Student Library Terms

Last updated: January 1, 2026

These Student Library Terms ("Library Terms") explain the rules for publishing, sharing, remixing, and using user-generated content in the BetterCampus public library (the "Student Library"). The Student Library includes items like themes (including images) and study sets (including flashcards, notes, and summaries).

Important: These Library Terms are part of, and incorporated into, the BetterCampus Terms of Service ("ToS"). If there is a conflict, the ToS controls. Your use of the Student Library is also governed by our Privacy Policy, Honor Code, Community Guidelines, and Copyright/DMCA Policy.

1. What the Student Library is

A shared learning library. The Student Library is a community space where students can publish themes and study sets so others can use them for learning and productivity.

  • Free to publish and use: Listings in the Student Library are currently free.
  • Public by default: If you publish to the Student Library, other users may be able to view, save, apply, remix (if enabled), and share the item within the Service.
  • Not school-approved: The Student Library is not controlled by any school, instructor, or LMS provider.

2. Eligibility and accounts

Who can publish. To publish to the Student Library, you must have an account and meet the minimum age requirements in our ToS.

  • Users below the applicable minimum age may be able to use limited non-account features, but may not publish content.

3. Your responsibilities when publishing

You are responsible for what you post. You may only publish content you have the right to share.

When you publish a theme or study set, you represent and warrant that:

  • you created it yourself, or you have permission and legal rights to use and share it
  • it does not violate any law, school policy, or third-party terms
  • it does not infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights
  • it does not include malware, hidden scripts, or harmful code

Content you must not publish

You must not publish any of the following (even if you think it is "old" or "public"):

  • exams, quizzes, tests, answer keys, solution manuals, or test banks
  • instructor-only, restricted, "locked," or confidential course materials
  • lecture slides, handouts, or PDFs copied from a course site without permission
  • screenshots or exports of LMS pages that include restricted content
  • copyrighted textbooks, paywalled articles, or publisher content without permission
  • images pulled from the internet (for example Google Images, Pinterest, Instagram) unless you own or licensed them

If you're unsure you're allowed to share it, don't upload it.

4. Academic integrity

BetterCampus is for learning, not cheating. You agree not to use the Student Library (or publish to it) in a way that violates your school's academic integrity policies.

  • If you publish or share restricted course content, we may remove it immediately.
  • Serious or repeated academic integrity violations may result in account termination and a permanent ban.

5. Privacy and personal information

Don't post personal information. You must not publish content that includes:

  • your own sensitive personal data (for example, phone number, address, passwords)
  • someone else's personal data without their consent
  • student records or grade reports that identify a person

We may remove content that risks someone's privacy or safety.

6. License you grant to BetterCampus

Permission to host and distribute your content. When you publish content to the Student Library, you grant BetterCampus a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to:

  • host, store, cache, reproduce, and display your content
  • distribute your content within the Service
  • make technical modifications needed to operate the Service (for example, resizing images, formatting study sets)
  • promote the content within the Service (for example, featuring trending themes)

You keep ownership of your content, subject to the rights granted in these Library Terms and the ToS.

7. License you grant to other users

How other students may use your published content. By publishing to the Student Library, you grant other BetterCampus users a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to access and use your content within the Service for personal, non-commercial, educational purposes.

This includes the right to:

  • apply and use themes
  • save, study from, and learn from study sets
  • copy, adapt, and remix your content within the Service if the feature is enabled

Limits on other users

Other users may not:

  • sell your content
  • distribute your content outside the Service (for example, reposting it on another site) without your permission
  • claim your content as their own

8. Remixes, attribution, and shared ownership

Remixes build on originals. If the Service allows remixing:

  • a remix is a new item created by a user based on an existing item
  • the remixer owns the new parts they add
  • the original creator keeps ownership of their original work

Attribution may be shown. We may display creator usernames and remix lineage (for example, "remixed from …") to help the community understand where a theme or study set came from.

9. Moderation and enforcement

We can remove content at any time. BetterCampus may review, restrict, or remove Student Library content for any reason, including if we believe it:

  • violates these Library Terms, the ToS, Honor Code, or Community Guidelines
  • infringes IP rights or appears to be restricted course content
  • creates safety, privacy, or security risks

We may also:

  • disable publishing privileges
  • suspend or terminate accounts
  • limit visibility or distribution of content

We are not obligated to provide advance notice or a detailed explanation, but we may do so when appropriate.

10. Reporting content

Help us keep the library clean. If you see content that looks like:

  • an exam, answer key, test bank, or restricted course materials
  • copyrighted images or materials posted without permission
  • hateful, harassing, or unsafe content

please report it using our reporting tools (if available) or by contacting support.

11. Copyright and DMCA

Copyright complaints follow our DMCA process. If you believe content in the Student Library infringes your copyright, you can submit a notice under our Copyright/DMCA Policy.

  • DMCA email: DMCA@bettercampus.com

We may forward your complaint (including your contact details) to the user who posted the content so they can submit a counter-notice where legally permitted.

12. Deleting your content

You can delete, but copies may remain. You may be able to delete your published content through the Service.

However:

  • if other users saved, remixed, or relied on the content, copies or derivatives may still exist
  • we may retain limited copies for legal, safety, backup, or operational reasons

13. No guarantees

Library content is community-created. BetterCampus does not guarantee that Student Library content is accurate, complete, or appropriate for your class.

You are responsible for:

  • verifying anything you use
  • complying with your school's rules
  • making your own academic decisions

14. Changes to these Library Terms

We may update these terms. We may revise these Library Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Student Library after updates become effective means you accept the revised terms.

15. Contact

Questions or reports.

  • Copyright/DMCA: DMCA@bettercampus.com
  • General support: use the support channel listed on our website or within the Service