Copyright Policy & Takedown Process
This Copyright Policy explains how SmartParho respects intellectual-property rights, manages educational content, handles Contributor uploads, and responds to copyright complaints.
Last updated: 26 July 2026
SmartParho respects the intellectual-property rights of authors, teachers, publishers, education boards, government bodies, institutions, Contributors, photographers, designers, and other rights holders.
This Copyright Policy applies to content made available through SmartParho, including:
- Textbooks;
- Notes;
- Keybooks;
- Past papers;
- Model papers;
- Solved papers;
- Guides and worksheets;
- PDF documents;
- Images and illustrations;
- Contributor profiles;
- School, academy, Sponsor, and institution profiles;
- Logos and promotional material;
- Blog articles;
- Resource titles and descriptions;
- Website graphics; and
- Other material uploaded, submitted, displayed, linked to, or distributed through SmartParho.
This Policy explains:
- Who owns content available through SmartParho;
- How users may use educational resources;
- What Contributors must confirm before uploading content;
- What licence Contributors grant to SmartParho;
- How rights holders can request removal or restriction;
- How Contributors can respond to a complaint;
- How SmartParho handles repeat infringement; and
- How SmartParho protects its own content and branding.
This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and
any Contributor guidelines displayed on SmartParho.
1. Respect for Intellectual-Property Rights
SmartParho does not support copyright infringement.
Users and Contributors must not upload, reproduce, distribute, publish, sell, alter, or otherwise use material unless they:
- Own the relevant rights;
- Have permission from the rights holder;
- Hold a licence that permits the proposed use;
- Are sharing material that is lawfully in the public domain;
- Are using material under an applicable legal exception; or
- Otherwise have a lawful basis for the use.
The fact that material is educational, available online, distributed without charge, or useful to students does not automatically mean that it is free from copyright or may be copied and redistributed without permission.
SmartParho may restrict or remove content where ownership, permission, licensing, or lawful use cannot be reasonably established.
2. About SmartParho’s Educational Library
SmartParho organises educational resources for students from Class 1 to Class 12 across Pakistani education boards.
Resources may be organised by:
- Board;
- Class;
- Subject;
- Medium;
- Academic year;
- Resource type;
- Edition; and
- Other educational categories.
Resources may originate from:
- Education boards;
- Textbook boards;
- Government departments;
- Publishers;
- Authors;
- Teachers;
- Schools and academies;
- Contributors;
- Publicly available educational sources;
- Openly licensed collections; or
- SmartParho’s own team.
Making a resource accessible through SmartParho does not mean that SmartParho claims ownership of that resource.
Ownership remains with the applicable author, publisher, board, institution, Contributor, government body, or other rights holder.
3. No Automatic Ownership Claim
SmartParho does not claim ownership of third-party textbooks, notes, keybooks, examination papers, illustrations, logos, institutional material, or other protected works merely because they are:
- Displayed on SmartParho;
- Stored through SmartParho;
- Organised in the SmartParho library;
- Available for browser viewing;
- Available for an authorised download;
- Submitted by a Contributor;
- Publicly available elsewhere; or
- Associated with a SmartParho resource page.
Any copyright notice, attribution, watermark, publisher information, licence notice, or ownership statement appearing in a resource should be preserved.
Where ownership information is missing or unclear, users should not assume that the material is free from copyright.
4. Education Board and Government Materials
SmartParho may organise textbooks, past papers, model papers, notifications, syllabuses, and related materials associated with education boards, textbook boards, government bodies, or public institutions.
The public availability or official nature of such material does not by itself establish that:
- Copyright does not apply;
- SmartParho owns the material;
- Commercial redistribution is permitted;
- All reuse is unrestricted; or
- The relevant authority endorses SmartParho.
SmartParho may make such material available only where it reasonably believes that the use is supported by permission, licence, official publication terms, lawful public availability, an applicable legal exception, or another lawful basis.
A relevant authority or rights holder may contact SmartParho to clarify ownership, permitted use, attribution requirements, or distribution restrictions.
5. SmartParho-Owned Content
Unless otherwise stated, SmartParho owns or lawfully uses its original platform content and elements, including:
- The SmartParho name and branding;
- Original logos and graphics;
- Website design and layouts;
- Source code and software;
- Database organisation;
- Search and filtering structures;
- Original page descriptions;
- Original blog articles and guides;
- Original illustrations;
- Subscription and dashboard interfaces;
- Original promotional materials; and
- The selection and arrangement of original platform content.
