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Cocky's Way may experience issues with the very name of the app. However, the application is being used in the context of academia. Per UofSC's own website- "Educational use probably will be considered fair use as long as the other principals of fair use (nature, amount, effect on market) are not violated." Additionally, the trademarks that may be used constitute a small portion of the app, which is not being used for the purpose of profit. Therefore, it is unlikely that the usage of the name "Cocky" will be viewed as infringement.* https://sc.edu/about/notices/copyrights_and_trademarks/
Cocky's Way understands that course schedule information is private information, and we take serious measures to ensure that it doesn't end up in the wrong hands. Utilizing account usernames and passwords (see above), we ensure that no user will be able to access schedule information that doesn't belong to them. In addition, personal identifiable information (such as names or emails) will never be stored in the same collection within Firestore. This ensures that even if someone were to gain access to a schedule, they would only see a unique identifier rather than a name. Lastly, schedule information from previous semesters will be deleted at the beginning of each new semester.
Cocky’s Way is designed to avoid collecting unnecessary information. We are not in the business of stealing or storing data that isn’t essential to the functionality of our app. This approach minimizes the need for any additional sensitive information. However, if we do collect other types of data, rest assured that all information will be securely stored in our Firestore collections, inaccessible to other users, and will never be stored alongside any personally identifiable information.
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