Course Creator Terms

Acceptance of Terms

1. As a Course Creator, you are responsible for all content that you post, including lectures, media, quizzes, coding exercises, practice tests, assignments, resources, answers, course landing page content, labs, assessments, and announcements ("Submitted Content").
2. You represent and warrant that:
   
   • you will provide and maintain accurate account information;
   • you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, permissions, and authority to authorize The Great Discovery to use your Submitted Content as specified in these Terms and the Terms of Service;
   • your Submitted Content will not infringe or misappropriate any third party's intellectual property rights;
   • you have the required qualifications, credentials, and expertise (including education, training, knowledge, and skill sets) to teach and offer the services that you offer through your Submitted Content and use of the Services; and
   • you will ensure a quality of service that corresponds with the standards of your industry and instruction services in general.
3. You warrant that you will not:
   
   • post or provide any inappropriate, offensive, racist, hateful, sexist, pornographic, false, misleading, incorrect, infringing, defamatory or libelous content or information;
   • post or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, or any other form of solicitation (commercial or otherwise) through the Services or to any user;
   • use the Services for business other than providing tutoring, teaching, and instructional services to students;
   • engage in any activity that would require us to obtain licenses from or pay royalties to any third party, including the need to pay royalties for the public performance of a musical work or sound recording;
   • frame or embed the Services (such as to embed a free version of a course) or otherwise circumvent the Services;
   • impersonate another person or gain unauthorized access to another person's account;
   • interfere with or otherwise prevent other Course Creators from providing their services or content; or
   • abuse The Great Discovery resources, including support services.
4. Policy Guidelines for Course Creators on The Great Discovery Platform: As an online curriculum company providing both adult and children’s content, it is essential to establish clear and comprehensive guidelines for course creators. These guidelines are designed to ensure that all content provided on our platform is ethical, safe, educational, and in line with our core values. Below are the specific policy guidelines concerning violence, income claims, and sexually explicit content for any person wishing to create a course.

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      Violence Policy
      Objective: Ensure that content promotes a safe, respectful, and healthy learning environment for all users.
      • Prohibited Content: Courses must not contain any material that promotes, glorifies, or encourages violence. This includes, but is not limited to, physical violence, hate speech, self-harm, or illegal activities.
      • Acceptable Content: If course content involves sensitive topics related to violence (e.g., history, literature, or criminal justice), it must be presented in an educational and factual manner. Graphic imagery, descriptions of violent acts, or glorification of violence is strictly prohibited.
      • Trigger Warnings (Disclaimer): If a course covers sensitive material that could be disturbing or distressing, a clear trigger (disclaimer) warning must be provided at the beginning of the course and before each relevant section.
      • Moderation: Courses will be reviewed for violent content by our moderation team before being published on the platform. Any violations of this policy will result in the removal of the course and, depending on the severity, suspension or banning of the course creator.

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   2. Income Claims Policy
      Objective: Maintain transparency and avoid misleading or deceptive claims regarding potential earnings from using the platform.
      • Prohibited Content: Course creators are not allowed to make claims that guarantee, promise, or suggest specific income outcomes from completing their course. This includes claims such as "Make $10,000 a month after completing this course" or "Guaranteed job placement with our course."
      • Acceptable Content: Any statements regarding income potential must be based on realistic, verifiable data and must clearly state that results may vary depending on various factors, such as effort, prior experience, and market conditions.
      • Disclaimers: All income-related claims must include a disclaimer noting that the platform does not guarantee specific income levels. For example: “Earning potential depends on individual effort and external factors. No guaranteed results.”
      • Transparency: Creators must be transparent about the nature of the content, and it should be clear that the course is focused on skill development rather than financial gain.
      • Review: Our team will review the content of any course that includes financial advice or income claims for compliance with this policy. Non-compliance may lead to the removal of the course.