Users may access SmartParho-owned content for ordinary personal use of the platform.
Users must not, without prior written permission:
- Copy substantial parts of SmartParho’s website;
- Republish SmartParho articles as their own;
- Reproduce SmartParho branding;
- Operate a confusingly similar service;
- Copy SmartParho’s resource database;
- Scrape or reproduce large portions of resource metadata;
- Sell SmartParho content;
- Remove SmartParho ownership notices; or
- Misrepresent themselves as SmartParho or an authorised representative.
Limited quotation, linking, sharing, or other use may be permitted where authorised by SmartParho or allowed by applicable law.
6. Trade Marks, Logos, and Institutional Branding
Names, logos, trade marks, service marks, seals, badges, and branding displayed on SmartParho may belong to SmartParho or third parties.
The appearance of third-party branding does not mean that SmartParho owns it or that the rights holder endorses SmartParho.
Sponsors, schools, academies, institutions, and Contributors must have permission to upload and publish any:
- Logo;
- Trade mark;
- Institution name;
- Profile image;
- Campus photograph;
- Advertisement;
- Promotional graphic; or
- Other branded material.
SmartParho may remove or restrict branding where authority to use it cannot be established.
A SmartParho verification badge is part of SmartParho’s platform and must not be copied, reproduced, edited, or displayed outside SmartParho in a manner that falsely suggests current verification or endorsement.
7. Permitted Use by Students and Other Users
Subject to the applicable rights holder’s terms, SmartParho’s access rules, and applicable law, users may ordinarily:
- View available educational resources through SmartParho;
- Download an eligible file through an authorised account or plan;
- Save bookmarks;
- Print a reasonable copy for personal study;
- Use resources for individual revision;
- Use limited material for classroom or teaching support where lawfully permitted; and
- Share a link to the relevant SmartParho resource page.
Permission to view or download a resource does not automatically permit users to:
- Republish it;
- Re-upload it elsewhere;
- Sell it;
- Distribute it commercially;
- Include it in a paid content library;
- Remove attribution;
- Remove copyright notices or watermarks;
- Claim authorship;
- Modify it misleadingly;
- Share private or signed download links;
- Circumvent access restrictions; or
- Grant other people rights in the resource.
Users must comply with any licence, attribution requirement, copyright notice, or restriction displayed with a resource.
8. Subscriptions Do Not Transfer Copyright
SmartParho may charge for subscriptions, expanded download access, Sponsor plans, profile services, or other platform features.
A payment to SmartParho purchases access to the relevant platform service or benefit. It does not purchase:
- Copyright ownership;
- Publishing rights;
- Commercial distribution rights;
- Resale rights;
- An exclusive licence;
- Permission to remove attribution; or
- Permission to claim authorship of a resource.
Any rights in third-party educational content remain with the relevant rights holder.
9. Linking to SmartParho Resources
Users may generally share a normal public link to a SmartParho page, provided that the link:
- Does not misrepresent the relationship with SmartParho;
- Does not suggest false endorsement;
- Does not bypass an account, subscription, viewer, or download rule;
- Does not use a private, expiring, or signed file URL;
- Does not frame SmartParho in a deceptive manner; and
- Is not used as part of an unlawful or infringing service.
SmartParho may request removal of a link or embedded use that is deceptive, abusive, technically harmful, or inconsistent with these rules.
10. Contributor Responsibility
Contributors are responsible for every resource and item of content they submit.
Before uploading or submitting content, a Contributor must confirm that:
- The Contributor created the content;
- The Contributor owns the necessary rights;
- The Contributor has permission from the rights holder;
- The applicable licence permits publication through SmartParho;
- The material is lawfully in the public domain;
- An applicable legal exception permits the proposed use; or
- Another lawful basis allows the material to be made available.
Contributors must not rely solely on statements such as:
- “It is available on the internet”;
- “It is for students”;
- “It is free”;
- “I found it on social media”;
- “Everyone shares it”;
- “The author is not named”;
- “It is an old book”; or
- “It belongs to an education board.”
None of those statements alone proves permission to reproduce or distribute a work.
