Copyright Policy

01.Commitment to Copyright Compliance

[Company Name] (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the campus reviews platform (“Platform”) to do the same. We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”) and respond promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA.

It is our policy to remove or disable access to content that infringes copyright, and to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

02.Designated DMCA Agent

Our designated agent for receiving DMCA takedown notices is:

This agent’s contact information is registered with the United States Copyright Office as required by the DMCA. To be valid under the DMCA, all takedown notices and counter-notifications must be sent to the designated agent at the address above.

03.Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you are a copyright owner (or authorized to act on behalf of one) and believe that content on the Platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice to our designated agent. To be valid, your notice must include all of the following:

1. 1.Identification of the copyrighted work — a description of the work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are involved, a representative list is acceptable.
2. 2.Identification of the infringing content — a description of the content you believe is infringing, with sufficient information for us to locate it. Provide the specific URL(s) where the content appears on the Platform.
3. 3.Your contact information — your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. 4.Statement of good faith belief — a statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. 5.Statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury — a statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.
6. 6.Physical or electronic signature — a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or an authorized representative.

04.How We Process Takedown Notices

Upon receiving a valid DMCA takedown notice:

1. 1.We will remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content expeditiously — typically within 1–3 business days of receiving a valid, complete notice.
2. 2.We will notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed due to a DMCA notice. The notification will include the nature of the claim but not the claimant’s full contact information.
3. 3.The user may file a counter-notification if they believe the content was removed in error (see Section 5).
4. 4.If no valid counter-notification is received within the statutory period, the content remains removed.
5. 5.If a valid counter-notification is received, we will forward it to the original claimant and restore the content within 10–14 business days unless the claimant notifies us that they have filed a court action to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

05.Filing a Counter-Notification

If your content was removed in response to a DMCA takedown notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or that you have authorization to use the material, you may submit a counter-notification to our designated agent. Your counter-notification must include all of the following:

1. 1.Identification of the removed content — a description of the content that was removed and the URL where it appeared before removal.
2. 2.Statement under penalty of perjury — a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
3. 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 outside the US, the judicial district in which [Company Name] is located), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice.
4. 4.Your contact information — your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. 5.Physical or electronic signature — your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receiving a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original claimant. If the original claimant does not notify us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we will restore the removed content within 10–14 business days. Filing a false counter-notification may result in liability for damages.

06.Repeat Infringer Policy

It is our policy to terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of copyright in appropriate circumstances. A “repeat infringer” is a user who has been the subject of more than one valid DMCA takedown notice for which no counter-notification was filed, or for which the counter-notification was unsuccessful.

Account termination for repeat infringement is at our sole discretion, taking into account the nature and severity of the infringements, the user’s history, and whether the user appeared to act in good faith. Terminated accounts may not re-register. This is enforced via the permanent ban mechanism described in our Terms of Service.

07.Copyright & Specific Content Types

The following guidance addresses the most common copyright scenarios on the Platform.

08.Misuse of the DMCA Process

The DMCA takedown process is intended exclusively for legitimate copyright claims. Submitting a DMCA takedown notice to suppress reviews, ratings, or opinions — rather than to address actual copyright infringement — is a misuse of the DMCA process.

Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the alleged infringer and by us. We reserve the right to seek damages from parties who misuse the takedown process.

09.Contact

• DMCA notices & counter-notifications: [email protected]
• General content concerns (not copyright-related): [email protected]
• Policy questions: [email protected]