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   3. Sexually Explicit Content Policy
      Objective: Ensure that content on the platform is appropriate for all users, particularly considering that the platform may be used by both children and adults.
      • Prohibited Content: Course content must not contain any sexually explicit material, including but not limited to pornography, sexually suggestive language, or explicit discussions of sexual acts. The platform is not intended for adult entertainment or explicit adult education.
      • Acceptable Content: Courses addressing topics related to sexual health, relationships, or education must do so in a professional, respectful, and educational manner. Such content should be accurate, age-appropriate, and scientifically grounded.
        • For children’s courses, content must be appropriate for the developmental stage of the target audience and align with educational standards.
        • For adult courses, content should be respectful, evidence-based, and professionally presented. For instance, courses on sexual health or relationships must focus on providing valuable knowledge and fostering healthy discussions.
      • Censorship and Editing: Any content that includes sexually explicit language or images, or is deemed inappropriate for the platform, will be removed immediately. This includes any form of graphic or suggestive material.
      • Age Restrictions: Content intended for adults must be clearly labeled, and creators must ensure that courses with potentially sensitive content are restricted to users over a certain age (18+).
      • Review Process: All courses will undergo a review process before being published. Courses that fail to meet our standards for appropriateness and professionalism will be rejected.

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   Enforcement and Consequences
   
   • Monitoring: The platform will continuously monitor courses for adherence to these guidelines. Feedback from users, as well as routine content audits, will be used to ensure compliance.
   • Appeal Process: The appeal process allows course creators to formally request a review of actions taken on their courses or accounts, such as suspension or content moderation decisions. Follow these instructions to ensure smooth and efficient appeal.
   Step 1: Review the Action and Policy:
   
   1. Understand the Action
      Carefully read any notification or email you received regarding the action taken. Note the reasons provided, as well as any specific content or policy violation mentioned.
   2. Review Platform Policies
      Familiarize yourself with the relevant platform policies and terms of service that apply to your content. This will help you understand the grounds for the action and prepare an informed appeal.
   Step 2: Email the following information to [email protected] with “Course Creator Appeal Submission” in the subject line.
   1. Fill Out Contact Information
      Include your name, email, username, and course title(s) affected by the action. Be precise to ensure that your appeal is associated with the correct account and content.
   2. Specify the Type of Appeal
      Select the type of appeal you’re making (e.g., course suspension, content moderation, account suspension). This will help the review team focus on the relevant issue.
   3. Provide a Detailed Explanation
      Explain why you believe the action was incorrect or unfair. Include details that provide context, such as information about your content’s purpose or target audience, if applicable. Be respectful and factual in your response.
   4. Attach Supporting Evidence
      Include relevant documents, screenshots, or links that support your case. For example, you might provide:
      • Proof that you own the rights to specific content
      • Evidence that your course meets content guidelines
      • Clarification of a misunderstanding related to policy application
   5. Reference Policies or Terms
      If there’s a particular policy or guideline that you believe supports your appeal, mention it here. This demonstrates that you understand the platform’s rules and helps the review team contextualize your request.
   6. Describe Desired Outcome
      Clearly state the outcome you are seeking, such as reinstatement of a course or reactivation of your account.
   Step 4: Wait for a Response
   1. Expected Timeline
      Appeals are typically reviewed within 7-10 business days. However, this timeline may vary depending on the volume of appeals and the complexity of your case.
   2. Checking Status
      If you haven’t received a response within the expected timeframe, contact support to inquire about the status of your appeal.
   Step 5: Outcome and Next Steps
   1. Review the Outcome
      Once a decision is made, you’ll receive a notification with the results of your appeal. Review this information carefully, as it may include further guidance or steps.
   2. Consider Further Actions
      • If Approved: Follow any instructions provided to restore or update your course.
      • If Denied: Review the reason for denial and consider adjusting your content or approach in future courses to align with platform policies.
   Important Notes
   • Respectful Communication: Always communicate respectfully and professionally throughout the process.
   • One Appeal per Action: Typically, only one appeal per action is allowed, so ensure that your appeal is as comprehensive as possible.
   • Stay Updated on Policy Changes: Policies may evolve, so periodically review platform guidelines to ensure ongoing compliance with content standards.
   Following these steps will help you submit a clear and effective appeal, maximizing your chances of a positive outcome.
   • Consequences for Violations: Course creators who violate any of these policies may face:
     • Warnings and requests for revisions.
     • Temporary or permanent removal of the course.
     • Suspension or banning of the course creator’s account.
     • Legal action if the violation involves harmful or illegal content.