11. Contributor Representations
By submitting content to SmartParho, the Contributor represents and confirms that:
- The submission does not infringe copyright;
- The submission does not infringe trade marks or other intellectual-property rights;
- The Contributor has authority to grant the licence described in this Policy;
- Publication will not violate a contract, employment obligation, publishing agreement, or institutional policy;
- Required attribution has been provided;
- Licence conditions have been accurately disclosed;
- The submission is not falsely described as official;
- The submission does not contain a forged ownership statement;
- The Contributor has permission for included photographs, illustrations, logos, student work, answer keys, and third-party extracts; and
- Any ownership or licensing information supplied to SmartParho is accurate.
A Contributor must promptly inform SmartParho if their rights, permission, licence, or authority to share a resource changes.
12. Uploads by Students and Minors
SmartParho serves students from Class 1 to Class 12, including minors.
A user under 18 should not independently submit educational material unless a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or authorised institution is appropriately involved.
A parent, guardian, teacher, or institution assisting a minor must ensure that:
- The minor has the right to share the material;
- The submission does not expose private student information;
- Necessary permissions have been obtained;
- The material does not belong to a school, teacher, publisher, or another student without permission; and
- Publication will not place the child at risk.
SmartParho may request adult, identity, ownership, or institutional confirmation before reviewing or publishing a minor’s submission.
13. Prohibited Contributor Uploads
Contributors must not upload:
- Pirated textbooks or keybooks;
- Unauthorised commercial publications;
- Paid course material obtained without permission;
- Scans copied from another website without authority;
- Unreleased examination papers obtained unlawfully;
- Teacher resources marked confidential;
- Material copied from another Contributor;
- Resources with removed ownership notices;
- Altered copyright or licence statements;
- Photographs or illustrations used without permission;
- Institution logos used without authority;
- Student work presented as the Contributor’s own;
- Unauthorised translations or adaptations;
- Material that violates a publisher’s distribution conditions;
- Files containing malware or deceptive links; or
- Any work the Contributor is not legally entitled to share.
14. Openly Licensed Content
Contributors may submit content distributed under an open licence where that licence allows publication through SmartParho.
The Contributor must provide, where available:
- The title of the work;
- The creator’s name;
- The source;
- The applicable licence;
- A link or reference to the licence terms;
- Any required attribution;
- Information about changes made; and
- Any restrictions imposed by the licence.
SmartParho and users must comply with the applicable licence conditions.
A Contributor must not describe material as openly licensed without a reasonable basis or remove licence notices from the work.
15. Public-Domain Content
Content may be submitted as public-domain material only where the Contributor has a reasonable basis for that classification.
A work being old, difficult to trace, publicly funded, or freely downloadable does not necessarily mean it is in the public domain.
SmartParho may request evidence concerning:
- The author;
- Publication date;
- Applicable copyright term;
- Government status;
- Source;
- Jurisdiction; and
- Any relevant public-domain declaration.
SmartParho may decline or restrict content where public-domain status remains uncertain.
16. Educational Exceptions and Fair Dealing
Copyright law may permit limited uses of protected material in particular circumstances, including certain educational, research, private-study, criticism, review, reporting, library, or institutional uses.
Whether an exception applies depends on the applicable law and the specific facts, including:
- The purpose of the use;
- The type of work;
- The amount used;
- Attribution;
- The effect on the market for the original work;
- Whether the use is commercial;
- Whether the copy was lawfully obtained; and
- Other relevant legal requirements.
SmartParho does not assume that every complete PDF qualifies for an exception merely because SmartParho supports education or provides free browser viewing.
Where a Contributor relies on a legal exception, SmartParho may request an explanation and supporting information.
SmartParho may restrict or reject the resource where the legal basis remains uncertain.
17. Licence Granted by Contributors
Contributors retain any copyright they own in the content they submit.
By uploading or submitting content, the Contributor grants SmartParho a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to:
- Receive and store the content;
- Review and moderate it;
- Reproduce it for platform operation;
- Convert, compress, optimise, or format it;
- Create previews, thumbnails, excerpts, and metadata;
- Display it through SmartParho;
- Make it available for browser viewing;
- Permit authorised downloads according to SmartParho’s access rules;
- Categorise and index it;
- Attribute it to the Contributor or identified creator;
- Promote the resource and SmartParho;
- Send it through technical infrastructure required to provide the service; and
- Retain reasonable backup, security, moderation, and legal copies.
