Effective Date: October 15, 2025
Version: 1.0
The UD Project is committed to creating quality, engaging online courses while respecting the intellectual property of others. This policy outlines our copyright ownership of course materials, details the usage of external sources, and establishes procedures for protecting intellectual property rights.
For general terms governing your use of our services, please see our Terms of Service.
1. Ownership of Course Materials
Original Content:
- All original content within The UD Project’s online courses, including text, scripts, videos, audio, graphics, and other unique educational materials, is the sole intellectual property of Pruett & Co., LLC, DBA The UD Project. This includes copyrights, trademarks, and related rights.
- Ownership of external materials used in the courses (e.g., licensed images, video clips, music) remains with their respective creators.
User-Generated Content:
- Learners retain ownership of any content they create and post in Community Discussions, including comments, posts, questions, and shared materials.
- By posting content in Community Discussions, learners grant The UD Project an unrestricted, unlimited, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any media format for any purpose related to The UD Project’s educational mission.
- The UD Project reserves the right to remove any user-generated content that violates this policy, our Terms of Service, or applicable laws.
- For additional terms regarding user content and prohibited content types, see Section 2.3 of our Terms of Service.
2. License Terms and Restrictions
Your use of our courses is governed by the license terms in Section 1 of our Terms of Service. Key copyright-related restrictions include:
- No Downloading: Course materials may not be downloaded for offline use unless specifically authorized in writing by The UD Project or indicated within your membership plan.
- No Reproduction: You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works based on our course materials without explicit written permission.
- No Commercial Use Without License: Commercial use requires a valid commercial usage license as described in Section 1.2 of our Terms of Service.
- Copyright Notice Protection: You may not remove or alter any copyright notices, watermarks, or attribution information.
3. External Materials and Usage
- The UD Project may incorporate licensed or royalty-free images, videos, music, and other materials from sources like Canva, Unsplash, Pexels, and other stock content providers into our courses.
- We adhere to these providers’ usage guidelines and license terms, ensuring proper attribution and respect for their intellectual property rights where required.
- The UD Project conducts reasonable due diligence to ensure all external materials are properly licensed for educational use.
4. Attribution Requirements
If you are granted permission to reference or use The UD Project’s educational concepts or content:
- You must provide clear attribution that includes “The UD Project” with a link to universaldesign.org
- Attribution must be prominently displayed and easily visible to viewers/readers
- You may not imply endorsement by The UD Project unless explicitly authorized
5. Fair Use
The UD Project acknowledges fair use principles under U.S. copyright law. Limited use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research may constitute fair use. However, determinations of fair use are made on a case-by-case basis considering multiple factors. If you believe your use constitutes fair use, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss before using our materials.
6. Copyright Infringement Reporting & DMCA Compliance
Reporting Copyright Infringement:
If you believe that any content within The UD Project’s courses or Community Discussions infringes your copyright, please submit a written notice to:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 908-3473
Your notice must include:
- Your physical or electronic signature
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to locate it (including specific URL)
- Your contact information (address, telephone number, email)
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf
DMCA Designated Agent:
Scott Pruett
Pruett & Co., LLC, DBA The UD Project
8401 Mayland Drive, Suite A
Richmond, Virginia 23294, United States
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 908-3473
Counter-Notice Procedure:
If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice in writing to [email protected] containing:
- Your physical or electronic signature
- Identification of the material that was removed and its location before removal
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or the Eastern District of Virginia if outside the U.S.), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original infringement notification
Important: You may be held accountable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, for misrepresentation or bad faith claims. Incomplete or improperly formatted notices will not be processed.
Response Timeline:
The UD Project will investigate and respond to valid copyright infringement claims within 10 business days.
7. Repeat Infringer Policy
The UD Project maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Users who receive multiple substantiated copyright violation notices may have their access permanently terminated without refund.
For information about account termination procedures and consequences, see Section 2.1 of our Terms of Service.
8. Consequences of Copyright Violations
Unauthorized use of any intellectual property from The UD Project’s courses may result in:
- Immediate termination of access with no refund
- Removal of infringing content
- Legal action to protect our intellectual property rights, including seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages
- Reporting to appropriate law enforcement authorities if criminal activity is suspected
Additional terms regarding prohibited uses, indemnification, and limitations of liability can be found in Sections 2.4, 4.7, and 4.8 of our Terms of Service.
9. Governing Law
This Copyright Policy is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, as detailed in Section 4.12 of our Terms of Service.
10. Policy Updates
This Policy will be reviewed periodically to ensure its continued effectiveness and relevance. Any updates or modifications will be:
- Posted on our website at universaldesign.org
- Communicated to all active users via email when changes are material
- Effective immediately upon posting unless otherwise stated
Your continued use of The UD Project’s services after policy changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Information
For Copyright & DMCA Matters:
Scott Pruett
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 908-3473
For General Inquiries:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 908-3473
Mailing Address:
Pruett & Co., LLC, DBA The UD Project
8401 Mayland Drive, Suite A
Richmond, Virginia 23294
United States