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   Final Thoughts:
   At The Great Discovery, we are committed to providing a platform that is safe, educational, and respectful for all users. We believe in empowering both adults and children to learn in an environment where they are protected from harmful, misleading, or inappropriate content. We appreciate the efforts of our course creators to uphold these values, and we are here to support you in creating high-quality, impactful educational experiences. For questions about these policies or if you are uncertain whether your content complies, please contact our support team for guidance.

License to The Great Discovery

1. You grant The Great Discovery the rights detailed in the Terms of Service to offer, market, and otherwise use your Submitted Content. This includes the right to add captions or otherwise modify Submitted Content to ensure accessibility. You also authorize The Great Discovery to sublicense these rights to your Submitted Content to third parties, including to students directly and through third parties such as resellers, distributors, affiliate sites, deal sites, and paid advertising on third-party platforms.
2. Unless otherwise agreed, you have the right to remove all or any portion of your Submitted Content from the Services at any time.
   
   1. Except as otherwise agreed, The Great Discovery's right to sublicense the rights in this section will terminate with respect to new users 60 days after the Submitted Content's removal. However, (1) rights given to students before the Submitted Content's removal will continue in accordance with the terms of those licenses (including any grants of lifetime access) and (2) The Great Discovery's right to use such Submitted Content for marketing purposes shall survive termination.
3. We may record and use all or any part of your Submitted Content for quality control and for delivering, marketing, promoting, demonstrating, or operating the Services. You grant The Great Discovery permission to use your name, likeness, voice, and image in connection with offering, delivering, marketing, promoting, demonstrating, and selling the Services, your Submitted Content, or The Great Discovery's content, and you waive any rights of privacy, publicity, or other rights of a similar nature, to the extent permissible under applicable law. A Creator may opt out by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Do Not Use My Information” from the email associated with your account. This will become effective within 48 hours after we receive it.

Trust & Safety Policies

1. You agree to abide by The Great Discovery's Trust & Safety policies and other content quality standards or policies prescribed by The Great Discovery from time to time. You should check these policies periodically to ensure that you comply with any updates to them. You understand that your use of the Services is subject to The Great Discovery's approval, which we may grant or deny at our sole discretion.
2. We reserve the right to remove content, suspend payouts, and/or ban Course Creators for any reason at any time, without prior notice, including in cases where:
   • a Course Creator or content does not comply with our policies or legal terms (including the Terms of Service);
   • content falls below our quality standards or has a negative impact on the student experience;
   • a Course Creator engages in behavior that might reflect unfavorably on The Great Discovery or bring The Great Discovery into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule;
   • a Course Creator engages the services of a marketer or other business partner who violates The Great Discovery's policies;
   • a Course Creator uses the Services in a way that constitutes unfair competition, such as promotion of their off-site business in a way that violates The Great Discovery's policies; or
   • as determined by The Great Discovery in its sole discretion.

1. Co-Course Creators and Teaching Assistants

   1. The Great Discovery platform allows you to add other users as co-Course Creators, teaching assistants or Virtual Assistants for Submitted Content that you manage, and you are required to comply with our Co-Course Creator Relationship Rules and Guidelines when taking such actions. By adding a co-Course Creator or teaching assistant, you understand that you are authorizing them to take certain actions that affect your The Great Discovery account and Submitted Content. Violations of The Great Discovery's terms and policies by your co-Course Creator or teaching assistant may also impact your The Great Discovery account and Submitted Content.
   2. The Great Discovery is not able to advise on any questions or mediate any disputes between you and such users. If your co-Course Creators have an assigned revenue share, their share will be paid out of your earned revenue share based on the ratios you have specified in your Course Management settings as of the date of the purchase.

