DMCA

This Digital Millennium Copyright Act policy (“Policy”) applies to our website (“Website”), mobile application (“Mobile Application”), and any related products and services (collectively, “Services”). It outlines how the operator of these Services (“Operator”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) addresses copyright infringement notifications and how you (“you” or “your”) may submit a copyright infringement complaint.

Protecting intellectual property is of utmost importance to us, and we ask our users and their authorized agents to do the same. We are committed to expeditiously responding to clear notifications of alleged copyright infringement in compliance with global copyright policies, including but not limited to the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998.

What to Consider Before Submitting a Copyright Complaint

Before submitting a copyright complaint, consider whether the use could be considered fair use. Fair use allows brief excerpts of copyrighted material to be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research without permission from or payment to the copyright holder. If you have considered fair use and still wish to proceed with a copyright complaint, you may first want to reach out to the user in question to see if the matter can be resolved directly.

If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is infringing, you may wish to consult an attorney before filing a notification with us.

We may, at our discretion or as required by law, share a copy of your notification or counter-notification with third parties, including the account holder engaged in the allegedly infringing activity or for publication. If you are concerned about your information being forwarded, you may wish to hire an agent to report infringing material for you.

Notifications of Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and you believe that any material available on our Services infringes your copyrights, you may submit a written copyright infringement notification (“Notification”) using the contact details on our contact page pursuant to the DMCA and other applicable global copyright laws. All such Notifications must comply with DMCA requirements. You may refer to a DMCA takedown notice generator or similar services to ensure compliance with your Notification.

Filing a DMCA complaint initiates a pre-defined legal process. Your complaint will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint satisfies these requirements, our response may include the removal or restriction of access to the allegedly infringing material and the permanent termination of repeat infringers’ accounts.

If we remove or restrict access to materials or terminate an account in response to a Notification of alleged infringement, we will make a good faith effort to contact the affected user with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, which may include a full copy of your Notification (including your name, address, phone number, and email address), along with instructions for filing a counter-notification.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any portion of this Policy, the Operator reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a DMCA copyright infringement notification if it fails to comply with all the requirements of the DMCA.

Counter-notifications

A user who receives a copyright infringement Notification may make a counter-Notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the US Copyright Act. If you receive a copyright infringement Notification, it means that the material described in the Notification has been removed from our Services or access to the material has been restricted. Please read through the Notification, which includes information on the Notification we received. To file a counter-notification with us, you must provide a written communication compliant with the DMCA requirements.

If you are unsure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others or if the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification, you may wish to consult an attorney before filing a counter-notification.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any portion of this Policy, the Operator reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a counter-notification. If we receive a counter-notification that complies with the terms of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), we may forward it to the person who filed the original Notification.

The process described in this Policy does not limit our ability to pursue any other remedies we may have to address suspected infringement.

Changes and Amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page, post a notification within the Services, and notify you via the contact information you have provided. An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the revised Policy will constitute your consent to those changes.

Reporting Copyright Infringement

If you would like to notify us of infringing material or activity, we encourage you to contact us through our contact page on the domain.

Last Updated: July 20, 2024