Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy

1. Introduction

ineedthis ("we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), we will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement committed using our platform.

This DMCA Policy explains how copyright owners can submit a takedown notice and how users can submit a counter-notice if they believe their content was wrongfully removed.

2. Copyright Policy

It is our policy to:

• Remove or disable access to material that we believe in good faith, upon notice from a copyright owner or their agent, is infringing the copyright of a third party by being made available through our platform.
• Terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.
• Accommodate standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify and protect their copyrighted works.

3. Filing a Copyright Infringement Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on our platform, you may submit a DMCA takedown notice to our Designated Copyright Agent (see contact information below).

Required Information for DMCA Notices

To be effective, your notice must include the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
2. Identification of the infringing material: A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our platform, with sufficient detail to allow us to locate it (e.g., URL, username, post ID).
3. Contact information: Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
4. Good faith statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. Accuracy statement: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
6. Signature: Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full legal name is acceptable).

4. Filing a Counter-Notice

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notice with our Designated Copyright Agent.

Required Information for Counter-Notices

Your counter-notice must include the following:

1. Identification of the removed material: A description 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.
2. Good faith statement: 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.
3. Consent to jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or an agent of such person.
4. Contact information: Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

What Happens After You File

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the party who submitted the original DMCA notice. The original complainant will then have 10 business days to notify us that they have filed a court action to restrain the alleged infringement. If we do not receive such notification, we may restore the removed content within 10 to 14 business days.

5. Repeat Infringers

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, accounts of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to our platform and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

6. False Claims

Anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages under Section 512(f) of the DMCA. This includes costs and attorneys' fees incurred by us or the alleged infringer.

We take false claims seriously and reserve the right to seek damages from any party that submits a notification or counter-notification in bad faith.

7. Designated Copyright Agent

Our Designated Copyright Agent to receive DMCA notices and counter-notices is:

Please note that we only accept DMCA notices and counter-notices at the email address listed above. Any other inquiries will not receive a response.

8. Contact Information

For all DMCA-related communications, please use the contact information provided in Section 7 above.

For general inquiries or other legal matters, please contact:

General Legal Inquiries: [email protected]

Support: [email protected]