2. Relationship to Other Users

   1. Course Creators don't have a direct contractual relationship with students, the only information you'll receive about students is what is provided to you through the Services (For a Free course the first and last name will be provided. For Genius Club, Premium and Academy the first name, last name and contact information will be provided if the Course Creator has an active Genius Club membership). You agree that you will not use the data you receive for any purpose other than providing your services to those students on or through The Great Discovery platform, and that you won't solicit additional personal data. You agree to indemnify The Great Discovery against any claims arising from your use of students' personal data.

3. Anti-Piracy Efforts

   1. We may partner with anti-piracy vendors to help protect your content from unauthorized use. To enable this protection, you hereby appoint The Great Discovery and our anti-piracy vendors as your agents for the purpose of enforcing copyrights for each of your content, through notice and takedown processes (under applicable copyright laws like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and for other efforts to enforce those rights. You grant The Great Discovery and our anti-piracy vendors primary authority to file notices on your behalf to enforce your copyright interests.
   2. You agree that The Great Discovery and our anti-piracy vendors will retain the above rights unless you revoke them by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line: "Revoke Anti-Piracy Protection Rights" from the email address associated with your account. Any revocation of rights will be effective 48 hours after we receive it.

Pricing

1. Price Setting

   1. When creating Submitted Content available for purchase on The Great Discovery, you will be prompted to enter a base price ("Base Price") for your Submitted Content. Alternatively, you may choose to offer your Submitted Content for Free or as part of the Genius Club.
   2. For a student from a foreign country (counties outside of the United States) the price will be adjusted by the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) of the student’s country. The Great Discovery reserves the right to update the CPI at any time. You can view the CPI adjusted pricing by changing the Country on the website. Also, the country for the credit card address in the shopping cart must match the country selected on the website, i.e. if you choose India for pricing on the website the credit card address country used for the transaction much be the same, India.
   3. You give us permission to share your Submitted Content for free with our employees, with selected partners, and in cases where we need to restore access to accounts who have previously purchased your Submitted Content. You understand that you will not receive compensation in these cases.

2. Transaction Taxes

   1. If a student purchases a product or service in a country that requires The Great Discovery to remit national, state, or local sales or use taxes, value added taxes (VAT), or other similar transaction taxes ("Transaction Taxes"), under applicable law, we will collect and remit those Transaction Taxes to the competent tax authorities for those sales. We may increase the sale price at our discretion where we determine that such taxes may be due.

Payments

1. Revenue Share

   1. When a student purchases your Submitted Content, we calculate the gross amount of the sale as the amount actually received by The Great Discovery from the student ("Gross Amount").
   2. For sales through The Great Discovery platform, your revenue share will be 30% for Premium Courses and 70% for Academy Courses of the Gross Amount less any applicable deductions, such as student refunds or discounts. If there is a change to the payment rate, we will provide you 30 days notice using prominent means, such as via email or by posting a notice through our Services.
   3. The Great Discovery makes all Course Creator payments in U.S. dollars (USD) regardless of the currency with which the sale was made. The Great Discovery is not responsible for your foreign currency conversion fees, wiring fees, or any other processing fees that you may incur. Your revenue report will show the sales price (in USD).

2. Course Creator Coupons and Course Referral Links

   1. The Great Discovery platform may allow you to generate coupon codes and referral links to offer certain items of your Submitted Content to students at a discount, at The Great Discovery's current price, or for free, as permitted within the Services. These coupon codes and referral links are subject to limits, and you may not sell them on third-party websites or otherwise offer them in exchange for compensation.
   2. The Great Discovery may offer discounts through coupon codes. A Creator may opt out by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Opting out of Coupon Codes” from the email associated with your account. This will become effective within 48 hours after we receive it.

