Copyright Policy

Copyright Policy

At Freechat, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same.

1. Types of Copyright Complaints

Freechat responds to copyright notices filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ('DMCA'). （Section 512 of the DMCA outlines the statutory requirements necessary to formally report copyright infringement and provides instructions on how an affected party can file a takedown complaint by submitting a compliant counter-notice.

Freechat will respond to reports of alleged copyright infringement, such as allegations of unauthorized use of copyrighted images as profiles or captioned photos, unauthorized use of copyrighted videos or images uploaded through our media hosting services, or tweets containing links Suspected infringing material

2. Notify Freechat of Copyright Complaints

You may report alleged copyright infringement by sending an email to the designated copyright agent on [e-mail]

Filing a DMCA complaint is the beginning of a predetermined legal process. Your complaint will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint meets these requirements, we will act on your request - including sending a complete copy of the notice (including your name, address, phone number and email address) to the user who posted the allegedly infringing material.

If you are concerned about your contact information being forwarded, you may wish to use an agent to report it to you.

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), you may be liable for any damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) caused by us or our users if you knowingly and falsely claim that the material or activity infringes. If you are unsure whether the material you report is actually infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before submitting a notice to us.

To submit a notice of claimed copyright infringement, you will need to provide us with the following information.

a. The identity or electronic signature of the copyright owner (entering your full name will suffice) or the person authorized to act on their behalf;

b. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (e.g., a link to your original work or a clear description of the material that is claimed to be infringing);

c. Identification of the infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit Freechat to locate the material on our Site or Services;

d. Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email address;

e. a statement that you are satisfied that use of the material in the manner claimed is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you have the right to act on behalf of the copyright owner under penalty of perjury.

Freechat's response to notices of alleged copyright infringement may include removing or restricting access to the material that is allegedly infringing. If we remove or restrict access to User Content in response to a notice of alleged infringement, Freechat will endeavor to contact the affected account holder for information about the removal or restriction of access, including a complete copy of the removal notice, and instructions for submitting a counter-notice.

If you have not received a copy of the copyright notice regarding the content removed from your account, please respond to the support voucher we sent you.

In appropriate cases, Freechat may suspend and warn repeat offenders and, in more serious cases, permanently terminate user accounts.

3. Submitting a Counter-Notice

If you believe that material reported in a copyright notice you have received has been misidentified or removed in error, you should submit a counter-notice as described below.

Redistribution of material removed in response to a copyright notice may result in permanent account deactivation. If you believe that content has been removed in error, please submit a counter-notice instead of simply republishing the material.

To submit a counter-notice, you will need to provide us with the following information.

- A physical or electronic signature (entering your full name will suffice);

- Identification of the material that has been removed or access to which has been disabled and the location where the material was located before it was removed or accessed (the description in the copyright notice will suffice);

- a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled due to an error or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and

- your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the jurisdiction in which the address is located or that your address is in any jurisdiction outside of the United States which Freechat may be found and that you will accept processing services from the person providing notice under paragraph (c)(1)(C) or from such person's agent.

To submit a counter-notice, please respond to our original email notification and include the required information in the body of your response, as we will discard all attachments for security reasons.

4. Legal consequences

Please note that filing an intellectual property infringement report is a serious matter with legal consequences. Please think twice before filing a claim or counter-notification, especially if you are not sure whether you are the actual rights holder or authorized to act on the rights holder's behalf. Fraudulent and/or malicious submissions have legal and financial consequences. Please ensure that you are the actual rights holder, or that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed in error, and that you understand the consequences of submitting a false claim.