Copyright Policy

1. Copyright Notice

© 2026 Dr. Ruchika Jharbade. All rights reserved.

All original content on this website is protected by copyright law. No content may be reproduced, modified, redistributed, published elsewhere, uploaded to any other platform, used to train any artificial intelligence system, or scraped by automated means, without the Owner’s prior written permission.

2. What Is Protected

The following, wherever they appear on this website, are original works owned by the Owner and protected by copyright:

• Photographs and portfolio images
• Acting videos, screen tests and showreels
• Modelling videos and campaign/spec-ad footage
• Dance performance recordings
• Graphics, illustrations and animations
• AI research, articles and technical writing
• Books and book excerpts
• Website source code, layout and design
• Blog articles and written content
• Logos, wordmarks and visual brand designs

Copyright in third-party embedded content (such as videos embedded from YouTube or Instagram) remains with the original creator or rights holder, as described in the Embedded Media Policy.

3. Prohibited Uses

Without prior written permission, no person or entity may:

• Reproduce or copy any Content, in whole or in part
• Modify, edit, remix or create derivative works from any Content
• Redistribute, sell, sublicense or otherwise commercially exploit any Content
• Use any Content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any AI or machine learning model
• Scrape, crawl or bulk-download any Content using automated tools
• Publish or upload any Content to another website, app, print product, or platform

4. Permitted Uses

The following uses are permitted without separate written permission, provided attribution is given and no Content is altered:

• Sharing a direct link to a page on this website
• Brief quotation of text for genuine news reporting, commentary or academic criticism, consistent with fair dealing under Indian copyright law
• Press and media coverage that links to or embeds official social media posts using each platform’s own native embed/share function (not a re-hosted copy)

5. Copyright Complaint Process (DMCA-Style Notice)

If you believe Content on this website infringes your copyright, or if you believe your own copyrighted work has been used here without authorisation, please send a written notice to ruchikajharbade@gmail.com with the subject line “Copyright Complaint,” including:

1. A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
2. The exact URL(s) on this website where the allegedly infringing material is located;
3. Your contact information (name, address, phone number and email address);
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner’s behalf; and
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Complaints will be reviewed and responded to within a reasonable time. Where a complaint is valid, the relevant Content will be removed or disabled promptly.

6. Counter-Notice

If Content you submitted to, or that concerns you on, this website has been removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice with: identification of the material removed and its prior location; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake; your contact information; and your physical or electronic signature. Counter-notices should be sent to the same email address above.

7. Indian Copyright Law

This Copyright Policy operates alongside, and does not limit, the Owner’s rights under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended) and the Information Technology Act, 2000. International visitors should note that copyright in the Content is also asserted, where applicable, under the Berne Convention and the copyright law of the visitor’s own country.