This licence permits SmartParho to use service providers where technically necessary to host, store, secure, display, or deliver the content.
It does not transfer the Contributor’s ownership to SmartParho.
Unless a separate written agreement states otherwise, the licence is:
- Non-exclusive, meaning the Contributor may publish the content elsewhere;
- Royalty-free, meaning SmartParho is not required to pay a licence fee merely for hosting or publishing it;
- Limited to operating, protecting, improving, and promoting SmartParho and the submitted content; and
- Subject to any valid third-party licence disclosed by the Contributor.
18. Attribution and Contributor Credit
SmartParho may display the name, profile, organisation, source, or attribution associated with an approved resource.
Contributors must provide accurate attribution and must not:
- Claim another person’s work as their own;
- Remove the original author’s name;
- Invent an author or publisher;
- Misstate an institutional affiliation;
- Claim official board approval without authority; or
- Use attribution to create a false endorsement.
SmartParho may correct, add, remove, or amend attribution where necessary to address an error, rights-holder request, privacy issue, or ownership dispute.
Attribution does not prove ownership and does not prevent a later copyright complaint.
19. Administrative Review
Contributor submissions may remain pending until reviewed and approved by SmartParho.
Administrative review may consider:
- File quality;
- Educational relevance;
- Classification;
- Completeness;
- Apparent duplication;
- Ownership information;
- Licence information;
- Attribution;
- Obvious infringement indicators;
- Privacy and safeguarding risks;
- Malware or unsafe links; and
- Compliance with platform rules.
Administrative approval does not constitute:
- A legal determination of ownership;
- A guarantee of non-infringement;
- Confirmation that every licence is valid;
- Verification of every included image or extract;
- Approval by an education board;
- Endorsement by a publisher; or
- A guarantee that the resource will remain available permanently.
SmartParho may later review, restrict, replace, or remove approved content.
20. Removal Requested by a Contributor
A Contributor may request removal of their own submitted resource by contacting SmartParho from the email address associated with their account.
The request should include:
- The Contributor’s name;
- Account email address;
- Resource title;
- Resource URL;
- Reason for removal; and
- Confirmation that the requester submitted or controls the content.
SmartParho may verify the requester’s identity and authority.
Removal from active publication does not guarantee immediate deletion from:
- Secure backups;
- Security records;
- Moderation records;
- Copyright-dispute records;
- Search-engine caches;
- Archived copies outside SmartParho’s control; or
- Copies lawfully downloaded by users before removal.
Any continuing retention will be handled according to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and
applicable law.
21. Copyright Complaints
A copyright owner or authorised representative who believes content on SmartParho infringes their rights may submit a copyright complaint.
The complaint should be sent to:
Email: info@smartparho.com
Email is the preferred channel for formal copyright complaints because it allows SmartParho to preserve the notice, attachments, evidence, and response history.
A general WhatsApp message or social-media comment may not contain enough information to process a formal complaint. SmartParho may ask the complainant to submit the required information by email.
22. Information Required in a Copyright Complaint
A complete copyright complaint should include:
1. Complainant’s identity The complainant’s full legal name and, where applicable, organisation name.
2. Contact information A valid email address, telephone number, and correspondence address.
3. Authority to act A statement explaining whether the complainant is:
○ The copyright owner;
○ An authorised agent;
○ A publisher;
○ An exclusive licensee; or
○ Otherwise authorised to act for the rights holder.
4. Identification of the protected work A clear description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. Where possible, include:
○ Title;
○ Author;
○ Publisher;
○ Publication date;
○ Edition;
○ ISBN;
○ Registration information;
○ Original publication link; or
○ Other identifying information.
5. Identification of the SmartParho content The exact SmartParho URL for each resource, page, profile, image, or file involved. A homepage link or general category link may not be sufficient.
6. Explanation of the complaint A clear explanation of how the SmartParho content allegedly infringes the protected work.
7. Evidence of ownership or authority Reasonable supporting evidence, which may include:
○ Copyright registration;
○ Publishing agreement;
○ Licence agreement;
○ Original source files;
○ Official publication record;
○ Rights-holder authorisation;
○ Relevant correspondence; or
○ Other reliable documentation.
8. Good-faith statement A statement that the complainant has a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, a licence, or applicable law.
9. Accuracy statement A statement that the information provided is accurate and that the complainant is the rights holder or authorised to act for the rights holder.
