Copyright Policy

Last Updated: 2025-11-23

If you have any questions about this document, please contact us at legal@vekora.dev.

Introduction

This Copyright Policy governs the treatment of intellectual property rights within the Vekora services (“Service”). It outlines the ownership of the platform, the rights regarding user-generated content, and the procedures for reporting and handling copyright infringement claims in accordance with applicable international laws, including, but not limited to, the DMCA (U.S.), the EU Copyright Directives and Digital Services Act, the Berne Convention, the WIPO Copyright Treaties (WCT/WPPT), and relevant national copyright laws in jurisdictions where we operate. This policy forms part of our legal framework and should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.

Intellectual Property Ownership

• Platform Ownership: Vekora and its licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the PaaS infrastructure, including but not limited to the underlying software, source code, APIs, documentation, trademarks, logos, and visual interfaces. Nothing in this policy grants you any rights to use our intellectual property except as expressly authorized in the Terms of Service.
• User Content: You retain all ownership rights to the applications, data, and content (“User Content”) that you upload, develop, or host on the Vekora infrastructure. By using the Service, you grant Vekora a limited, non-exclusive license to host, copy, transmit, and display your User Content solely as necessary to provide the Service to you, as detailed in our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Copyright Infringement Claims (Notice and Takedown)

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. We respond expeditiously to valid claims of copyright infringement committed using the Service, in accordance with the DMCA, the DSA, and other applicable laws. If you believe that material hosted on our platform infringes your copyright, please submit a written notice to legal@vekora.dev containing the following information:

• Signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the Work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
• Identification of the Material: A description of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Service (e.g., specific URLs or application IDs).
• Contact Information: Your address, telephone number, and email address.
• Good Faith Statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• Accuracy Statement: A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

Counter-Notice Procedure

If you believe your content was removed (or access was disabled) by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to legal@vekora.dev. The counter-notice must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed/disabled.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number, and 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 U.S., for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found).

Repeat Infringer Policy

Vekora adopts a zero-tolerance policy for repeated copyright infringement. In accordance with our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, we will terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be “repeat infringers” in appropriate circumstances.

Relationship to Other Documents

• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP): While this document handles copyright specifically, please refer to the AUP for rules regarding other types of prohibited content (e.g., malware, illegal goods).
• Terms of Service (ToS): Please refer to the ToS for general liability limitations and termination clauses.