DMCA and Intellectual Property Takedown

Version 1.0 | Last Updated: 22 April 2026 | Effective Date: 22 April 2026

1. Designated Agent (United States DMCA)

2. What to Include in a DMCA Takedown Notice (US)

A valid notice under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) must include, at minimum:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple works on the Platform are covered by a single notice, a representative list of such works.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to locate it — the URL or in-app location is essential; screenshots are helpful but not sufficient on their own.
4. Your contact information — name, address, telephone number, email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on behalf of the owner.

Send your notice to legal@socialgryd.com with the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice".

3. Copy-and-Paste DMCA Template

Subject: DMCA Takedown Notice

To SocialGryd Designated Agent:

1. I am the [owner / authorised agent of the owner] of the following copyrighted
   work(s): [describe; include registration number if US-registered].

2. The material on SocialGryd that infringes this work is located at:
   - URL / in-app location: [...]
   - Description: [...]

3. My contact information:
   - Name: [...]
   - Address: [...]
   - Phone: [...]
   - Email: [...]

4. I have a good-faith belief that use of the material identified above is not
   authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. I state, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States, that
   the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright
   owner or am authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Signed: [your signature — an electronic signature such as "/s/ Jane Doe" is
acceptable]

Date: [...]

4. Counter-Notification

If you are a user whose content was removed under a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error or that your use is authorised by the owner, its agent, or the law, you may submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3). A valid counter-notification must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or for any judicial district in which SocialGryd may be found, if outside the US) and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification.

Send counter-notifications to legal@socialgryd.com. On receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original notifier and, unless they notify us within 10–14 business days that they have filed a court action, we will restore the material.

5. Repeat-Infringer Policy

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(i), we maintain and reasonably implement a policy for terminating the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of copyright. Repeat infringement is assessed on the basis of valid DMCA notices, court findings, and other reliable indicators.

6. Trade-Mark Complaints

To report trade-mark infringement, send the following to legal@socialgryd.com with the subject "Trade-Mark Complaint":

• Your name, address, and contact email
• Description of the trade mark, the jurisdiction of registration, and registration number (or common-law basis)
• Description of how the material on SocialGryd infringes or creates consumer confusion
• URL or in-app location of the allegedly infringing material
• A good-faith statement that the use is not authorised

7. Design Right, Patent, Publicity, and Moral Rights

For other intellectual-property complaints (registered and unregistered design rights, patents, rights of publicity, and moral rights in jurisdictions that recognise them), send a complaint with equivalent information (rights holder, basis of right, jurisdiction, location of infringement, good-faith statement) to legal@socialgryd.com.

8. European Union and UK Copyright Complaints

For infringements governed by EU copyright law (including Directive 2019/790) or UK copyright law (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), the same contact applies. For Member States with specific notice regimes, we respond in line with the relevant regime. For Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 (platform liability for user uploads), to the extent applicable, we provide rights-holders with best-efforts measures on a case-by-case basis.

9. DSA Alignment

IP complaints that identify illegal content also trigger the notice-and-action mechanism under Article 16 of the EU Digital Services Act. We issue Statements of Reasons to affected users under Article 17 DSA, provide an appeal route under Article 20, and submit records to the DSA Transparency Database where applicable.

10. Bad-Faith or Abusive Notices

Submitting materially misrepresentative notices exposes you to liability under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) for DMCA notices, as well as to damages under EU and UK law, defamation law, and misuse-of-process claims. We may suspend or permanently block submitters who repeatedly submit abusive or automated notices that fail basic validity checks.

11. Contact

• Copyright, DMCA, and IP: legal@socialgryd.com
• Postal: SocialGryd Limited, Narva mnt 5, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju maakond 10117, Estonia