DMCA Policy
This platform is an independent, non-commercial educational utility committed to respecting intellectual property rights while providing free CGPA/GPA simulation tools for students worldwide. We act solely as an aggregator of publicly available academic facts and international frameworks.
1. Intellectual Property & Fair Use
Grading scales, credit weighting rules, and conversion factors are objective facts (e.g., letter-to-point mappings, percentage ranges) drawn from publicly available documents, government portals, ministry publications, and international education standards (e.g., UNESCO ISCED, ECTS).
Facts vs. Creative Works
Under US copyright law (and similar international standards), raw facts and standard academic mappings are not copyrightable. Our database is a transformative compilation created independently for educational purposes.
Fair Use / Fair Dealing
This tool qualifies as fair use (US) or fair dealing (other jurisdictions) because it is non-commercial, adds substantial new functionality (calculation logic, multi-semester planning, analytics), does not substitute for original sources, and serves educational guidance only. We do not replicate proprietary reports, paid evaluations, or closed databases from services like WES, Scholaro, ECE, or AACRAO EDGE.
2. DMCA & Takedown Procedure
If you are a copyright owner or authorized agent and believe material on this platform infringes your rights, submit a DMCA-compliant notification. To be valid under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), your notice must include:
- A physical or electronic signature of the authorized person.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed (include a link to the original source if possible).
- Identification of the specific material alleged to infringe (URL or description) and request to remove/disable access.
- Your contact information (address, phone, email).
- A statement of good faith belief that the use is unauthorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act.
legal@cgpacalculator.app
We will review legitimate notices promptly (aiming for 48–72 hours) and, if valid and applicable, remove or modify the disputed content immediately. We may also forward the notice to the affected user if relevant.
3. Counter-Notices & Disputes
If content is removed based on a notice, you may submit a counter-notice under DMCA procedures. We reserve the right to restore content if the claim is invalid or resolved.
4. Contact for Legal Inquiries
All formal notices regarding intellectual property, data accuracy, or copyright should go to the email above. We respond to good-faith requests cooperatively.
If a specific element is demonstrated to be proprietary (not public fact), we will remove or adjust it without delay.
This policy helps maintain our DMCA safe harbor eligibility as an online service provider.
