Intellectual Property Policy

Last Updated: January 30, 2025

This Intellectual Property Policy outlines the ownership, permitted use, and protection of intellectual property associated with Prizebeacon and the services available at prizebeacon.vip. By accessing or using our platform, you acknowledge and agree to the terms described in this policy.

1. Ownership of Platform Content

All content, materials, and resources made available through Prizebeacon are the exclusive property of Prizebeacon or its licensed content providers. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Course materials, lesson plans, and instructional content covering painting and drawing techniques
• Video recordings, audio files, and multimedia presentations
• Written guides, tutorials, worksheets, and reference documents
• Illustrations, diagrams, photographs, and visual demonstrations
• Software, tools, interfaces, and platform functionality
• Branding elements including logos, trade names, and visual identity assets
• Compiled databases, structured data, and curated learning pathways

These materials are protected under applicable intellectual property laws, including copyright, trademark, and related rights. No transfer of ownership occurs as a result of accessing or using the platform.

2. Trademarks and Brand Identity

The name Prizebeacon, the domain prizebeacon.vip, and all associated logos, service marks, and trade dress are proprietary to Prizebeacon. You may not use, reproduce, or display any of these marks in any manner that could cause confusion, imply endorsement, or misrepresent an affiliation with Prizebeacon without prior written authorisation.

References to third-party brand names or trademarks appearing on the platform are the property of their respective owners and are used solely for descriptive or educational purposes.

3. Licence Granted to Users

Subject to your compliance with these terms and any applicable subscription or access agreement, Prizebeacon grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the platform content solely for your personal, non-commercial educational purposes.

3.1 Permitted Activities

• Viewing and engaging with course content within the platform environment
• Downloading materials expressly made available for offline personal use
• Taking notes and creating personal study references derived from the content
• Applying learned techniques in your own original creative works

3.2 Prohibited Activities

• Reproducing, copying, or duplicating platform content in whole or in part
• Distributing, reselling, sublicensing, or sharing access credentials with third parties
• Publishing, broadcasting, or publicly displaying course materials without authorisation
• Creating derivative works based on platform content for commercial purposes
• Scraping, harvesting, or systematically extracting data from the platform
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, or attempting to extract source code from platform software
• Removing, altering, or obscuring any copyright notices or proprietary markings

4. User-Generated Content

4.1 Ownership by Users

You retain ownership of any original creative work you produce independently, including artwork, drawings, and paintings created using techniques learned through the platform. Prizebeacon does not claim ownership over your original creative output.

4.2 Content Submitted to the Platform

When you voluntarily submit, upload, or share content through the platform - including portfolio uploads, community contributions, feedback, or course reviews - you grant Prizebeacon a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, display, reproduce, and adapt that content for the purposes of operating, improving, and promoting the platform. This licence does not affect your underlying ownership of the submitted material.

4.3 Representations Regarding Submitted Content

By submitting content to the platform, you represent and warrant that you hold all necessary rights to grant the above licence, that your submission does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, and that it does not contain unlawful material.

5. Copyright Infringement and Takedown Procedure

Prizebeacon respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the platform to do the same. If you believe that content available on the platform infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please notify us promptly.

5.1 What to Include in Your Notice

• A description of the copyrighted work or intellectual property you claim has been infringed
• A description of the material on our platform that you believe is infringing, with sufficient detail for us to locate it
• Your contact information, including name, postal address, and email address
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, or applicable law
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate
• Your physical or electronic signature

5.2 How to Submit a Notice

Infringement notices should be directed to our support team at support@prizebeacon.vip. We will review all properly submitted notices and take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the identified content pending investigation.

5.3 Counter-Notices

If you believe that content you submitted was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to the same contact address. Counter-notices should include your contact details, identification of the removed content, and a statement made in good faith that the content was removed in error.

6. Repeat Infringement

Prizebeacon maintains a policy of terminating or suspending access for users who are found to have repeatedly infringed intellectual property rights, whether those of Prizebeacon or of third parties. Determinations are made at our sole discretion following investigation of reported incidents.

7. Third-Party Intellectual Property

The platform may reference, link to, or incorporate content from third-party sources for educational and informational purposes. Such content remains the property of the respective rights holders. Prizebeacon does not claim ownership over third-party materials and makes no representations regarding the intellectual property status of externally sourced content.

Users are solely responsible for ensuring their own compliance with third-party intellectual property rights when accessing or using any external materials referenced through the platform.

8. Open Source Components

Certain software components used to operate the platform may be distributed under open source licences. Where open source software is incorporated, it is used in accordance with the applicable licence terms. The presence of open source components does not grant any rights beyond those expressly provided by the relevant licence, and does not affect the proprietary status of the platform as a whole.

9. Confidential and Proprietary Information

Platform content, course structures, pedagogical frameworks, and associated business materials may constitute confidential and proprietary information of Prizebeacon. You agree not to disclose, reproduce, or exploit such information beyond the scope of your personal permitted use, and to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.

10. Enforcement and Remedies

Prizebeacon reserves the right to pursue all available legal remedies in response to unauthorised use of its intellectual property. This includes seeking injunctive relief, damages, and recovery of legal costs where applicable. Failure to enforce any provision of this policy on a particular occasion does not constitute a waiver of our rights to enforce it on future occasions.

11. Modifications to This Policy

Prizebeacon may update this Intellectual Property Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, platform features, or applicable legal requirements. When material changes are made, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the platform following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Intellectual Property Policy, wish to request permission for a specific use of our content, or need to submit an infringement notice, please contact us using the details below:

Prizebeacon
11 Carrington Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154, Australia
Email: support@prizebeacon.vip
Phone: +61 2 9314 1657