Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy
It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. This page describes the information that should be present in these notices. It is designed to make submitting notices of alleged infringement to our staff as straightforward as possible while reducing the number of notices that are fraudulent or difficult to understand or verify.
Introduction
This policy is intended to implement the procedures set forth in 17 U.S.C. Section 512 and
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") for the reporting of alleged copyright
infringement. It is the policy of HideReferrer.net services (the "Company") to respect the
legitimate rights of copyright owners, their agents, and representatives. Users of any part
of the Company computing system are required to respect the legal protections provided by
applicable copyright law.
Designated Agent
To exercise your DMCA rights, you must send your Proper DMCA Notice to the following agent
designated by Company (the "Designated Agent"). The contact information for
HideReferrer.net Designated Agent is:
E-mail address
Note: this is spam-protected email address and it may be used only for copyright
infringement claims - you will not receive a reply if the matter is not a copyright issue.
Upon receipt of proper notification of claimed infringement, Company will follow the procedures
outlined herein and in the DMCA.
Complaint Notice Procedures for Copyright Owners
The following elements must be included in your copyright infringement claim:
- An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notice, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Company to locate the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Company to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Failure to include all of the above information may result in a delay of the processing or the DCMA notification.
Notice and Takedown Procedure
It is expected that all users of any part of the Company system will comply with applicable
copyright laws. However, if the Company receives proper notification of claimed copyright
infringement it will respond expeditiously by removing, or disabling access to, the material
that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity provided all
such claims have been investigated and determined to be valid by Company in Company's
sole and absolute discretion. Company will comply with the appropriate provisions of the DMCA
in the event a counter notification is received.
Repeat Infringers
Under appropriate circumstances, Company may, in its discretion, terminate authorization of
users of its system or network who are repeat infringers.
Accommodation of Standard Technical Measures
It is Company policy to accommodate and not interfere with standard technical measures it
determines are reasonable under the circumstances, i.e., technical measures that are used by
copyright owners to identify or protect copyrighted works.