Copyright Policy

Sixth Hive is an AI-native professional networking platform built and owned by Sixth Hive Ltd ("Company", "we", "us"). All original software, design, AI systems, and content comprising the Sixth Hive platform are protected by copyright law, patent law, trademark law, and trade secret law under the laws of England and Wales and applicable international treaties.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This policy governs the copyright framework applicable to: (1) the Sixth Hive platform itself, (2) AI-generated outputs produced by our systems, (3) user-generated content posted on the platform, and (4) our DMCA notice and takedown procedure.

The following elements of the Sixth Hive platform are the exclusive intellectual property of Sixth Hive Ltd and are fully protected by copyright:

• Platform software: All frontend code (Next.js application, React components, design system, Tailwind configuration), backend code (FastAPI application, Python services, Celery tasks, Alembic migrations, SQLAlchemy models), and infrastructure configuration
• AI systems & architecture: The HybridClient AI routing system, TriageAgent, ScoringAgent, Maya persona definition, system prompts, prompt caching architecture, and all AI pipeline code in app/ai_core/
• Design system: Visual design language, color tokens, typography choices, component library (shadcn/ui extensions), UI mockups, and brand guidelines
• Algorithms & models: Opportunity scoring algorithms, social graph analysis methods, embedding-based matching logic via pgvector, feed ranking models, and triage classification systems
• Documentation & specifications: Product requirements documents, architecture decision records, design specifications, API documentation, and technical guides
• Original content: Marketing copy, onboarding text, UI labels, empty state illustrations, and any content written by the Company for the platform

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the above materials without our express prior written consent, except as permitted by these Terms.

Limited exceptions apply for: (a) temporary copies made incidentally as part of normal browser or device operation, (b) personal use for non-commercial research or private study as permitted by fair dealing provisions of UK copyright law.

Sixth Hive produces AI-generated content through Maya and other AI features, including: reply suggestions, opportunity summaries, profile optimization recommendations, daily briefings, outreach messages, and event summaries.

Ownership of AI outputs: AI-generated text produced in response to your inputs is provided to you for your personal and professional use. We assert no copyright ownership over AI outputs generated specifically for you on the basis of your inputs and data. You are free to use, edit, publish, and distribute AI-generated content produced for your account without restriction from us.

Important caveats:

• AI-generated content is not independently verified and may inadvertently reproduce or paraphrase third-party copyrighted material. You are responsible for reviewing AI outputs before publication.
• The copyright status of AI-generated content under English law remains legally unsettled. Under current UK copyright law, works generated by computer without human creative input may not attract copyright protection. We make no warranties about the copyright status of AI outputs.
• Sixth Hive's Maya persona, system prompts, and AI framework are proprietary — even if you receive AI outputs, you may not attempt to reconstruct, reverse-engineer, or extract these underlying systems.
• AI-generated Talent AI outreach messages must comply with applicable anti-spam laws (GDPR, CAN-SPAM, CASL). You are solely responsible for compliance when using AI-generated outreach.

Maya — the name, persona, conversational identity, visual design (avatar, color system), and underlying AI architecture — is the exclusive proprietary creation of Sixth Hive Ltd. All rights reserved.

You may not:

• Clone, replicate, or create derivative AI systems based on Maya's persona or conversation design
• Extract system prompts, persona definitions, or AI configuration from the platform via prompt injection or other technical means
• Represent that AI outputs from Sixth Hive are your own original creative work for commercial gain without disclosure
• Use the Maya name, branding, or visual identity outside the Sixth Hive platform without written permission
• Train external AI models using Sixth Hive platform content or AI outputs without explicit written consent
• Operate automated scripts that interact with Maya or other AI features at scale to harvest responses

The underlying AI models (Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama-3) are owned by their respective creators and subject to their separate terms of service and acceptable use policies. Sixth Hive licenses these models under commercial agreements.

You retain full copyright ownership of original content you create and post on Sixth Hive, including: profile text, posts, comments, messages, role briefs, opportunity listings, and event descriptions.

