Effective Date: 11 August 2026 · Version: 1.0
We respect intellectual property and expect our users to do the same. This Policy explains how to report infringing material and how we respond. It forms part of the Terms of Service.
1. Scope
This Policy applies to material users publish through the Service — principally shared decks at public share links, and any content stored on our servers.
It follows the notice-and-takedown approach of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §512, and reflects our obligations under the EU hosting framework and India's Information Technology Act, 2000 and its Intermediary Guidelines.
We have not registered a designated agent with the US Copyright Office. We act on copyright notices as set out below regardless, but we do not currently claim the §512(c) safe harbour, which requires that registration.
2. Where to send a copyright notice
support@the-karya.com — put Copyright in the subject line.
We act on valid notices whether or not the sender follows any particular format, though the details in §3 help us act faster.
3. Reporting infringement
Send a written notice to support@the-karya.com containing all six of the following. A notice missing any of them may not be effective under §512(c)(3).
- Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name counts), as
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
- Identification of the material you say is infringing, **with the share URL
- Your contact details — address, telephone number, and email.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorised by
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and — **under
the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them.
or enough detail for us to find it.**
the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
penalty of perjury** — that you are authorised to act for the copyright owner.
Please consider fair use / fair dealing first. Quotation, commentary, criticism, teaching, and research are often lawful. §512(f) makes knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing actionable — you can be liable for damages and legal costs.
4. What we do with a notice
| Step | Timing |
|---|---|
| Acknowledge receipt | 5 business days |
| Review for completeness and obvious defects | 5 business days |
| Remove or disable access if the notice is valid | Promptly on that decision |
| Notify the user, with a copy of the notice | At removal |
| Tell the user how to counter-notify | At removal |
We may remove material without prior notice to the user where the infringement is clear or the risk is serious.
5. Counter-notice
If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, send a counter-notice to support@the-karya.com with:
- Your signature.
- Identification of the removed material and where it appeared.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief it
- Your name, address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the US federal court
was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
for your district — or, if you are outside the United States, of a US federal court in any district where we may be found — and that you will accept service of process from the complainant or their agent.
What happens next. We forward the counter-notice to the complainant. If they do not tell us within 10–14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material.
Counter-notices carry real legal consequences. Get advice before filing one.
6. Repeat infringers
We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of repeat infringers. This is a condition of §512 safe harbour and we enforce it.
We operate a strike system:
| Strikes | Consequence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Content removed, formal warning |
| 2 | Content removed, sharing suspended 30 days |
| 3 | Account terminated permanently, no refund |
A strike is removed if the material is restored following a successful counter-notice, or if the notice is withdrawn or found invalid.
7. AI-generated content and copyright
This deserves a plain statement, because it is genuinely unsettled.
7.1. AI models are trained on large datasets. Output may resemble existing works. We do not warrant that AI-generated output is original or free of third-party rights.
7.2. In several jurisdictions, purely AI-generated material may not attract copyright protection at all — in the United States, the Copyright Office has taken the position that human authorship is required. We make no representation that you own enforceable copyright in AI-generated output.
7.3. As between you and us, you own the output generated from your input, subject to the model providers' terms — see Terms §11.5.
7.4. You are responsible for clearing rights before commercial use. If a deck matters commercially, have it reviewed.
7.5. Style references. Uploading a third party's deck or design work as a style reference to imitate does not give you rights in the result and may itself infringe. See Terms §10.4 and AUP §2.4.
8. Trademarks
Report trademark misuse to support@the-karya.com with your registration number, jurisdiction, the mark, and where it is being misused. We handle these case by case.
9. Other jurisdictions
EU. We act on valid notices from rightsholders and provide our reasoning to the affected user, who may appeal via support@the-karya.com.
India. We act on valid complaints under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Intermediary Guidelines. Complaints go to the Grievance Officer — see Contact & Grievance.
Elsewhere. We follow this Policy as our general standard.
10. Contact
support@the-karya.com — copyright notices and counter-notices support@the-karya.com — trademark and other IP support@the-karya.com — appeals