Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy

This policy addresses ownership of Pawalink software and merchant content, and sets expectations for using third-party material.

Operated by Fortis Buildnext

Section 1

Pawalink intellectual property

The Pawalink platform is operated by Fortis Buildnext. Fortis Buildnext and its licensors own the Pawalink software, interface design, workflows, branding, source code, databases, analytics outputs, and other platform materials except for content that users lawfully submit. These rights are protected by copyright, trademark, trade-secret, and related laws.

Section 2

User content and license

Merchants and other users retain whatever rights they already hold in the content they upload, but they grant Pawalink a non-exclusive license to host, process, reproduce, adapt, display, distribute, and store that content as needed to operate the service, generate public pages, create previews, support search and caching, and investigate abuse or disputes.

Users must not upload content they do not have the right to use. This includes copyrighted photos, logos, designs, catalog text, and other branded materials.

Section 3

Repeat infringement and abuse

Pawalink may remove allegedly infringing content, suspend repeat infringers, and preserve records needed to investigate rights complaints. [NEEDS LOCAL COUNSEL REVIEW: counter-notice standard and repeat-infringer threshold for Ghana launch.]

Related legal pages

Notice and Takedown

Complaint intake process for allegedly infringing or unlawful listings, receipts, storefronts, or images.

Beta Disclaimer

Explains that some Pawalink features remain beta, may change quickly, and should not be treated as guaranteed.

Jurisdiction and Disputes

Draft governing-law and dispute framework with explicit placeholders for launch decisions.