Copyright and Intellectual Property Notice

Effective date: 15 August 2026
Last updated: 15 August 2026

1. Introduction

This Copyright and Intellectual Property Notice explains the ownership, permitted use, and protection of content appearing on www.thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com and the official electronic platforms of The Hair Boutique by Felicity.

This Notice applies to:

website text;
product descriptions;
photographs;
videos;
graphics;
logos;
business names;
slogans;
promotional materials;
training materials;
downloadable content;
website layouts;
customer-submitted content; and
other intellectual property published or used through the website.

This Notice forms part of our Terms and Conditions.

2. Business Contact Information

The Hair Boutique by Felicity
Address: Effiakuma No. 9, Takoradi, Ghana
Telephone/WhatsApp: +233 24 417 9402
Alternative telephone: +233 24 657 9971
Email: info@thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com
Website: www.thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com

3. Applicable Ghanaian Laws

This Notice is intended to operate in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ghana, including, where applicable:

Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690), as amended;
Trade Marks Act, 2004 (Act 664), as amended;
Industrial Designs Act, 2003 (Act 660);
Protection Against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 (Act 589);
Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772), as amended;
Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843);
Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038);
applicable international intellectual property agreements binding on Ghana; and
any other applicable Ghanaian enactment, regulation, or lawful regulatory directive.

Nothing in this Notice removes a lawful exception, limitation, defense, or permitted use recognized under Ghanaian law.

4. Ownership of Website Content

Unless otherwise stated, original content created for or owned by The Hair Boutique by Felicity is protected by applicable intellectual-property law.

Such content may include:

the website’s original written content;
product descriptions;
promotional wording;
business photographs;
product photographs;
videos;
graphics;
banners;
flyers;
illustrations;
packaging designs;
marketing campaigns;
training materials;
downloadable guides;
website arrangement; and
original compilations of content.

Content may also be owned by a photographer, designer, developer, supplier, customer, or other third party and used by us under permission, license, assignment, or another lawful basis.

No statement in this Notice transfers ownership of third-party material to The Hair Boutique by Felicity.

5. Copyright Protection

Copyright may arise automatically when an eligible original work is created and fixed in a material form. Registration is not necessarily required before copyright can exist.

Subject to applicable Ghanaian law, copyright may protect rights relating to:

reproduction;
publication;
adaptation;
translation;
distribution;
public performance;
communication to the public;
commercial exploitation; and
authorization of another person to perform a protected act.

A copyright symbol or notice helps communicate ownership but is not the only basis on which copyright protection may exist.

6. Copyright Notice

Unless otherwise stated:

The year may be updated as the website and its content are revised.

The notice applies only to content owned by or validly assigned to The Hair Boutique by Felicity. Third-party content remains subject to the rights of its respective owner.

7. The Business Name and Logo

“The Hair Boutique by Felicity,” its logo, crown-and-hair design, brand presentation, slogan, and related identifiers may function as trademarks, trade names, or other business identifiers.

You may not use a name, logo, symbol, color arrangement, or presentation in a way that:

falsely suggests affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement;
confuses customers;
impersonates the business;
diverts customers through deception;
damages the business’s goodwill;
misrepresents the origin of goods or services; or
Otherwise, it constitutes trademark infringement or unfair competition.

The absence of a registered trademark symbol does not grant permission to copy or misuse the brand.

Where a trademark is registered, the rights of the registered owner will apply under Ghana’s Trade Marks Act.

8. No False Affiliation

No person may, without written permission:

create a false business page;
register a misleadingly similar account;
Use our logo as a profile image
publish false payment details in our name;
claim to be an authorized distributor;
represent themselves as our employee or agent;
create a misleadingly similar website or domain name; or
suggest that we approved a product, service, or campaign that we did not.

Suspected impersonation, fraud, or misleading commercial conduct may be reported to the relevant platform, domain registrar, payment provider, or lawful authority.

9. Permitted Personal Use

You may access and use the website for lawful personal purposes, including:

browsing products;
comparing products;
placing an order;
reading our policies;
saving an order confirmation;
printing a receipt;
retaining care instructions; and
sharing a direct link to a public webpage.

