Offcampuz Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy

Effective date: 14 July 2026 · Last updated: 14 July 2026

Offcampuz respects intellectual-property rights and expects users to do the same. This Policy explains how to report copyright or other IP infringement, how we handle complaints, how an affected user can respond, and our policy on repeat infringers. It is part of our Terms of Service.

As an intermediary, we handle copyright and other intellectual-property complaints in India under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (the "IT Rules"), and we observe the due-diligence conditions for intermediary safe harbour under Section 79 of the IT Act.

1. Reporting infringement (takedown notice)

If you are a rights holder (or authorized to act for one) and believe content on Offcampuz infringes your copyright or other IP rights, send a written notice to our Grievance Officer with all of the following:

Your name, address, and contact details, and your signature (physical or electronic).
Identification of the work or right you say is infringed (for example, the copyrighted work or trademark, and proof of your rights where available).
Identification of the infringing content and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it (for example, the post or content link or in-app identifier).
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on the rights holder's behalf.

Send to:

Grievance Officer, Offcampuz Email: grievance@offcampuz.com

Caution: Submitting a false, misleading, or bad-faith complaint may expose you to liability and may be treated as misuse of our grievance mechanism.

2. What we do with a valid notice

We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and aim to resolve them within the timelines required by the IT Rules (generally within 15 days). When we receive a notice that substantially complies with Section 1, we will, in our discretion and as appropriate: remove or disable access to the material; take reasonable steps to notify the user who posted it; and document the complaint. We may forward the notice (which may include your contact details) to the affected user. We may decline to act on incomplete, vague, or abusive notices, and may restore content following a valid response from the affected user (see Section 3) or if we determine a notice is invalid.

3. Response by the affected user (counter-complaint)

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or that you have the right to post it, you may send a written response to our Grievance Officer with:

Your name, address, contact details, and signature.
Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared.
A statement explaining why you believe the content does not infringe (for example, you hold the rights, have a licence, or the use is permitted by law, such as fair dealing under Section 52 of the Copyright Act).

We will review your response and may restore the content if appropriate. We may keep the content down where there is a valid court or government order, ongoing legal proceedings, or a continuing risk of infringement.

4. Repeat-infringer policy

We will, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We may count multiple infringement complaints, the outcomes of any responses, and the seriousness of the conduct in deciding what is "repeat."

5. Trademark and other IP complaints

For trademark, passing-off, design, or other IP complaints, use the same process and contact above, with a description of your right, the allegedly infringing content, and your contact information. We review these case by case.

6. Court and government orders

Where we receive a valid court order or a government order under applicable law (including Section 69A of the IT Act or directions under the IT Rules), we will comply within the time required, including disabling access to specified content within 36 hours of a valid order.

7. Changes

We may update this Policy. Material changes will be communicated as described in the Terms of Service.