# Copyright Policy

Effective June 11, 2026 | Version 1.0

This policy explains what The Ladder AI owns, what users may do with public materials, and how copyright concerns can be reported.

## What The Ladder AI Owns

Unless otherwise noted, The Ladder AI and its contributors own or license the platform, curriculum structure, training workflows, interface designs, written content, graphics, software, assessment materials, credential formats, and related materials.

The Ladder AI, AESOP AI Academy, and related names, marks, and engine references may be protected by trademark, copyright, patent, or other intellectual-property laws.

## Permitted Educational Use

Users may link to public The Ladder AI pages and quote short excerpts with attribution. Teachers, schools, libraries, nonprofits, and training programs may use public materials for ordinary noncommercial educational discussion unless a page states otherwise.

## Uses Requiring Permission

Written permission is required to:

- Resell The Ladder AI content or credentials.
- Repackage training content under another brand.
- Remove attribution from materials.
- Scrape the site at scale for redistribution.
- Use The Ladder AI content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate a commercial AI model.
- Use The Ladder AI marks in a way that suggests endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.

## User Content

Users keep ownership of their own submitted answers, examples, and work product. The Ladder AI receives the limited permission needed to operate the platform, show users their own records, validate assessments, and maintain credential evidence.

## Third-Party Content

Some materials may reference or summarize third-party sources, standards, public research, frameworks, or tools. Those materials remain owned by their respective rights holders.

## DMCA and Copyright Reports

If you believe material on The Ladder AI infringes your copyright, submit a report through the site issue-reporting process with:

- Identification of the copyrighted work.
- The URL or description of the material at issue.
- Your contact information.
- A good-faith statement that the use is not authorized.
- A statement that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act.

## Updates

This policy may be updated as The Ladder AI changes or as rights, licensing, school-use, and AI-training questions evolve.