1. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All intellectual property rights in and to the Silentum Platform, including the Silentum mobile application, the website at www.silentumai.com, and all related services, are owned by or validly licensed to SyannuAI Technologies Private Limited ("Company"). This includes, without limitation:
the Silentum brand name, trademark, logo, and visual identity;
the source code, object code, and software architecture of the App;
the user interface design, graphics, icons, animations, and visual elements;
all written content, documentation, marketing materials, and website copy;
proprietary features including but not limited to the Panic PIN mechanism, Proof-of-Life technology, and burn-on-read messaging architecture;
any patents, patent applications, or patentable inventions embodied in the Platform;
all database rights, trade secrets, know-how, and confidential information relating to the Platform.
These rights are protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India), the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (India), the Patents Act, 1970 (India), and equivalent intellectual property laws in applicable jurisdictions worldwide, including rights arising under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
2. USER CONTENT
You retain all intellectual property rights in content you create, transmit, or share through the Platform, including messages, files, voice communications, and video communications ("User Content").
You do not grant the Company any licence, right, or interest in your User Content by virtue of transmitting it through the Platform. Consistent with our end-to-end encryption architecture, the Company does not access, read, process, or store the content of your communications and therefore does not assert any claim over User Content.
By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to transmit your User Content, and that your User Content does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of any third party.
3. LICENCE GRANTED TO USERS
Subject to your compliance with our Terms and Conditions of Service, the Company grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to:
download and install the App on a device you own or control; and
use the App solely for your personal, non-commercial communication purposes.
This licence does not include the right to:
copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, or create derivative works from the Platform or any part thereof;
distribute, sell, sublicence, transfer, or otherwise make the Platform available to third parties;
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to extract the source code of the App;
remove or alter any copyright notices, trademark notices, or other proprietary markings;
use the Platform for any commercial purpose, including without limitation resale, service bureau operations, or time-sharing.
4. TRADEMARKS
"Silentum", the Silentum logo, and any other product or service names, logos, or slogans used by the Company in connection with the Platform are trademarks or service marks of the Company in India and/or other countries. They may not be used without the Company's prior written permission. Nothing in this Policy or the Terms and Conditions grants any right to use any Company trademark.
Third-party trademarks appearing on the Platform (if any) are the property of their respective owners and are used solely for identification purposes. Such use does not imply endorsement or affiliation.
5. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT — NOTICE AND TAKEDOWN PROCEDURE
The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. If you believe that content appearing on the Platform or the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice of alleged infringement to our designated Copyright Agent using the procedure described below.
5.1 Requirements for a Valid DMCA-Style Notice
Your notice must include the following:
A physical or electronic signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest alleged to have been infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
Identification of the material alleged to be infringing, with sufficient information to permit the Company to locate the material;
Your contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and email address;
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or applicable law;
A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
5.2 Submission
Copyright Agent Email: legal@silentum.app
Subject line: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will investigate and take appropriate action, which may include removal or disabling of the infringing content, suspension of the relevant account, and notification of the account holder.
5.3 Counter-Notice
If content you transmitted is removed as a result of a copyright notice and you believe the removal was in error (for example, because you have a licence or your use constitutes fair use under applicable law), you may submit a counter-notice to legal@silentum.app with: your name, contact details, identification of the removed content, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the content was removed in error, and consent to jurisdiction of the appropriate courts.
6. FAIR USE AND FAIR DEALING
Nothing in this Policy is intended to restrict your rights to fair use (under US copyright law) or fair dealing (under Indian and UK copyright law) of copyrighted material. These doctrines permit limited use of copyrighted material without authorisation for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. We do not attempt to prevent lawful fair use or fair dealing of content.
7. OPEN SOURCE COMPONENTS
The App may incorporate open-source software components. Any such use is governed by the respective open-source licences, details of which are available within the App or upon written request to legal@silentum.app. The Company's intellectual property rights as described in this Policy are not affected by any open-source components.
8. ENFORCEMENT
The Company takes intellectual property infringement seriously and will enforce its rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Infringement of the Company's intellectual property rights may result in:
immediate suspension or termination of the infringing user's account;
civil litigation for damages, injunctive relief, and/or delivery up of infringing materials;
referral to applicable law enforcement authorities where criminal infringement is involved.
9. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We may amend this Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the Website and in-app notification. The current version of this Policy is always available at www.silentumai.com/copyright-policy and within the App.
10. CONTACT
For all intellectual property enquiries, including licensing requests, notices of infringement, and general IP questions:
Email: legal@silentum.app
Address: SyannuAI Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India