Intellectual Property Specialist Student Handbook 2026/27

14.5. Other things you should know

Storage of Submitted Work

• Turnitin stores a copy of most submitted work in its secure repository. This does not affect ownership or copyright of your original work.

• For draft submissions, staff may configure Turnitin so that your work is not stored in the repository.

• Where commercially sensitive or confidential documents are submitted, staff can configure Turnitin so that the work is not stored in the repository.

Opting Out and Deletion Requests

• You cannot opt out of having your work scanned by Turnitin.

• If you believe your work should be deleted, please contact the Digital Learning Team via AskQM.