COPYRIGHT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY
Last Updated: May 30, 2026
PROTECTED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: This policy governs Diligent Energy's intellectual property rights in our platform, technology, and services. All rights reserved.
1. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1.1 Our Proprietary Assets. Diligent Energy GmbH owns all right, title, and interest in and to:
- Software & Technology: Our platform, systems, and all associated technology
- Proprietary Methodologies: Our assessment frameworks, analysis processes, and evaluation systems
- Content & Templates: Our templates, reports, documentation, and educational materials
- Brand Elements: Our name, logo, trademarks, and all visual identity elements
- Data Compilations: Our databases, data structures, and information collections
1.2 Protection Methods. Our intellectual property is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other applicable laws.
2. YOUR RIGHTS AND LICENSES
2.1 Platform Access License. Subject to your compliance with our Terms of Service, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to:
- ✓ Access and use our platform for your business purposes
- ✓ Generate and use outputs (reports, analyses, engineering drawings and designs, and other deliverables) for your internal business and decision-making
- ✓ Share your delivered outputs with authorized third parties (investors, lenders, advisors)
- ✓ Access our documentation and support materials
2.2 What You Cannot Do. You may NOT:
- ❌ Copy, modify, or create derivative works from our technology
- ❌ Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble our software
- ❌ Remove or alter any proprietary notices or marks
- ❌ Sublicense, sell, rent, or lease access to our services
- ❌ Use our platform to build competing products or services
- ❌ Extract our methodologies or processes for independent use
3. OWNERSHIP OF AI-GENERATED OUTPUTS
3.1 Delivered Outputs. "Outputs" means the deliverables we generate for you through the platform, including due diligence reports, project development analyses and engineering deliverables (such as drawings, single-line diagrams, layouts, and calculations), market intelligence reports and briefings, and project management records. When we deliver an Output to you:
You Own:
- ✓ The final delivered Output (e.g., the report, analysis, or drawing)
- ✓ The right to use the Output for your own business purposes
- ✓ The right to share it with lenders, investors, advisors, and business partners
We Retain:
- ✓ Ownership of the underlying technology and methodologies
- ✓ Rights to our proprietary templates and frameworks
- ✓ The ability to create similar Outputs for other clients
- ✓ The right to use aggregated, anonymized insights for service improvement
You May NOT:
- ❌ Resell, license, or publish Outputs to third parties as a standalone product
- ❌ Use Outputs as the basis for competing services
- ❌ Reverse engineer our methodologies or models
- ❌ Extract and reuse our templates or frameworks independently
3.2 Market Intelligence Outputs and Third-Party Data. Some Outputs — particularly market intelligence reports, manufacturer and energy-project data, maps, and benchmarks — may incorporate, summarise, or be derived from publicly available, licensed, or aggregated third-party data. Your rights in this material are governed by our
Third-Party Content & Attribution Policy, our Terms of Service, and, where applicable, the terms of the original data sources. Subject to those terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive licence to use these Outputs internally for your own business decisions. You may
not redistribute, resell, sublicense, or publish the underlying third-party datasets, nor scrape, extract, or recompile them into a separate database, nor present third-party data as your own or as originating from Diligent Energy. We do not grant, and cannot grant, rights in third-party data beyond those we ourselves hold; if your intended use goes beyond internal business use, you are responsible for obtaining any rights or licences required from the relevant rights holders.
4. YOUR DATA AND CONTENT
4.1 Your Ownership. You retain ownership of all data and content you upload to our platform, including:
- Project documentation and specifications
- Financial information and business plans
- Contracts, permits, and regulatory documents
- Prompts, questions, and instructions you submit to our AI assistants
- Project management records you create (milestones, tasks, RFIs, and uploaded files)
- Any pre-existing intellectual property you provide
4.2 License from You to Us. By uploading content, you grant us a limited license to:
- Process and analyze your data to provide our services
- Store your data securely on our systems
- Create anonymized, aggregated insights (no client-identifying information)
4.3 Data Deletion. Upon request or contract termination, we will delete your data in accordance with our data retention policies and applicable law.
5. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
5.1 Protected Trade Secrets. We protect certain proprietary information as trade secrets, including but not limited to:
- Technical methodologies and processes
- Business logic and operational procedures
- Proprietary algorithms and formulas
- System architectures and designs
- Strategic business information
5.2 Confidentiality Obligations. All employees, contractors, partners, and users are bound by confidentiality obligations protecting our trade secrets and proprietary information.
5.3 Unauthorized Disclosure. Unauthorized disclosure or use of our trade secrets may result in legal action and liability for damages.
6. TRADEMARKS AND BRANDING
6.1 Our Trademarks. DILIGENT ENERGY AI, our logo, and other brand elements are trademarks of Diligent Energy GmbH.
6.2 Trademark Usage. You may not use our trademarks without our prior written permission. Authorized use must comply with our brand guidelines.
6.3 No Endorsement. Use of our services does not grant you any right to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation beyond the actual service relationship.
7. THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
7.1 Third-Party Software. Our platform may incorporate third-party software components, each subject to their respective licenses.
7.2 Open Source Components. Where we use open-source software, we comply with all applicable license terms. A list of open-source components is available upon request.
7.3 No Transfer of Third-Party Rights. Use of our platform does not grant you any rights to third-party intellectual property we license.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT
8.1 Protection of Our Rights. We actively monitor and protect our intellectual property rights through:
- Technical protection measures
- Legal action against infringement
- Cease and desist notices
- Pursuit of damages and injunctive relief
8.2 Reporting Infringement. If you become aware of unauthorized use of our intellectual property, please report it to
[email protected].
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS
9.1 Independent Development. We have developed our technology independently and in good faith.
9.2 Notice of Claims. If you believe our platform infringes your intellectual property rights, please provide written notice to
[email protected] with:
- Identification of the intellectual property claimed to be infringed
- Description of the alleged infringement
- Your contact information
- Good faith statement that use is unauthorized
- Statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury
- Physical or electronic signature
9.3 Investigation. We will investigate claims promptly and take appropriate action as necessary.
10. FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS
10.1 Voluntary Feedback. If you provide suggestions, feedback, or recommendations regarding our platform:
- Feedback is voluntary and non-confidential
- We may use feedback without obligation or compensation
- You grant us a perpetual, royalty-free license to use feedback
- We have no obligation to implement any feedback
10.2 Confidential Proposals. If you wish to submit confidential information, please contact us first to execute a mutual non-disclosure agreement.
11. GOVERNING LAW
11.1 Swiss Law. This policy is governed by Swiss law, including the Swiss Federal Copyright Act, Patent Act, and Trademark Protection Act.
11.2 International Protection. Our intellectual property is protected under international treaties, including the Berne Convention, Paris Convention, and WIPO Copyright Treaty.
11.3 Jurisdiction. Disputes shall be resolved in accordance with our Terms of Service.
12. POLICY UPDATES
12.1 Modifications. We may update this policy as our technology and offerings evolve. Changes will be posted on our website with an updated "Last Updated" date.
12.2 Continued Use. Your continued use of our services after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
13. CONTACT INFORMATION
13.1 Intellectual Property Inquiries.