3. Receiving Payments

   1. All payments will be made through The Great Discovery’s eWallet system or alternative payments (to be determined). eWallet balances can be withdrawn through The Great Discovery’s i-Payout system.
      1. If you reside in the United States, you must also provide any identifying information or tax documentation (such as a W-9 or W-8) necessary for payment of amounts due, and you agree that we have the right to withhold appropriate taxes from your payments.
      2. We reserve the right to withhold payments or impose other penalties if we do not receive proper identifying information or tax documentation from you. You understand and agree that you are ultimately responsible for any taxes on your income.
   2. Depending on the applicable revenue share model and the Compensation Plan, payment will be made weekly and/or monthly. Please refer to the “Compensation Plan” document for details on Affiliate and Creator payment schedules.
   3. As a Course Creator, you are responsible for determining whether you are eligible to be paid by a U.S. company. We reserve the right not to pay out funds in the event of identified fraud, violations of intellectual property rights, or other violations of the law.
   4. If we cannot settle funds into your payment account after the period of time set forth by your state, country, or other government authority in its unclaimed property laws, we may process the funds due to you in accordance with our legal obligations, including by submitting those funds to the appropriate government authority as required by law.

4. Refunds

   1. You acknowledge and agree that students have the right to receive a refund, as detailed in the Terms of Service. Course Creators will not receive any revenue from transactions for which a refund has been granted under the Terms of Service.
   2. If a student asks for a refund after we have paid the relevant Course Creator payment, we reserve the right to either (1) deduct the amount of the refund from the next payment sent to the Course Creator or (2) where no further payments are due to the Course Creator or the payments are insufficient to cover the refunded amounts, require the Course Creator to refund any amounts refunded to students for the Course Creator's Submitted Content.

Trademarks

While you are a published Course Creator and subject to the requirements below, you may use our trademarks where we authorize you to do so.

1. You must:
   • only use the images of our trademarks that we make available to you, as detailed in any guidelines we may publish;
   • only use our trademarks in connection with the promotion and sale of your Submitted Content available on The Great Discovery or your participation on The Great Discovery; and
   • immediately comply if we request that you discontinue use.
2. You must not:
   • use our trademarks in a misleading or disparaging way;
   • use our trademarks in a way that implies that we endorse, sponsor, or approve of your Submitted Content or services; or
   • use our trademarks in a way that violates applicable law or in connection with an obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic or material.

Canceling / Inactivating Your Account

1. Contact [email protected] for instructions on how to cancel or inactivate your Course Creator account. We'll use commercially reasonable efforts to make any remaining scheduled payments that are owed to you before cancelling or inactivating your account. You understand that if students have previously enrolled in your Submitted Content, your name and that Submitted Content may remain accessible to those students after your account is canceled or inactivated. If you need help or encounter difficulty canceling or inactivating your account, you can contact us via [email protected].

Miscellaneous Legal Terms

1. Updating These Terms

   1. From time to time, we may update these Terms to clarify our practices or to reflect new or different practices (such as when we add new features), and The Great Discovery reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify and/or make changes to these Terms at any time. If we make any material change, we will notify you using prominent means such as by email notice sent to the email address specified in your account or by posting a notice through our Services. Modifications will become effective on the day they are posted unless stated otherwise.
   2. Your continued use of our Services after changes become effective shall mean that you accept those changes. Any revised Terms shall supersede all previous Terms.

2. Translations

   Any version of these Terms in a language other than English is provided for convenience and you understand and agree that the English language will control if there is any conflict.

3. Relationship Between Us

   You and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, contractor, or agency relationship exists between us.

4. Survival

   The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of these Terms: Sections 2 License to The Great Discovery, 3.2 Relationship to Other Users, 5.3 Receiving Payments, 5.4 Refunds, 7 Canceling / Inactivating Your Account, and 8 Miscellaneous Legal Terms.

How to Contact Us

The best way to get in touch with us is to contact [email protected]. We'd love to hear your questions, concerns, and feedback about our Services.

Intellectual Property Policy

The Great Discovery is a technology platform that enables anyone anywhere to create and share educational content. We host thousands of courses on our online learning marketplace. Our marketplace model means we don’t review or edit the content for legal issues, and we aren’t in a position to determine the legality of the content. However, The Great Discovery respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects Course Creators on The Great Discovery to do the same. When Course Creators post content on The Great Discovery, they make the promise that they have the necessary authorization or rights to use that content.

Infringing activity is not tolerated on or through our platform.

