Intellectual Property and Copyright Policy

1. Our Intellectual Property

The app and its software, source code, design, features, databases, logos, trademarks, and our own text, graphics, audio, and video are owned by us or our licensors and protected under the Act and Treaties to which Nigeria is a party. Copyright arises automatically on creation, without registration.

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app for its intended purpose. Unless you have written permission, or the Act allows it, you may not engage in the following:

1.1. copy, adapt, translate, distribute, or communicate to the public any part of the app or our content.

1.2. scrape, crawl, or bulk-download content or data, including to build datasets or train machine-learning systems.

1.3. reverse engineer or decompile the app, except as permitted by law.

1.4. remove or alter copyright notices, author credits, or rights management-information

1.5. use our name, logo, or trademarks without permission.

Nothing here limits acts the Law expressly permits, such as fair dealing for non-commercial research and private study, criticism or review, and short quotations.

2. Your Content and Your Rights

2.1 Anything you upload or share on the platform, including but not limited to articles, papers, preprints, reports, briefs, notes, datasets, code, slides, images, comments, and posts are termed "User Content".

2.2. We do not claim ownership of your User Content. Any assignment of copyright or exclusive license must be in writing, and this policy grants us only a non-exclusive licence.

2.3. By posting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to host, store, reproduce, display, communicate to the public, and adapt it (for example, reformatting or generating previews) solely to operate, promote, and improve the app, in line with the visibility settings you choose. The licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies others have lawfully shared and copies we must retain by law.

2.4. If you release content under an open licence (for example, Creative Commons), that licence governs use by others. You remain responsible for having the right to choose it.

3. What You Must Have Rights to Post

You have sole responsibility to confirm that you own the content or have all permissions needed before you post.

3.1. Do not upload full copies of journal articles, books, standards, reports, or paywalled material unless you own the copyright, the publisher or rights holder has authorized it, or it is under an open licence. However, generally acceptable are summaries in your own words, and short quotations with proper acknowledgement.

3.2. Where your work has co-authors, or was produced under a grant, employment, or commission, make sure everyone with rights agree to the posting. Joint owners may licence the work, but fees are shared equitably.

3.3. Your contract of employment or for service with your employer or institution may determine your rights to related work, check your contract or institution policy

3.4. Copyright in works made in the course of employment by government vests in the relevant government body unless otherwise agreed.

3.5. This policy does not override any confidentiality, official secrets, or data protection obligations that apply to you on government and official material.

3.6. You have sole responsibility to confirm you may share any third-party dataset or figure, check its licence and terms of use.

3.7. Respect open-source licence terms and attribute correctly.

3.8. Content containing unpublished work, data, or manuscripts belonging to others, or material covered by a non-disclosure agreement, embargo, or journal or funder policy, must not be posted without permission.

3.9. Do not post personal data inclusive of identifiable personal data or human-subject research-participant material, information, without necessary consent and legal basis.

4. Citation, Quotation, and Academic Integrity

We expect all users to credit sources properly. Do not remove author credits, DOIs, licence statements, or other rights management information from content. Breach of this policy may lead to content removal or account suspension.

5. Traditional Knowledge and Folklore

You have sole responsibility to obtain the consent of the Commission for traditional knowledge and folklore post used commercially or outside their traditional context. Cite the community or place expression comes from. Reineur reserves the right to delete non-complying posts.

6. Copyright Complaints

6.1. If you own copyright in a work and believe content on Reineur infringes it, send a written notice to our Data Protection Officer:

Email: privacy@reineur.com

Address: Plot 76A Fiditi Avenue, Off Ordinance Road, Trans Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

6.2. Your notice must include:

6.2.1. Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act for the owner,

6.2.2. Identification of each work claimed to be infringed,

6.2.3. Identification of the material to be removed, with enough detail (such as a link) for us to find it,

6.2.4. Your contact details (email, telephone, or address),

6.2.5. A declaration of Oath that you believe the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law,

6.2.6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the owner,

6.3. On receiving a valid notice, we will promptly inform the user responsible, remove or disable access to the content or link expeditiously, and notify the complainant.

We will take effective steps, in line with high industry standards, to prevent the same content being reloaded.

We act in good faith and are not liable for actions taken under this process.

7. Counter-Notice

7.1. If your content was removed and you believe this was a mistake or misidentification, send us a signed written counter-notice with your full contact, details, identification of the removed content, and the factual basis for your belief.

7.2. We will forward it to the complainant immediately. If the complainant does not respond within seven (7) days confirming that you have no authorisation to post the content, we may restore it.

7.3. Either party may refer the matter to the Commission for determination.

8. Repeat Infringers

8.1. Where an account is the subject of repeated infringement notices, we will send a warning that another notice will lead to suspension and ask for confirmation of receipt.

8.2. After a second notice on the same account, we will suspend it for at least one month, unless a challenge is pending.

8.3. User may challenge a warning within ten (10) days with a signed counter-notice giving your contact details and reasons the notice was mistaken, or your use was not infringing.

8.4. If we cannot resolve the challenge within 10 days of receiving it, we will refer it to the Commission.

9. False Claims

9.1. Please submit notices and counter-notices only if you are certain they are true.

9.2. Anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable in damages to anyone harmed by our reliance on that misrepresentation.

10. Legal Requests

In line with the law, we will disclose information identifying a user only under court order or other lawful requirement. We will comply with lawful directions from the Commission, including to block access to infringing content

11. Disclaimer

Reineur does not peer review, edit, fact-check, or certify User Content. Views, findings, and analysis belong to their authors and do not represent our views or those of any institution, employer, or agency the author is connected with.

You are responsible for evaluating the reliability of content before relying on or citing it. Do not describe content on the app as peer reviewed by us.

12. Trademarks and Third-Party

Reineur, its logo, and related marks belong to Reineur Limited and are registered with the Trademarks Registry in Nigeria. Third-party marks belong to their owners.

13. Feedback

If you send us ideas or suggestions, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use them without obligation to you.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via the app or email and update the "Last Updated" date above. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact Us and Complaints

If you have questions about this Intellectual Property and Copyright Policy, contact us at:

Reineur Limited

Email: privacy@reineur.com

Address: Plot 76A Fiditi Avenue, Off Ordinance Road, Trans Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) at www.ndpc.gov.ng.