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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy for Affiliate Programs

This Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy outlines the procedures for copyright holders to request the removal of copyrighted material that they believe has been infringed upon within our affiliate program network, and for affiliates to file counter-notifications if they believe their content was removed in error. We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our affiliates to do the same.

It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA. If we receive such a notice, we will remove or disable access to the material claimed to be infringing and will make a good faith attempt to contact the affiliate who posted the material so that they may make a counter-notification.

Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content participating in our affiliate programs infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the DMCA by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed: Provide 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 material that is claimed to be infringing: Provide a description of where the infringing material is located within our affiliate network or on an affiliate's promotional channels (e.g., specific URLs of infringing landing pages, ad creatives, or content). Please be as specific as possible to allow us to locate the material.
  3. Your contact information: Provide your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. A statement that you have a good faith belief: Include 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. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate: Include a statement that, under penalty of perjury, the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. Electronic or physical signature: Provide an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you are an affiliate whose material has been removed or disabled as a result of a DMCA takedown notice, and you believe that your material is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material, you may send a counter-notification containing the following information to our Copyright Agent:

  • Identification of the material that has been removed: Identify the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location (e.g., URL) at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • A statement under penalty of perjury: Include 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 of the material to be removed or disabled.
  • Your contact information: Provide your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  • A statement of consent to jurisdiction: Include a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district (or, if you are outside the United States, in any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
  • Your electronic or physical signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the party who submitted the original DMCA takedown notice. If the copyright owner does not file an action seeking a court order against the content provider within 10-14 business days of receiving the counter-notification, the removed material may be reinstated or access to it may be restored.

For any DMCA-related inquiries, please use our contact page.