10. Requested action The action requested, such as:
○ Removing the resource;
○ Disabling downloads;
○ Restricting public viewing;
○ Correcting attribution;
○ Replacing a file;
○ Removing an image; or
○ Contacting the Contributor.
11. Signature A physical or electronic signature of the complainant or authorised representative.
23. Complaints Involving Multiple Resources
Where a complaint covers several resources, the complainant should provide:
- A list of each exact SmartParho URL;
- The protected work corresponding to each URL;
- Any differences between the claims; and
- Supporting evidence relevant to each category of content.
SmartParho may ask the complainant to separate unrelated works or provide a structured list where a notice is too broad to assess fairly.
A request to remove an entire board, subject, class, resource type, website section, or Contributor account without identifying the relevant protected works may be considered incomplete.
24. Incomplete or Unclear Complaints
SmartParho may request more information where a complaint:
- Does not identify the copyrighted work;
- Does not provide an exact SmartParho URL;
- Does not explain the complainant’s authority;
- Does not include reliable contact information;
- Is based only on a general allegation;
- Concerns a title, fact, idea, syllabus, or topic rather than protectable expression;
- Appears to involve a trade mark, privacy issue, defamation claim, or contract dispute rather than copyright;
- Contains inconsistent information; or
- Does not allow SmartParho to identify the disputed material.
SmartParho may be unable to act until sufficient information is provided.
Where a serious or obvious concern exists, SmartParho may temporarily restrict content while seeking clarification.
25. Privacy of Copyright Complaints
SmartParho will handle personal information submitted in a copyright complaint according to the
Privacy Policy.
To investigate and resolve a complaint, SmartParho may share relevant parts of the notice with:
- The Contributor;
- The person who submitted the content;
- The identified rights holder;
- Hosting or storage providers;
- Payment or donation providers where relevant;
- Legal advisers;
- A court or lawful authority; or
- Another party reasonably necessary to resolve the matter.
The complainant should not provide passwords, payment PINs, one-time passwords, or unnecessary identity documents.
Sensitive information may be redacted where it is not necessary for evaluating the complaint.
26. Initial Action on a Complaint
After receiving a sufficiently complete complaint, SmartParho may:
- Acknowledge receipt;
- Review the identified content;
- Preserve relevant records;
- Restrict downloads;
- Temporarily disable public access;
- Remove the resource;
- Contact the Contributor;
- Request ownership or licensing evidence;
- Correct attribution;
- Replace a file;
- Seek additional information from the complainant;
- Consult a service provider or adviser; or
- Take another proportionate step.
Temporary restriction does not mean that SmartParho has made a final legal determination.
SmartParho may act immediately and without prior notice where the complaint presents an apparent risk of serious infringement, fraud, unlawful distribution, child-safety harm, confidential examination disclosure, or legal liability.
27. Review of a Complaint
SmartParho may consider:
- The information in the complaint;
- The Contributor’s response;
- Ownership evidence;
- Licence terms;
- Attribution;
- The source of the resource;
- The nature and amount of material used;
- Whether the content was altered;
- Whether an applicable legal exception may apply;
- The commercial effect of the use;
- Previous complaints;
- Court orders or official notices;
- Platform safety and integrity; and
- Other relevant circumstances.
SmartParho is a platform operator and not a court.
Our review is an administrative platform decision. It does not finally determine ownership, infringement, damages, or the legal rights of the parties.
Parties may seek independent legal advice or pursue remedies available under applicable law.
28. Possible Outcomes
After review, SmartParho may:
- Remove the content;
- Disable downloads;
- Restrict browser viewing;
- Replace the disputed file;
- Correct or add attribution;
- Add a licence or ownership notice;
- Request revisions;
- Keep the content unavailable pending further evidence;
- Restore the content;
- Reject the complaint;
- Restrict the Contributor’s upload access;
- Suspend or terminate an account; or
- Take another appropriate action.
SmartParho may provide the parties with a general explanation of the decision.
We may withhold confidential security information, personal information, internal moderation methods, or legally protected communications.
29. Notice to the Contributor
Where appropriate, SmartParho may notify the Contributor or uploader that:
- A complaint was received;
- The content has been restricted or removed;
- Additional evidence is required;
- The Contributor may submit a response; and
- Repeated infringement may affect the account.
