Copyright and takedown
How Caribbean Mosaic handles copyright, and how to ask us to remove or restrict something. Please read it with our Terms of use.
Last updated 31 October 2026.
The short version
- Every resource belongs to its authors, publisher or other rights holders, not to CariFLAGS.
- We only add a resource with the rights holder’s permission, under an open licence, or where the law allows.
- If you hold the rights to something here and didn’t agree to it being shared, tell us. We restrict it while we look into it.
- If anything in the library could identify someone or put them at risk, tell us. We take it down straight away.
How the library handles copyright
Resources come from their authors and publishers, and from civil society organisations, researchers and others who send them in. Everyone who sends a resource confirms that they have the right to share it, as our Terms of use set out.
Each resource page shows the copyright and licence that apply. Members-only and view-only access lets rights holders share work with a limited audience, so they keep control of it.
Using a resource
Follow the licence shown with the resource, and cite it. Each resource page gives a suggested citation. Where a resource says “All rights reserved”, ask the rights holder before doing more than the law allows, such as quoting short passages for research, study, criticism or review.
Asking us to remove or restrict a resource
If you hold the rights to a resource in the library, or act for someone who does, and you didn’t agree to it being shared here, use Report a problem on the resource’s page and choose “Copyright concern”, or email us at [email address].
Please tell us:
- your name and how to contact you;
- the link to the resource;
- the work you hold the rights to, and how you hold them;
- what you would like us to do: remove it, make it members-only or view-only, or correct its credit or licence;
- that you believe in good faith that sharing it here isn’t allowed, and that what you’ve told us is accurate.
What happens next
- We reply within five working days to say we have your request.
- If the concern looks reasonable, we take the resource offline or limit who can open it while we look into it.
- We may ask you, or the person who sent the resource, for more information.
- We tell you what we decide, and why.
We can’t settle disputes between others about who owns a work. If the facts aren’t clear, we may keep a resource offline until the people involved agree, or a court decides.
Safety concerns
Some resources deal with people whose safety depends on staying private. If anything in the library could identify someone, by name, photo, location or other details, or put them at risk in another way, tell us straight away using Report a problem or email.
Anyone can raise a safety concern, and you don’t need to show that you hold any rights. We take the resource offline first and look into it afterwards.
If your resource was taken down
If you sent a resource that we took down and you believe you had the right to share it, reply to our email or contact us. Explain how you hold the rights or permission, and include anything that shows it. We will look at what both sides have told us and decide whether to restore it.
Repeated problems
We may close the account of anyone who repeatedly sends resources they have no right to share, or who sends a request they know to be false.
Wrong details
If a resource names the wrong author, publisher, year or licence, use Report a problem and choose “Wrong details”. We correct it as soon as we can.
Your rights under the law
This process is how we deal with concerns quickly and fairly. It doesn’t take away any rights you have under the law.
Contact us
CariFLAGS Secretariat
[postal address]
[email address]
Or use our contact form.