This policy addresses what we do in the event of copyright takedown notices from content owners and trademark takedown notices from trademark owners with respect to the content on The Great Discovery platform. The policy also addresses what we do when The Great Discovery Course Creators’ courses are copied on third-party platforms without their consent.

Copyright Takedown Notices

The Great Discovery’s policy is to remove content from our service when it is reported as infringing in a copyright takedown notice received from the owner of the original content. It’s also our policy to remove all content from any Course Creator who’s determined to be a repeat infringer (for whom The Great Discovery has received more than two valid copyright takedown notices). We reserve the right to terminate a Course Creator’s account at any time, including when they post content in violation of the copyrights of others.

How to File a Copyright Takedown Notice

If you’d like to report content on The Great Discovery platform and if you are the owner or the designated agent of the owner of the rights to the content that you believe the content is infringing, the most efficient way is to use this copyright complaint form (form in English only). You may also submit notices of alleged copyright infringement to our designated copyright agent, identified below.

Before you submit a copyright takedown notice, please remember these important things:

1. We cannot process a copyright claim that is not submitted by the owner of the copyright or its designated agent. This is because we have no way of knowing whether the Course Creator who published the content you are reporting has received proper permission from the owner to use the content. We’ll ask you to provide an electronic signature to confirm that you’re the copyright owner or have authority to represent the copyright owner (including if the copyright owner is an organization). If you don’t own the content that you’re reporting, you’re welcome to reach out to the owner and provide them with The Great Discovery’s copyright complaint form.
2. Knowingly submitting a false or misleading copyright takedown notice is illegal and you could be held liable and have to pay damages as a result. The Great Discovery reserves the right to seek damages from anyone who submits a notification of claimed infringement in violation of the law.
3. Consider whether the use of your material in the content is “fair use.” Copyright law includes a “fair use” exception for certain uses of copyrighted content that are considered to be in the public interest. Before you submit a copyright claim, make sure that use of the copied content does not qualify as fair use. Fair use covers things like criticism, commentary, news reporting, and research. In considering whether the content’s use of your material qualifies as fair use, you should look at:
   1. The purpose of the use (whether the content is paid or unpaid, whether the content critiques/parodies/transforms your material)
   2. The type of copyrighted work being used (whether your work is factual or creative)
   3. The portion being used (whether the content uses small, necessary excerpts of your material or substantial portions of it)
   4. The effect on the market for your material (whether potential buyers would purchase the content instead of your material)
4. There are types of content that aren’t protected by copyright. Copyright law doesn’t cover short phrases (like business names, book titles, and slogans), intangible concepts (like processes, ideas, and recipes), or facts. Before you submit a copyright claim, make sure that the copied content is indeed protected by copyright. If you need to report a trademark violation, please follow the steps outlined in the How to Submit a Trademark Takedown Notice section below.
5. Your copyright claim has to be sufficiently substantiated for us to be able to address it. This means:
   1. You provide sufficient information for us to contact you, including your full legal name, an email address, physical address, and (optional) telephone number;
   2. If you’re filing a notice on behalf of an organization, you include the name of the organization and your relationship to the organization;
   3. You precisely identify the original copyrighted material or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered in your notification, you provide a sufficiently representative list of such original material (such as a URL where the material is located);
   4. You provide sufficient information for us to locate the reportedly infringing content on The Great Discovery platform (the URL on our website and the exact name of the course and Course Creator); and
   5. You add a statement saying: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this complaint is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf and I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law”.

1. Counter-Notification

   If we receive a valid copyright takedown notice, we’ll send a copy of that notice to the Course Creator who posted the reported content along with a notification that: (1) the content was reported for copyright infringement and (2) we’re removing the content from The Great Discovery platform. We’ll also attach a form that the Course Creator can fill in and send back to us to submit a counter-notification. If your content has been reported for copyright infringement and removed from The Great Discovery platform, and if you believe we made a mistake or that you have permission from the owner of the reported content to use such content, then you may send us a counter-notification.

   Knowingly submitting a false or misleading counter-notification to a claim of infringement is illegal and you could be held liable and have to pay damages as a result. The Great Discovery reserves the right to seek damages from any party that submits a counter-notification of claimed infringement or counter-notification in violation of the law.