SmartParho may provide relevant details from the complaint so the Contributor can understand and respond to the allegation.
We may withhold or redact details where necessary for privacy, safety, security, legal compliance, or protection against harassment.
30. Contributor Response or Counter-Notice
A Contributor who believes content was removed or restricted because of mistake, misidentification, valid permission, a valid licence, public-domain status, or another lawful basis may submit a written response.
The response should include:
- The Contributor’s full name;
- The account email address;
- Current contact information;
- The removed resource title;
- The former or restricted SmartParho URL;
- A clear explanation of why the action was mistaken;
- Evidence of authorship, ownership, permission, licence, public-domain status, or lawful use;
- Any required attribution or licence information;
- A good-faith statement that the response is accurate;
- Permission for SmartParho to share the response with the complainant where reasonably necessary; and
- A physical or electronic signature.
The Contributor should not submit false evidence or disclose unnecessary personal information.
31. Review of a Contributor Response
After receiving a sufficiently complete response, SmartParho may:
- Forward relevant information to the complainant;
- Ask either party for further evidence;
- Maintain the restriction;
- Restore the content;
- Restore only browser viewing;
- Restore the content with corrected attribution;
- Replace the disputed file;
- Require amendments;
- Keep the content unavailable while the parties resolve the dispute; or
- Take another reasonable action.
Content will not automatically be restored merely because a response was submitted.
SmartParho may decline restoration where:
- Ownership remains unclear;
- Evidence conflicts;
- A court order or lawful direction applies;
- The content creates significant legal risk;
- Licence conditions are not satisfied;
- The submission violates another SmartParho policy; or
- Restoration may expose a child, user, rights holder, or the platform to harm.
32. Court Orders and Formal Legal Proceedings
A party involved in a copyright dispute should promptly notify SmartParho of:
- A court order;
- An injunction;
- A filed legal proceeding;
- A settlement;
- A withdrawal of complaint;
- A licensing agreement; or
- Another formal development affecting the disputed content.
SmartParho may comply with lawful court orders and official directions.
When parties reach an agreement, SmartParho may request written confirmation from the relevant parties before restoring or republishing content.
33. Withdrawal of a Complaint
A complainant may withdraw a complaint by contacting SmartParho from the same email address used to submit it.
The withdrawal should identify:
- The complainant;
- The original complaint;
- The relevant resource URLs;
- The content that may be restored; and
- Any agreed attribution or licence conditions.
Withdrawal does not guarantee automatic restoration.
SmartParho may continue to restrict content where:
- Another valid complaint exists;
- The content violates another policy;
- Ownership remains uncertain;
- Fraud is suspected;
- A legal order applies; or
- Restoration would create another legal or safety risk.
34. Repeat Infringement
SmartParho may take action against users or Contributors who repeatedly submit infringing material.
Depending on the circumstances, action may include:
- A warning;
- Removal of individual resources;
- Temporary loss of upload privileges;
- Requirement for additional ownership evidence;
- Removal from the Contributor programme;
- Restriction of donation eligibility;
- Withholding of a pending payout while a dispute is investigated;
- Suspension of the account; or
- Permanent termination.
SmartParho may consider:
- The number of substantiated complaints;
- The seriousness of the conduct;
- Whether the conduct was intentional;
- Whether copyright notices were removed;
- Whether false information was provided;
- Whether the same content was re-uploaded;
- Whether the Contributor cooperated;
- The reliability of the complaints; and
- Any relevant court or official findings.
A single serious or deliberate violation may justify immediate suspension or termination.
35. Re-Uploading Removed Content
A user must not re-upload content that SmartParho removed or restricted unless:
- SmartParho expressly authorises restoration;
- The rights holder gives permission;
- The dispute is resolved;
- The content is revised to remove the infringing material; or
- The user provides a lawful basis accepted by SmartParho.
Attempting to avoid enforcement by:
- Creating another account;
- Changing the file name;
- Cropping pages;
- Removing watermarks;
- Slightly editing the resource;
- Uploading through another person; or
- Moving the content to another category
may result in immediate account suspension or termination.
36. False, Misleading, or Abusive Complaints
Copyright complaints and Contributor responses must be submitted honestly.
