Intellectual Property & Content

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & CONTENT POLICY
Artificial Intelligence Skills Development Institute (Pty) Ltd — trading as “AISDI™”
Effective Date: 10 July 2025

1. Purpose

This Policy explains who owns what, how AISDI™ intellectual property (“AISDI IP”) may—and may not—be used, how to reference our registered and unregistered trademarks, and the procedure for reporting alleged infringement.

2. Ownership of AISDI IP

2.1 AISDI™ and its licensors own all rights in:
  a) Course text, images, videos, code snippets, templates, assessments, and ALMA™ prompts;
  b) The proprietary frameworks AugmentED™, Synthegogy™, ALMA™, ALMA Activities™, FrameFlux™, Gradient Triad™, ∇⋮™, and tier designations (AI∇⋮ Associate™, Practitioner™, Professional™, Expert™, Master™);
  c) AISDI™ logos, icons, and site design elements;
  d) All underlying software, databases, and compilations.
2.2 Except as expressly licensed in the Terms & Conditions, no rights are transferred or implied.

3. AISDI™ Trademark Guidelines

3.1 Always use the full mark with the “™” symbol on first reference (e.g., AugmentED™ methodology).
3.2 Permitted fair uses:
  • Academic citation or review, provided attribution is given (“AugmentED™ by AISDI™”).
  • Truthful, non-confusing references to AISDI™ Courses or certifications.
3.3 Prohibited uses:
  • Incorporating AISDI™ marks into your domain names, business names, logos, course titles, or merchandise.
  • Altering, abbreviating, or translating the marks (e.g., “AugED,” “Synthe-tech”).
  • Suggesting endorsement, partnership, or certification without written approval.
3.4 Misuse may result in suspension of Services, refusal of certification, and legal action.

4. Permitted Content Uses

4.1 Learners may download Course materials where a download button is provided and store one digital copy plus one personal print-out for their own study.
4.2 Short quotations (≤ 250 words) from AISDI™ content may be reproduced for commentary, news, or academic scholarship under fair-dealing / fair-use principles—with attribution and a link to www.aisdi.ai.
4.3 Educators who wish to excerpt more than the fair-dealing limit require a Custom Education Licence—contact support@aisdi.ai.

5. Prohibited Content Uses

5.1 You must not:
  a) Redistribute, resell, or publicly post full Course materials or ALMA™ prompts;
  b) Remove copyright, trademark, or watermark notices;
  c) Use AISDI™ materials or marks to train, test, or benchmark competing AI models;
  d) Create derivative courses or commercial products based on AISDI™ IP without written consent.

6. User-Generated Content (UGC)

6.1 If you submit comments, reviews, forum posts, or project work, you grant AISDI™ a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, display, and reproduce that UGC within AISDI™ Services for the purpose of operating and improving the platform.
6.2 You confirm that your UGC does not infringe third-party rights and that you have authority to grant this licence.

7. AI-Generated Output Disclaimer

Certain explanatory text, examples, and feedback are produced with AI systems (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini). While AISDI™ curates and reviews content, automated output may contain inaccuracies. Always verify before relying on the material.

8. Notice-and-Takedown Procedure

8.1 If you believe content hosted by AISDI™ infringes your copyright or trademark:
  • Email support@aisdi.ai with (i) your contact details, (ii) a description of the work, (iii) the URL or location of the alleged infringement, (iv) a statement of good-faith belief, and (v) proof of ownership or authorised agency.
8.2 AISDI™ will acknowledge receipt within three business days, investigate, and—where warranted—remove or disable access to the material.
8.3 For U.S. rights holders, you may alternatively submit a DMCA notice following 17 U.S.C. § 512. AISDI™ reserves the right to reinstate materials if a valid counter-notice is received.

9. Requesting Permission

Commercial, governmental, or large-scale educational uses outside these guidelines require a written licence. Contact support@aisdi.ai with a precise description of the intended use.

10. Updates to This Policy

Material changes will be posted here with a new Effective Date. Continued use of AISDI™ Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

11. Contact

Intellectual-Property Enquiries: support@aisdi.ai
Artificial Intelligence Skills Development Institute (Pty) Ltd, reg. no. 2025/544994/07
4 Rheezicht Cres, Onrusrivier, 7201, Western Cape, South Africa

Version 2.0 — Published 10 July 2025