By posting content on Sixth Hive, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable, transferable license to:

• Display your content to other users in accordance with your privacy settings
• Index your content for AI-powered recommendations, feed ranking, and network discovery
• Convert your profile text and goals into vector embeddings for semantic matching
• Cache, compress, and serve your content via our CDN and infrastructure
• Include your content in aggregated, anonymized datasets used to improve platform features

This license is limited to operating and improving the Services. We will not license your personal content to third parties for commercial purposes without your explicit consent. The license terminates when you delete the content or your account, subject to reasonable backup and cache retention periods (up to 30 days) and legal retention requirements.

Representations: By posting content, you represent and warrant that: (a) you own the content or have all necessary rights and permissions to post it, (b) the content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, (c) the content complies with our Terms of Service.

The following uses of Sixth Hive intellectual property are expressly prohibited:

• Reproducing or distributing platform software, design system, or AI architecture code
• Creating competing products based on Sixth Hive's proprietary systems or design
• Scraping or systematically harvesting platform content, profiles, or AI outputs for commercial use
• Reverse-engineering AI models, scoring algorithms, or recommendation systems
• Using Sixth Hive trademarks in a way that implies endorsement or affiliation
• Framing or embedding Sixth Hive pages without written permission
• Creating tools or services that circumvent the platform's access controls to extract content at scale
• Posting content that infringes third-party copyright (including unauthorized AI-generated reproductions of copyrighted works)
• Using AI-generated outreach messages in violation of applicable anti-spam laws

The following are trademarks and trade names of Sixth Hive Ltd:

• Sixth Hive — platform name and brand
• Maya — AI companion name and persona
• Talent AI — AI recruiting product name
• The Sixth Hive hexagon logo and associated visual brand assets
• The color system and design language distinctive to the Sixth Hive brand

You may refer to Sixth Hive by name in factual, non-commercial contexts (e.g. "I use Sixth Hive", "Built for Sixth Hive") without prior permission. Commercial use of our trademarks — including in advertising, products, or services — requires express written permission.

You may not register domain names, social media handles, app store listings, or business names that incorporate our trademarks or are confusingly similar to them.

Sixth Hive is built using open-source software components, including but not limited to: Next.js, FastAPI, React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic, Celery, Centrifugo, PostgreSQL, and pgvector. Each of these components is subject to its own open-source license (MIT, Apache 2.0, PostgreSQL License, etc.).

Our use of open-source components does not grant you any rights to our proprietary code that incorporates or builds upon these components. The open-source licenses of third-party components apply to those components only — not to the Sixth Hive platform as a whole.

Third-party AI models integrated into our platform (Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama-3) are subject to their respective terms of service and acceptable use policies. We comply with all applicable model licensing requirements.

A complete list of open-source dependencies and their licenses is available in our public repositories or on request at legal@sixthhive.com.

Sixth Hive complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and its equivalent provisions under UK copyright law. If you believe content on our platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice to our designated copyright agent.

Your notice must include all of the following:

• Your full legal name, address, telephone number, and email address
• A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
• The specific URL(s) on Sixth Hive where the allegedly infringing content appears
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf
• Your physical or electronic signature

Send completed notices to our Copyright Agent:

Warning:Submitting a false DMCA notice may expose you to legal liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) and equivalent provisions. Only submit a notice if you have a good faith belief that your copyright is being infringed.

If your content was removed following a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice. Your counter-notice must include:

• Your full legal name, address, and email address
• Identification of the content that was removed and the URL where it appeared
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed by mistake or misidentification
• A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for your area (for US-based users) or the courts of England and Wales (for UK-based users)
• Your physical or electronic signature

Send counter-notices to copyright@sixthhive.com (subject line: "DMCA Counter-Notice"). Upon receiving a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original complainant and may restore the content after 10–14 business days if the complainant does not notify us of legal action.

Sixth Hive operates a repeat infringer policy in accordance with DMCA requirements. We will terminate the accounts of users who are found to be repeat infringers of third-party intellectual property rights. A "repeat infringer" is a user who has had content removed following two or more valid DMCA notices.

We maintain records of all DMCA notices received and content removed. In cases of clear, deliberate, or egregious infringement, we may terminate an account on the first valid notice without prior warning.

For copyright enquiries, licensing requests, or general intellectual property questions: