1. Purpose and Scope

This policy governs the use of content, materials, and intellectual-property assets made available through the Academy’s website, learning platform, programs, courses, events, digital channels, documents, and publications.

It applies to visitors, learners, instructors, employees, contractors, partners, and anyone who accesses, uses, or republishes such content.

2. Academy-Owned Content

Unless otherwise stated, content created by the Academy, commissioned by it, or lawfully acquired by it is owned by International Digital Academy of Higher Education LLC or the relevant affiliate or licensor.

3. Instructor, Partner, and Third-Party Rights

Academy services may contain content owned by instructors, trainers, authors, publishers, partners, or external providers. Their rights remain with them unless a written agreement transfers or licenses those rights to the Academy.

Making material available on the platform does not necessarily mean the Academy owns every right in it; the Academy may hold only a limited licence for a specific program or purpose.

4. Limited User Licence

Where applicable, the Academy grants a registered user a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable licence to access and use content solely for personal learning during the period and under the conditions associated with the program.

No intellectual-property ownership is transferred. Access may be restricted or terminated when a subscription or program ends or where terms are breached.

5. Permitted Use

• Viewing and studying content for personal educational use.
• Downloading materials where the Academy provides an express download option or permission.
• Printing a limited copy for personal, non-commercial use where the material terms permit it.
• Lawfully quoting short extracts with appropriate attribution where allowed by law.
• Sharing the original page link rather than copying and republishing the content.

Educational, research, quotation, or fair-use exceptions depend on applicable law and do not arise merely because a person is a student or instructor.

6. Prohibited Uses

• Copying a complete course, book, recording, assessment, or a substantial part without permission.
• Uploading content to websites, platforms, groups, channels, or file-sharing services.
• Selling, renting, licensing, or incorporating content into another course or service.
• Recording sessions, capturing screens, or extracting audio or video without authorisation.
• Sharing login details or allowing another person to use an account.
• Removing watermarks, copyright notices, author names, or rights-management information.
• Translating, modifying, summarising, or creating derivative works for publication or exploitation without permission.
• Using content to train artificial-intelligence systems or build commercial datasets without written consent.
• Using Academy materials in a way that falsely suggests partnership, accreditation, sponsorship, or approval.

7. Session Recordings, Images, and Performances

Rights in recordings produced or commissioned by the Academy belong to the rightsholder identified by the relevant contracts or licences. Recordings may include the voice, image, and performance of instructors or participants.

Sessions may not be re-recorded, streamed, published, or excerpted without written permission and compliance with image, privacy, and personal-data rights.

8. Names, Trademarks, and Logos

International Digital Academy, IDA, associated logos, identities, and designs are institutional assets or marks used by the Academy. They may not be used commercially, misleadingly, or in a way suggesting authorisation without written approval.

Reference to or affiliation with the Academy does not create a right to use its marks or issue documents, certificates, or advertising in its name.

9. User-Submitted Content

Users generally retain rights in original content they submit, such as assignments, projects, or comments, unless a separate agreement states otherwise.

By submitting content, the user grants the Academy a non-exclusive licence to store, process, display internally, assess, and share it with relevant program personnel to the extent necessary to deliver the service, administer the program, and comply with law.

The user warrants that they have the right to submit the content and that it does not infringe third-party rights.

10. Instructor and Trainer Materials

Contracts, commissioning agreements, or licences determine ownership of materials created by instructors and trainers and the Academy’s rights to record, display, adapt, or reuse them.

Rights do not automatically transfer to the Academy merely because training is delivered, nor may an instructor automatically reuse Academy-branded materials created, funded, or developed specifically for it. The written agreement controls.

11. Permission and Licensing Requests

A written licence may be requested for specific material. The request should identify the material, intended purpose, publication method, expected audience, duration, territory, language, commercial status, and requester details.

Silence is not consent, and use must not begin before express written permission is received.

12. Reporting Possible Infringement

If you believe in good faith that content available through the Academy infringes your rights, send a notice including:

1. the rightsholder’s name and contact details;
2. identification of the protected work or right;
3. precise identification and location of the disputed content;
4. the basis of ownership or authority to act;
5. a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorised;
6. a statement that the information is accurate;
7. a physical or electronic signature.

13. Notice Review and Removal

The Academy may review the notice, request further information, temporarily or permanently disable access, notify the content provider, preserve evidence and records, and take appropriate action.

Interim action is not a final admission of liability. Content may be restored where a notice is incomplete, unsupported, or the use is determined to be lawful.

14. Objection to Removal

A person whose content is removed may submit a written objection identifying the content and explaining why removal resulted from mistake or misidentification, with evidence of ownership or permission.

The Academy may share the objection with the reporting party where legally permitted. A serious dispute may require agreement between the parties or a competent legal determination.

15. Enforcement Measures

Where infringement occurs or is reasonably suspected, the Academy may issue a warning, demand cessation, suspend access, close an account, remove content, revoke a licence, take action regarding documents obtained through serious fraud or impersonation under applicable policy, seek compensation, pursue legal remedies, or notify providers and competent authorities.

16. Educational Use and Quotation

The Academy respects statutory limitations and exceptions that may permit quotation, educational use, or research use in defined circumstances. These differ by jurisdiction, purpose, amount used, nature of the work, and market effect.

Users should assess lawfulness or obtain permission where uncertain. The Academy does not provide individual legal advice.

17. Artificial Intelligence and Machine-Generated Materials

Users and instructors must respect intellectual-property rights when using AI tools and must not submit confidential or protected Academy content to external services without appropriate authorisation.

Ownership and protectability of AI-assisted materials may depend on applicable law, tool terms, and the degree of human contribution. The Academy does not warrant that machine-generated material is protectable or free of third-party rights.

18. No Legal Determination

This policy provides a general institutional framework. It is not legal advice or a final determination of ownership or lawfulness in any specific case. Rights and exceptions are governed by applicable law and relevant agreements.

19. Contact and Addresses

20. Policy Changes

The Academy may amend this policy to reflect legal, technical, contractual, or institutional developments. The published version applies from its stated effective date.