ScholarMinds Copyright Policy  

Last Updated: May 21, 2025

1. Our Mission  

ScholarMinds supports academics by providing a platform for users to create AI tools based on user-generated materials such as lectures, research papers, and notes. These tools are intended to assist with learning, teaching, and scholarly collaboration in ways that amplify rather than replace human insight.

2. Ethical Use and Fairness  

We uphold the principles of fair use (U.S.) and fair dealing (EU/UK), ensuring that AI-generated outputs:

  • Are non-commercial, educational, and transformative.

  • Do not substitute for the original work.

  • Are limited in scope and avoid replicating entire works or their distinctive style.

  • Always include source attribution where possible.

We encourage direct engagement with original sources and responsible citation.

3. What You Can Upload  

You may upload content and make it public in your AI if:

  • You are the copyright holder, author, or authorized agent.

  • The material is in the public domain, open access, or Creative Commons licensed.

  • You have retained rights under a publishing agreement that permit such reuse.

You must not upload:

  • Third-party content you do not have the rights to share.

  • Commercial or copyrighted publications without permission.

  • Sensitive, confidential, or personal data without consent.

4. How ScholarMinds Uses Your Content  

Uploaded materials are used to:

  • Configure your public and private retrieval-based AI assistants.

  • Respond to academic queries with accurate references.

  • Enhance academic engagement—not replace it.

Your uploaded materials:

  • Remain yours. You retain all rights.

  • Are never used to train general-purpose large language models.

  • Are not shared or resold.

  • Can be removed by you at any time.

5. Infringement and Takedown Process  

ScholarMinds responds promptly to valid copyright concerns.

If you believe your work has been used improperly, submit a written notice including:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) you believe to have been infringed.
  2. A description of the infringing material and its location on the platform, including, if applicable, the URL.
  3. Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. The following statements:

    • “I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”

    • “The information in this notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner.”

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.

Send to:

ScholarMinds
Albrechtstr. 12
12167 Berlin, Germany
Email: [email protected]

Repeated infringement may result in account suspension or termination.

6. International Framework  

We recognize copyright norms across jurisdictions. Users should familiarize themselves with the following as well as their country regulations:

7. Final Notes  

ScholarMinds is committed to ethical AI, academic integrity, and respect for intellectual property. We believe in empowering scholars—not replacing them.

By using ScholarMinds, you help build an ecosystem that fosters respectful innovation and protects the academic commons.