the required information, request missing or clarifying information, evaluate readily apparent authorization or error, and take temporary or permanent action. Acknowledgment is not a determination that infringement occurred.

When a notice contains the information needed for action, UniSphere may remove or disable access to the identified material expeditiously, restrict related features, preserve a limited copy and relevant records, and take action under the Terms and Community Guidelines. UniSphere may reject or decline a notice that is materially incomplete, fraudulent, abusive, outside the scope of copyright, or directed at material that cannot reasonably be located.

UniSphere will ordinarily notify the affected Member and provide the claimant's notice or a summary sufficient for the Member to understand the claim and consider a counter-notice. UniSphere may redact sensitive or unnecessary information and may withhold or delay notice when required by law, a valid court order, safety needs, or an active investigation. Claimants should understand that information in a notice can be disclosed to the affected Member, advisers, service providers, authorities, or a court as reasonably necessary.

Counter-notice requirements

A Member whose material was removed or disabled in response to a copyright notice may send a written counter-notice to legal@unisphereconnect.com if the Member has a good-faith belief that the action resulted from mistake or misidentification. Use the subject line "Copyright Counter-Notice" and include all of the following:

1. Signature. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Removed material. Identification of the material removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. Mistake statement. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Contact information. Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. Jurisdiction and service. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person's agent.
6. Restoration request. A clear request to restore the identified material.

UniSphere may forward a qualifying counter-notice to the original claimant, including the Member's contact information and statements. A Member should not submit a counter-notice without understanding that disclosure and the possibility of legal proceedings. Consider obtaining advice from a qualified attorney.

Restoration after a counter-notice

After forwarding a valid counter-notice, UniSphere may restore the material no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notice unless the original claimant first gives UniSphere notice that the claimant has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the Member from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity.

Restoration is not automatic when another lawful basis independently supports removal or restriction. UniSphere may keep material unavailable if it violates the Terms or Community Guidelines, creates a safety or privacy risk, is subject to another valid rights claim or legal process, cannot be restored technically, or is no longer authorized by the Member who controls the relevant project or account.

A takedown, counter-notice, or restoration decision is not a final legal determination about infringement, ownership, fair use, licensing, or damages. The parties retain their rights to seek appropriate legal remedies.

Repeat and serious infringement

UniSphere may restrict or terminate Members who repeatedly infringe copyright in appropriate circumstances and may act immediately in response to deliberate, commercial, large-scale, or otherwise serious infringement. UniSphere may also prevent account recreation and restrict related projects or content.

There is no automatic public strike count. UniSphere may consider the number and reliability of notices, counter-notices, retractions, court outcomes, the Member's role, the nature and scale of the material, whether infringement appears knowing, whether the same material was reposted, attempts to evade enforcement, and other relevant circumstances. Duplicate, fraudulent, withdrawn, or clearly erroneous notices may be disregarded.

Retractions and resolution

A claimant may retract a notice by emailing legal@unisphereconnect.com from the same address used for the notice, identifying the reference and material, and clearly stating that the complaint is withdrawn. UniSphere may ask for verification before acting. A retraction does not require restoration when another policy or legal basis supports restriction.

Parties may resolve a dispute directly, but they must not use UniSphere to threaten, harass, extort, or retaliate. Tell UniSphere if a settlement changes the requested action. UniSphere is not a party to the settlement and does not enforce private payment, attribution, licensing, or ownership terms unless it separately agrees in writing.

Misrepresentations and abuse

Do not knowingly make a material misrepresentation that content or activity is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification. False or abusive submissions can harm other people, expose the sender to legal liability, and result in restriction or termination of a UniSphere account.

Do not use the copyright process to obtain private information, silence criticism, resolve an unrelated team dispute, remove material you do not own, or retaliate against a Member. UniSphere may preserve and disclose abusive submissions as permitted by the Privacy Policy and law.

Records, privacy, and legal process

UniSphere may retain notices, counter-notices, content snapshots, correspondence, decisions, and related account and technical records generally for two years after a matter closes, and longer when reasonably necessary for repeat-infringer enforcement, fraud prevention, legal holds, disputes, or compliance. The Privacy Policy explains broader retention and disclosure practices.

UniSphere may disclose copyright records when reasonably necessary to administer this process, protect rights and safety, comply with a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. UniSphere may challenge or narrow a request when appropriate and legally permitted.

DMCA designated agent status

Unisphere Connect LLC’s designation is active in the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory under registration number DMCA-1081181, effective September 26, 2026. Registration supports, but does not by itself establish or guarantee, eligibility for a statutory safe harbor; UniSphere must also maintain and follow the required notice, counter-notice, expeditious-removal, and repeat-infringer processes.

Designated Agent: Copyright Agent, Unisphere Connect LLC, 551 E Apache Blvd, Apt 1228, Tempe, AZ 85281. Telephone: 720-607-4808. Email: legal@unisphereconnect.com.

Changes to this Policy

UniSphere may update this Policy as the Service, law, and operational process change. For a material change, UniSphere will provide reasonable advance notice, ordinarily at least 30 days, unless a faster change is reasonably necessary for legal compliance, safety, security, or to prevent abuse. A claim is ordinarily handled under the process in effect when it is received, unless law requires otherwise.

Contact

Copyright notices, counter-notices, and retractions: legal@unisphereconnect.com

Other legal rights claims and legal correspondence: legal@unisphereconnect.com. Operator mailing address: Unisphere Connect LLC, 551 E Apache Blvd, Apt 1228, Tempe, AZ 85281.

General support: support@unisphereconnect.com