This limited permission does not transfer ownership or grant a commercial license.

10. Limited Sharing

You may share a public website link through social media, messaging, or email, provided that you:

do not remove ownership information;
do not alter the content in a misleading way;
do not suggest endorsement;
do not use the content for an unlawful purpose; and
link to the original page where reasonably possible.

Sharing a link does not grant permission to download and republish the complete page, photograph, video, or catalogue.

11. Uses Requiring Written Permission

Unless permitted by law, prior written permission is required before you:

reproduce website content commercially;
copy product photographs for another shop;
republish our videos;
Use our logo
print our graphics on products;
distribute our training materials;
translate or adapt substantial website content;
create derivative promotional materials;
Use content in commercial advertising;
upload our product catalogue to another marketplace;
remove a watermark or ownership notice;
license, sell, or distribute our content;
create a confusingly similar business identity; or
Use substantial website content to train, develop, or commercialize an artificial-intelligence system.

Permission may be subject to:

attribution;
time limits;
territory;
approved format;
payment;
quality controls; and
other written conditions.

12. Prohibited Commercial Uses

Without permission, you must not:

Download our product images and pretend the products are yours;
Use our photographs to collect payment for products you do not supply
copy our website and operate a duplicate shop;
Use our logo on counterfeit products
resell access to our digital content;
publish our customer photographs without authority;
remove copyright information;
scrape substantial content for a competing catalogue;
register a confusingly similar domain or social media account; or
Use our goodwill to deceive the public.

Such conduct may constitute copyright infringement, trademark infringement, passing off, unfair competition, fraud, or another legal wrong.

13. Website Scraping and Automated Access

Automated tools must not be used to:

extract substantial website content;
copy product catalogues;
collect customer information;
interfere with website operation;
bypass access controls;
overload the website;
monitor prices for a deceptive purpose; or
Create a competing database from protected content.

Search engines and legitimate indexing services may access public content according to recognized technical instructions and applicable law.

This section does not prevent lawful research, security testing with prior authorization, or another use permitted by law.

14. Artificial Intelligence Use

Website content must not be copied in substantial quantities to:

train an artificial-intelligence model;
develop a commercial dataset;
generate imitations of our branding;
create deceptive product images;
imitate the likeness of customers or staff;
produce a competing product catalogue; or
generate misleading advertisements

without written permission or another lawful basis.

This section does not prohibit a use that Ghanaian law expressly permits and that cannot lawfully be restricted by contract.

15. Product Photographs and Videos

Our product photographs and videos may contain protected creative expression and confidential commercial presentation.

Purchasing a product shown in an image does not transfer ownership of the photograph or video.

Customers may take and own their own photographs of purchased products, subject to the rights of any identifiable persons or protected third-party content appearing in them.

A reseller must obtain permission before using our original photographs to advertise products.

16. Customer Images and Personal Likeness

A customer retains rights they lawfully hold in their own image, photograph, video, or other submitted content.

We will seek appropriate permission before using an identifiable customer image for advertising or promotional purposes.

Permission should be explained, where relevant:

the content involved;
intended purpose;
platform;
duration;
editing;
whether compensation is provided; and
how consent may be withdrawn for future use.

Withdrawal will not necessarily make lawful use completed before withdrawal unlawful or require recall of material already lawfully printed and distributed.

17. Reviews, Testimonials, and Submitted Content

When a customer submits a review, photograph, video, or testimonial, the customer confirms that:

the customer owns it or has permission to submit it;
It does not infringe another person’s rights;
It does not violate privacy;
It is not defamatory or deceptive;
it does not contain unlawful material; and
Any identifiable person has given the required permission.

Unless otherwise agreed, the customer grants us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to:

store the content;
display it on the website;
reproduce it for the purpose for which it was submitted;
format or resize it;
correct spelling;
moderate unlawful material; and
Use it to respond to the customer.

We will obtain appropriate additional permission before using identifiable customer content in unrelated advertising.

The customer retains ownership of the submitted content unless rights are expressly assigned in writing.

