Content & Intellectual Property Terms — Remote Works

1. Platform Intellectual Property

All content, features, functionality, software, designs, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and materials on the Platform are owned exclusively by Remote-Works or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, publicly perform, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or exploit any Platform content, software, or materials without our express written permission.

2. User-Generated Content

2.1 Your Content

"User Content" includes all text, data, images, files, profiles, resumes, portfolios, work samples, reviews, messages, and other materials you upload, submit, or create on the Platform. You retain ownership of your original User Content.

2.2 License Grant

By submitting User Content to the Platform, you grant Remote-Works a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, publicly display, and create derivative works of such content for:

Operating, maintaining, and improving the Platform
Providing services to other users (such as displaying your profile to employers)
Marketing and promoting the Platform
Developing and improving AI and matching features
Aggregated analytics and reporting (in anonymized form)

2.3 Content Representations

By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit such content, that it does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, and that it does not violate any applicable law.

3. Content Moderation

3.1 Right to Remove

Remote-Works reserves the right, but has no obligation, to review, monitor, edit, or remove any User Content at our sole discretion, for any reason, including but not limited to:

Content that violates these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy
Content that is fraudulent, misleading, or inaccurate
Content that infringes intellectual property rights
Content that is offensive, harmful, or inappropriate
Content flagged by automated systems or user reports

3.2 No Liability for Content

Remote-Works is not liable for any User Content posted on the Platform. We do not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of any User Content, including profiles, reviews, job postings, and portfolio materials.

4. Copyright & DMCA

4.1 Copyright Infringement

If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice to our designated agent with:

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed
Identification of the infringing material and its location on the Platform
Your contact information (name, address, email, phone)
A statement of good faith belief that the use is not authorized
A statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate
Your physical or electronic signature

4.2 Counter-Notice

If your content was removed due to a copyright notice and you believe it was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice with the required legal declarations.

4.3 Contact for IP Issues

5. Third-Party Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks, company names, and logos referenced on the Platform are the property of their respective owners. Their use on the Platform does not imply endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or recommendation by Remote-Works or by the trademark owner. References to third-party platforms (including but not limited to Outlier, Alignerr, OneForma, and others) are for informational purposes only.

6. Feedback

Any feedback, suggestions, ideas, or improvements you provide regarding the Platform ("Feedback") shall be the sole property of Remote-Works. You assign all rights in Feedback to Remote-Works and we may use Feedback for any purpose without obligation, compensation, or attribution to you.