DMCA

Notification of Copyright Infringement

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using our Service that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent.

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or are authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, you may report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through our website and services (collectively, the “Service”) by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent.

DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”)

Please provide all of the following information:

  1. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are involved, you may provide a representative list.

  2. A description of the material or link you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity) and that access to which is to be disabled. Whenever possible, include the URL of the link shown on our Service where such material may be found.

  3. Your mailing address, telephone number, and email address (if available).

  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (for example, as a fair use).

  5. A statement that the information in the Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right under copyright.

  6. Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to our Designated Copyright Agent at:

[Designated Copyright Agent Name]
[Company or Website Name] DMCA Division
[Contact Address]
[Email Address]

Upon receipt of a valid Notice as described above, our Designated Copyright Agent will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, they deem appropriate, which may include removing or disabling access to the challenged material from the Service and/or terminating the user account(s) involved.

Counter-Notices

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter notice under sections 512(g)(2) and 512(g)(3) of the DMCA. To be effective, the counter notice must include the following:

  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.

  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

  • Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available).

  • A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the complaining party who notified us of the alleged infringement or an agent of such party.

  • Your physical or electronic signature (your full legal name).

Please deliver your counter notice to:

[Designated Copyright Agent Name]
[Company or Website Name] DMCA Division
[Contact Address]
[Email Address]

Upon receipt of a counter notice, we may, in our discretion, reinstate the material in question no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after receipt of the counter notice, unless we first receive notice from the copyright claimant that they have filed a legal action to restrain the alleged infringing activity.

Notification of Trademark Infringement

If you believe that your trademark (“Mark”) is being used by someone on our Service in a way that constitutes trademark infringement, please provide our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information:

  • Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act on your behalf.

  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you or your authorized agent, including name, address, telephone number and email address (if available).

  • Identification of the Mark(s) alleged to have been infringed, including, for registered Marks, a copy of each relevant federal trademark registration certificate, or for common law or other Marks, evidence sufficient to establish your claimed rights in the Mark (nature of your use, time period, geographic area, etc.).

  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit our Designated Copyright Agent to identify the allegedly infringing use.

  • A statement that you have not authorized the challenged use, and that you have a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law.

  • A statement under penalty of perjury that all information in the notice is accurate, and that you are the Mark owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the Mark owner.

Upon receipt of a valid trademark infringement notice, our Designated Copyright Agent will seek to confirm the existence of the Mark on the Service, notify the registered user who posted the content including the Mark, and take whatever action, in its discretion, is appropriate. This may include temporary or permanent removal of the Mark from the Service. If a response or defense is provided by the user asserting trademark rights or a license, we may consider reinstating the content.

Notification of Other Intellectual Property Rights (“IP”) Infringement

If you believe that some other intellectual property right of yours is being infringed on our Service—such as a patent, trade secret, or other statutory or common-law protected right—please provide our Designated Copyright Agent with the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act on your behalf.

  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you or your authorized agent, including name, address, telephone number and email address (if available).

  • A description or explanation of the intellectual property alleged to have been infringed, evidence of your ownership or rights in that intellectual property (including relevant registrations, certifications, or documentation), and information reasonably sufficient for us to determine that the IP has been infringed.

  • Information sufficient to permit our Designated Copyright Agent to identify the allegedly infringing use.

  • A statement that you have not authorized the challenged use, and a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law.

  • A statement under penalty of perjury that all the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are the owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the owner) of the intellectual property right.

Upon receipt of such a notice, our Designated Copyright Agent will review and determine, at their sole discretion, the appropriate action, which may include removing, disabling, or restricting access to the allegedly infringing material.

Disclaimer: We Have No Obligation to Adjudicate IP Claims

We are not an intellectual property tribunal. While we and our Designated Copyright Agent may act upon the information provided in the notices or counter-notices, we are not responsible for determining the ultimate merits of a copyright, trademark, or other IP claim. If a user submits a counter notice and we choose to restore content or maintain content despite a complaint, that user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our Designated Copyright Agent from any claims that may arise from such restoration or maintenance of content.