18. Moral Rights and Attribution

Where applicable under Ghana’s Copyright Act, authors may have moral rights relating to:

attribution of authorship; and
protection against treatment of a work that harms the author’s reputation.

We will respect applicable moral rights and expect website users to do the same.

Removing an author’s name, watermark, signature, or ownership notice without permission may violate intellectual property rights.

19. Lawful Exceptions and Fair Dealing

Nothing in this Notice prohibits a use permitted by Ghana’s Copyright Act or another applicable law.

Depending on the circumstances, lawful exceptions may apply to uses such as:

research;
private study;
criticism;
review;
reporting current events;
judicial proceedings;
education;
quotation; or
another recognized statutory purpose.

Whether an exception applies depends on factors including:

purpose;
amount used;
attribution;
commercial effect;
fairness; and
the particular legal provision.

A person relying on an exception is responsible for ensuring that the use falls within the law.

20. Third-Party Brands

The website may refer to third parties:

brand names;
product names;
trademarks;
payment providers;
delivery companies;
social media platforms; and
manufacturers.

Those names and marks remain the property of their respective owners.

A factual reference to a third-party service does not mean that the owner endorses The Hair Boutique by Felicity, unless an official relationship is expressly stated.

We will not knowingly use a third-party trademark in a misleading manner.

21. Supplier and Manufacturer Content

Some product images, descriptions, labels, or technical information may be supplied by manufacturers or distributors.

Such content may be used under permission, license, or another lawful basis.

If supplier-provided information is found to infringe another person’s rights, we will investigate a properly supported notice and take appropriate action.

22. Website Software and Plugins

The website may use:

open-source software;
commercial themes;
plugins;
fonts;
icons;
code libraries; and
third-party integrations.

Those components remain subject to their respective licenses.

Nothing in this Notice changes the terms of a valid open-source or third-party software licence.

23. Training Materials

Beauty-training manuals, lesson notes, videos, demonstrations, worksheets, certificates, and course materials created by or for The Hair Boutique by Felicity may be protected by copyright.

Students may use training materials for personal learning unless otherwise stated.

Without written permission, students may not:

sell the materials;
upload them publicly;
record a private class where recording is prohibited;
reproduce the course for commercial training;
remove ownership notices;
distribute copies to non-students; or
represent the material as their own.

Nothing prevents personal notes, lawful quotations, or other uses permitted under Ghanaian law.

24. Industrial Designs

Original ornamental or visual designs used in packaging, product presentation, or merchandise may be protected under Ghana’s Industrial Designs Act, 2003 (Act 660), where the legal requirements are satisfied.

A general hairstyle, idea, technique, or concept may not automatically qualify for copyright or industrial design protection merely because it appears on the website.

This Notice claims protection only to the extent recognized by law.

25. Ideas, Methods, and Facts

idea;
concept;
fact;
procedure;
method;
system;
hair technique; or
general style.

No claim is made over material that Ghanaian law places outside copyright protection.

However, the particular photographs, videos, wording, illustrations, or training presentations used to explain an idea or method may be protected.

26. Confidential Information

Information disclosed privately for a custom order, supplier relationship, business arrangement, or training program may be subject to confidentiality obligations.

You must not disclose or misuse confidential information received through a private relationship merely because it is not protected by copyright.

Confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property rights are separate legal protections.

27. Reporting Copyright or Intellectual-Property Infringement

A person who believes that website content infringes their intellectual property rights may send a written notice to:

Email: info@thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com

The notice should include:

full name;
contact information;
identification of the protected work, trademark, or right;
evidence of ownership or authority;
exact website address of the disputed material;
explanation of the alleged infringement;
requested action;
a good-faith statement that the complaint is accurate; and
signature or other reliable confirmation.

We may request additional information where the notice is incomplete.

28. Our Response to an Infringement Notice

After receiving a sufficiently detailed notice, we may:

acknowledge receipt;
review the identified content;
request evidence;
temporarily restrict access;
Contact the person who supplied the content;
remove or replace the content;
reject an unsupported claim;
preserve relevant records; or
obtain legal advice.

Temporary removal does not necessarily mean that infringement has been admitted.