   The best way to provide us with a counter-notification is to fill in the form we provided you and send it back to The Great Discovery designated agent or the copyright team member who notified you. To be effective, a counter-notification must be in writing and include the following information:

   • Your physical or electronic signature;
   • Your name, address, and email address or telephone number;
   • Identification of the content that was removed and the location (URL) at which it appeared before it was removed (you can access this information from the copyright takedown notice filed against your content; we always attach a copy when we notify you);
   • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
   • A statement that you consent to: (i) The Great Discovery sharing your name and contact information with the claimant; (ii) receiving service of process for any legal action by the claimant or an agent of the claimant; and (iii) accepting the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which you reside (if in the U.S.), or if you reside outside of the U.S., the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida (headquarters of The Great Discovery).

Trademark Takedown Notices

The Great Discovery’s policy is to remove content from our platform when it’s reported and found to be infringing a third-party trademark. If you’re a trademark owner or a trademark owner’s authorized representative, you may submit trademark takedown notices to The Great Discovery. The Great Discovery reserves the right to terminate a Course Creator’s account at any time, including when they post content in violation of the trademark rights of another from its marketplace.

1. How to Submit a Trademark Takedown Notice

   The fastest and easiest way to submit a trademark takedown notice to us is to use this trademark complaint form. Please note that a copy of your notice will be sent to the uploader of the content you are reporting.

   Before you submit a trademark takedown notice, please remember these important things:

   1. Your trademark claim has to be sufficiently substantiated for us to be able to address it. This means your communication must include substantially the following:

      1. Your complete contact information (full name, mailing address, and email or phone number);
      2. The specific word, symbol, etc. for which you claim trademark rights;
      3. The basis for your claim of trademark rights (such as a national or community registration), including registration number, if applicable;
      4. The country or jurisdiction in which you claim trademark rights;
      5. The category of goods and/or services for which you assert rights;
      6. Precise location(s) in the reported course URL(s) where your registered trademark can be found;
      7. A description of how you believe this content infringes your trademark;
      8. If you are not the rights holder, an explanation of your relationship to the rights holder;
      9. The following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the trademark as described above in the manner complained of is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law.”;
      10. The following statement: "The information in this notice is accurate, and I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of a trademark that is allegedly infringed.";
      11. The following statement: “I agree that The Great Discovery may forward my complaint, including my contact information, to the affected user.”; and
      12. Your electronic signature ("/s/" followed by your full name, e.g., "/s/ Jane Doe") or physical signature.

   2. Submitting a false or misleading claim of infringement could result in liability for you. The Great Discovery reserves the right to seek damages from any party that submits a false or misleading notification of claimed trademark infringement.

   3. Consider whether the use of your trademark in the content is “fair use”. Trademark law protects the use of a name or brand for selling products and services, with the goal of preventing consumer confusion. Most countries’ laws include an exception for “fair use”, which allows others to use a trademark for factually referencing the trademarked product or service, or commenting on or criticizing the mark. Consider the likelihood that others would be confused into thinking that your company or brand had created or is sponsoring the content. Before you submit a trademark claim, make sure that use of your trademark in the content does not qualify as fair use.

Infringement of Your The Great Discovery Content on Third-Party Platforms

We understand that when you post and make available your content on The Great Discovery platform, you want to make sure that you won’t find that content offered on another platform without your permission. To help combat copyright infringement and piracy affecting courses of our Course Creators, we may partner with a anti-piracy vendor to seek instances of infringement and to have them removed from most major search engines to stop traffic going forward.

In the event you find your course available on another platform without your permission, please fill out the third-party piracy reporting form so that we can pursue action.

Designated Agent Contact Information

The Great Discovery’s Designated Agent for notices of reported infringement can be contacted in the following manner:

• By filling out the copyright complaint form (for copyright takedown notices only)
• By filling out the trademark complaint form (for trademark takedown notices only)
• Via Email: [email protected]
• Via U.S. Mail: The Great Discovery, LLC 12121 Little Road Ste 303 Hudson, FL 34667 Attn: Copyright Team