Intellectual Property Policy

Shelf Social respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. This Policy describes how rights holders can report intellectual property infringement on the Platform and how Shelf Social responds to such reports.

Copyright Complaints (DMCA Notice)

If you are a copyright owner or authorized agent and believe that content on the Platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing the following information in writing to our designated agent:

• 1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
• 2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
• 3. 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 Shelf Social to locate the material (such as the URL or other specific location on the Platform).
• 4. Contact information for the complaining party, including name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• 5. 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.
• 6. A statement that the information in the notification 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.

DMCA Designated Agent:

Our designated agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe your content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our designated agent with the following information:

• 1. Your physical or electronic signature.
• 2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
• 3. 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.
• 4. Your name, address, 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, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which Shelf Social may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, Shelf Social will forward it to the original complainant. If the original complainant does not file a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity within 10 business days, Shelf Social may restore the removed content.

Trademark Complaints

If you are a trademark owner or authorized agent and believe that content on the Platform infringes your trademark rights, you may submit a complaint by providing the following information to us at TODO_LEGAL_EMAIL or through our IP reporting page:

• 1. Your name, title, company, address, telephone number, and email address.
• 2. Identification of the trademark(s) at issue, including the trademark registration number(s), if applicable, and the jurisdiction(s) of registration.
• 3. Identification of the content on the Platform that you believe infringes your trademark rights, with information reasonably sufficient to permit Shelf Social to locate the content (such as the URL).
• 4. A description of how the identified content infringes your trademark rights.
• 5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the trademark is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law.
• 6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the trademark owner.
• 7. Your physical or electronic signature.

How We Respond

Shelf Social reviews all IP complaints submitted through the processes described above. Our target response time is 24 to 72 hours.

Upon receipt of a valid copyright or trademark complaint, we may remove or disable access to the identified content, notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed, and apply our repeat infringer policy as described in our Terms of Service.

We log all IP complaints received and actions taken for compliance and legal record-keeping purposes.

Repeat Infringer Policy

Shelf Social maintains a repeat infringer policy. Users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others may have their accounts terminated. Our graduated enforcement policy is described in Section 9 of our Terms of Service.

Misrepresentation Warning

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

Please consider whether a use of copyrighted material constitutes fair use before submitting a DMCA notice.