We aim to act fairly toward both the rights holder and the person who supplied the content.

29. Counter-Notice

A person whose content was removed may submit a counter-notice explaining why:

The person owns the content;
permission was obtained;
the use is licensed;
A legal exception applies;
the wrong material was identified; or
removal resulted from a mistake.

The counter-notice should include supporting evidence.

We may restore content where appropriate unless a court order, settlement, legal obligation, or continuing credible dispute prevents restoration.

30. False or Misleading Claims

A person must not knowingly submit a false infringement notice, false counter-notice, or fabricated ownership document.

A false claim may expose the sender to legal consequences, including liability for loss caused to another person.

A good-faith complaint will not be rejected merely because the legal issue is disputed.

31. Reporting Misuse of Our Content

Suspected misuse of our:

logo;
photographs;
videos;
business name;
product catalogue;
customer images;
training materials; or
website content

may be reported to:

Email: info@thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com
Telephone/WhatsApp: +233 24 417 9402

Please include:

the location of the suspected misuse;
screenshots;
account or website address;
description of the copied material; and
any relevant transaction information.

32. Enforcement

Where intellectual property is infringed, we may take proportionate action, including:

requesting removal;
sending a cease-and-desist notice;
reporting the content to a platform;
reporting a misleading domain;
contacting a hosting provider;
reporting fraudulent payment activity;
seeking an injunction;
claiming damages or another civil remedy;
requesting delivery up or destruction of infringing material; or
reporting suspected criminal conduct to the appropriate authority.

The remedy pursued will depend on the evidence, seriousness, and applicable Ghanaian law.

33. Protection Against Unfair Competition

Ghana’s Protection Against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 (Act 589), prohibits conduct including:

causing confusion with another enterprise;
damaging another person’s goodwill or reputation;
misleading the public; and
discrediting another enterprise or its activities.

No person may use our business identity, content, or reputation to mislead customers about:

origin;
affiliation;
ownership;
sponsorship;
quality;
availability; or
payment destination.

We will also respect the rights and goodwill of other businesses.

34. No Transfer of Rights

Accessing the website, creating an account, placing an order, or purchasing a product does not transfer ownership of any website intellectual property.

A license or assignment of intellectual property rights must be expressly granted by an authorized person and, where required, recorded in writing.

Silence or failure to immediately object to misuse does not constitute permission.

35. Reservation of Rights

All rights not expressly granted in this Notice are reserved.

A permission granted for one purpose does not automatically permit:

another purpose;
commercial use;
sublicensing;
modification;
continued use after expiry; or
use on another platform.

36. Privacy and Intellectual-Property Complaints

An intellectual property complaint may include personal information about:

the complainant;
alleged rights holder;
content creator;
customer;
account owner; or
alleged infringer.

This information will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Ghana’s Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).

Information may be shared where reasonably necessary to investigate, obtain advice, resolve the dispute, or comply with law.

37. Dispute Resolution

The parties should first attempt to resolve an intellectual-property dispute through good-faith communication.

Where appropriate, the parties may agree to:

negotiation;
mediation;
arbitration; or
another method of alternative dispute resolution

under Ghana’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798).

Nothing prevents a rights holder from seeking urgent injunctive relief or another remedy from a court of competent jurisdiction.

38. Governing Law

This Notice is governed by the laws of the Republic of Ghana.

Any dispute relating to website content, branding, or intellectual property will be handled under applicable Ghanaian law and the jurisdiction of Ghana’s competent courts or authorities.

39. Changes to This Notice

We may update this Notice when:

website content changes;
branding changes;
New content types are introduced;
licensing arrangements change;
Ghanaian law changes; or
Regulatory or judicial guidance is issued.

The revised Notice will be published with an updated “last updated” date.

40. Contact Information

For permission requests or intellectual-property complaints, contact:

intellectual propertyFelicity
Address: Effiakuma No. 9, Takoradi, Ghana
Email: info@thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com
Telephone/WhatsApp: +233 24 417 9402
Alternative telephone: +233 24 657 9971
Website: www.thehairboutiquebyfelicity.com