A person must not knowingly submit:
- A false ownership claim;
- Fabricated evidence;
- An altered licence;
- A complaint intended to silence lawful criticism;
- A complaint intended to remove a competitor;
- A claim over material they do not own;
- A complaint concerning content they previously authorised;
- A false counter-notice;
- A forged signature; or
- Misleading statements about legal authority.
SmartParho may reject abusive submissions, restrict associated accounts, preserve relevant
records, notify affected parties, or take other action permitted by the Terms of Service and
applicable law.
Parties may be legally responsible for false or fraudulent statements.
37. Copyright and Donations or Payouts
Where disputed content is connected with Contributor donations or an unpaid payout, SmartParho may temporarily:
- Suspend the donation option;
- Restrict the Contributor profile;
- Hold an unpaid amount;
- Delay a payout;
- Preserve transaction records; or
- Request additional ownership information.
SmartParho may release, return, redirect, or continue holding an unpaid amount according to:
- The outcome of the dispute;
- The Refund Policy;
- Payment-provider requirements;
- The Contributor’s eligibility;
- Applicable law; and
- Any agreement with the relevant parties.
A donation does not grant the donor copyright ownership or control over the supported content.
38. Content Obtained Through External Links
SmartParho may link to external websites, education boards, publishers, institutions, cloud services, or other third-party sources.
A link does not mean that SmartParho:
- Owns the linked content;
- Controls its copyright status;
- Guarantees that it is authorised;
- Endorses the external website; or
- Accepts responsibility for external infringement.
Copyright complaints relating only to content hosted by an independent third party should generally be directed to that third party.
SmartParho may remove or change an external link where it reasonably appears to direct users to infringing, unsafe, or unlawful material.
39. Search Engines, Archives, and Earlier Copies
After SmartParho removes or changes content, copies may continue to appear in:
- Search-engine results;
- Browser caches;
- Web archives;
- Social-media posts;
- Messaging applications;
- User devices;
- Backups;
- Screenshots; or
- Third-party websites.
SmartParho does not control independent search engines, archives, users, or third-party platforms.
A complainant may need to contact those services separately.
SmartParho may take reasonable technical steps concerning copies within its direct control.
40. No Guarantee of Permanent Availability
SmartParho may remove, restrict, replace, reclassify, or archive any resource at any time because of:
- A copyright complaint;
- Contributor request;
- Licence expiry;
- Changed distribution terms;
- Ownership uncertainty;
- Privacy or safeguarding concerns;
- Quality problems;
- Technical limitations;
- Legal requirements;
- Security risks; or
- Platform decisions.
Previous availability, bookmarking, viewing, payment, or downloading does not create a permanent right to continued access.
41. No Legal Advice
This Copyright Policy explains SmartParho’s platform procedures and does not constitute legal advice.
Copyright ownership, licensing, exceptions, infringement, remedies, and jurisdiction can involve complex legal questions.
A rights holder, Contributor, publisher, institution, or user should obtain advice from a qualified legal professional where necessary.
42. Relationship With Other Policies
Copyright-related use of SmartParho is also governed by:
- The Terms of Service, including account, upload, suspension, and liability rules;
- The Privacy Policy, including the handling of complainant and Contributor information;
- The Disclaimer, including limitations concerning third-party educational material;
- The Refund Policy, where a copyright action affects a paid service, donation, or payout;
and
- Any Contributor, Sponsor, or resource-specific guidelines.
Where another policy contains a more specific rule for a particular feature, the more specific rule will apply to that feature.
43. Changes to This Copyright Policy
SmartParho may update this Copyright Policy to reflect changes in:
- Platform features;
- Contributor services;
- Supported resource types;
- Copyright laws;
- Licensing practices;
- Hosting or storage arrangements;
- Complaint procedures;
- Donations and payouts;
- Security practices; or
- Business operations.
The updated Policy will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Changes apply from the date of publication unless a later effective date is stated.
44. Contact SmartParho
For copyright complaints, Contributor responses, ownership questions, attribution corrections, licensing information, or requests concerning a resource, contact:
Email: info@smartparho.com
Contact page: Contact SmartParho
For a copyright complaint, include:
- Your full name and contact details;
- Your authority to act;
- Identification of the protected work;
- The exact SmartParho URL;
- A clear explanation of the concern;
- Supporting ownership or licensing evidence;
- The required good-faith and accuracy statements;
- The action requested; and
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Never send your password, payment PIN, ATM PIN, mobile-wallet security code, or one-time password.
