Privacy and Data Handling

Engivat.com is committed to protecting user privacy and data security. We collect only the information necessary to operate user accounts and enable project uploads.

• Personal information such as name and email address is used solely for authentication, communication, and account management.
• Passwords are encrypted with BCryptPasswordEncoder and never stored in plain text.
• Uploaded projects and related data remain private to the account owner unless explicitly shared or made public by the user.
• No user data is sold, shared, or transferred to third parties except as required by legal obligation or DMCA compliance actions.
• Upon account deletion, all personal data and uploaded projects are permanently removed from our servers, except where limited temporary logs are legally required for fraud or abuse prevention.
• Users are responsible for ensuring their backups, as deleted data cannot be recovered once the account is removed.

Engivat.com employs industry-standard security protocols to protect user accounts and content, ensuring that all stored information remains secure and confidential.

DMCA & Ownership Policy – Engivat.com

At Engivat.com, user content privacy and ownership are fully respected. The following terms outline how copyright and data protection are handled on our platform.

Ownership and Account Data

• Engivat.com does not claim ownership of any project or file uploaded by users.
• Passwords are securely protected using BCryptPasswordEncoder, ensuring no plain-text storage.
• When a user deletes their account, all associated data is permanently erased from our servers.
• For security reasons, users must manually delete their individual projects before requesting account deletion.
• If no license is selected at upload, Engivat applies the defaults. Defaults are MIT for software code and CC BY 4.0 for designs/documents/media.

Copyright and DMCA Procedure

Attribution Violations and Reporting

• If your project uses a different license than the defaults (MIT for software code and CC BY 4.0 for designs/documents/media), please select that license during upload and include the appropriate LICENSE file and attribution instructions.
• If someone copied your project and did not mention your name, project title, or required links (for example, for MIT: retaining the original copyright notice and license text; for CC BY 4.0: giving credit, linking to the license, and indicating changes), please fill the form provided at Form Link here.
• If another license was applied to your copied work and the rules of your original license were violated, please fill the form provided at Form Link here and include evidence of your original license and the conflicting or missing notices.

Include the following details in your submission:

• Your Engivat username
• Title of your project
• Username and project title of the alleged copier
• Clear proof of ownership

Upon receiving a valid complaint:

1. Engivat will notify the alleged copier with a copyright notice.
2. The copier will have 15 days to respond and provide proof that the content is public, educational, or previously released work.
3. If sufficient proof is provided, no action will be taken.
4. If no response or proof is received within 15 days, the copied project will be permanently removed.

Proof of Original Ownership

• A dated backup of the files stored on trusted platforms (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)
• GitHub or GitLab commit history showing project creation and updates
• Email attachments or communication logs that predate the alleged copy
• Screenshots or published posts on professional or educational platforms showing project progress or completion before the disputed upload
• Timestamped design drafts, version documents, or local repository logs
• Official academic or institutional submission proofs (for classwork)

Engivat.com reserves the right to review any evidence and make the final decision regarding content disputes.

Licensing

• Software code (default): By default, software projects are licensed under the MIT License unless the uploader selects a different OSI‑approved license during upload. MIT permits use, copying, modification, and redistribution (including commercial) provided the original copyright notice and license text are retained.
• Designs, documents, media (default): By default, projects are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) unless the uploader selects a different Creative Commons license during upload. CC BY permits sharing and adaptation (including commercial) with attribution to the original author.
• Attribution: Reasonable attribution includes the creator’s name, project title, and a link to the Engivat project page; for CC BY 4.0, also include a link to the license and indicate if changes were made.
• License selection and changes: If no license is selected at upload, the default license for that content type applies. Changing a project’s license applies to future versions only and does not retroactively relicense past versions.
• Third‑party materials: Uploaders are responsible for ensuring they have the rights to all included content and that selected licenses are compatible with any third‑party components.