Intellectual Rights Policy

 

APPSYNERGY YAZILIM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & RIGHTS POLICY
Effective Date: 31 May 2025

1. Purpose

This Policy explains how AppSynergy Yazılım Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“AppSynergy,” “we,” “us,” “our”) protects intellectual-property (IP) rights within its mobile applications, websites, and related digital services (collectively, the “Service”). It also sets out the procedures for reporting copyright, trademark, or privacy infringements and for submitting counter-notices, in compliance with:

  • U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) § 512

  • EU Directive 2019/790 (Article 17) & national implementations

  • Google Play and Apple App Store IP policies

2. Key Definitions

TermMeaning
User Content (UGC)Any text, image, video, audio, avatar, AI-generated asset or other material uploaded or created by a user within the Service.
Rights OwnerA person or entity holding copyright, neighbouring right, trademark, patent or personal right allegedly infringed.
DMCA AgentDesignated contact who receives infringement notices and counter-notices on behalf of AppSynergy.

3. Ownership & Licence

  • All source code, databases, artwork, trade names, brands, design elements, and documentation of the Service are the exclusive property of AppSynergy (or its licensors) and protected by Turkish Law No. 5846, international treaties, and applicable copyright statutes.

  • Users receive a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to access the Service for personal, non-commercial use only. No other rights are granted.

  • Open-Source Software (OSS) components are used under their respective licences (MIT, Apache 2.0, BSD 3-Clause, etc.). An in-app “Legal Notices” screen lists every OSS library and licence text.

4. Prohibited Conduct

Users must not:

  1. Upload or share content for which they lack rights or permission.

  2. Circumvent technical-protection measures or reverse-engineer proprietary assets.

  3. Use the Service to distribute malware, infringing material, deep-fake, or misleading AI content.

  4. Falsely claim ownership of AppSynergy brands, trademarks, or UI elements.

Accounts repeatedly breaching these rules (≥ 3 valid notices within 12 months) will be permanently terminated.

5. Reporting Infringements

If you believe that content on the Service infringes your rights, send a written notice to our Designated Agent:

Designated DMCA / IP Agent
E-mail: support@appsynergy.co
Postal: 19 Mayıs Mah. Halaskargazi Cad. No:226, Çiftkurt Apt. Kat:7 İç Kapı No:24, Şişli – İstanbul 34360, Türkiye

Notice requirements (DMCA § 512(c)(3)):

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work or other right claimed to be infringed.

  2. URL or sufficient information to locate the material.

  3. Your contact information (full name, postal address, e-mail, phone).

  4. A statement of good-faith belief that use is unauthorised.

  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and you are authorised to act.

  6. Signature (physical or electronic).

AppSynergy will acknowledge receipt within 48 hours and remove or disable access to the alleged material within 72 hours when the notice is facially valid.

6. Counter-Notice Procedure

If your content was removed and you believe this was in error, you may submit a counter-notice to the same agent including:

  1. Identification of removed material and its prior location.

  2. A statement under penalty of perjury that the removal was a mistake or misidentification.

  3. Consent to jurisdiction of Istanbul courts (or, for US senders, the Federal District Court for your district) and acceptance of service from the complaining party.

  4. Your signature.

Upon receipt, AppSynergy forwards the counter-notice to the complainant. If the complainant does not file court action within 10 business days, content may be restored.

7. EU Complaint & Redress Mechanism

For EU/EEA users, Article 17 requires a notice-action-redress flow:

  • Initial decision on takedown within 48 hours.

  • If content is removed, the uploader may submit an appeal via the in-app “Dispute” button or e-mail within 7 days.

  • AppSynergy reviews appeals within 7 days and either restores the content or upholds removal with a reasoned explanation.

8. Generative AI & User-Generated Content

  • Users must own or have lawful authority for any prompts, training images, or data fed into AI features.

  • AI output may incorporate third-party material only under licence or fair-use exceptions. Users are solely liable for infringements.

  • AppSynergy may algorithmically scan AI output for known copyrighted assets (hash-matching / content-ID) and auto-block matches.

9. Brand & Fair-Use Guidelines

Third-party logos, trademarks, or trade dress appearing in screenshots, marketing, or UGC are used for identification or comparative purposes only—no endorsement is implied. Use of AppSynergy trademarks requires prior written permission except for nominative fair use.

10. Contact & Updates

  • Primary contact for all IP, privacy, or billing matters: support@appsynergy.co

  • Policy updates will be posted here and in-app; continued use signifies acceptance.

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