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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

At Matcha Smoothie, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This DMCA Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

We are committed to responding to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA and other applicable intellectual property laws. As part of our response, we may remove or disable access to material residing on our site or service that is claimed to be infringing.

Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content hosted on Matcha Smoothie 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. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  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 Matcha Smoothie to locate the material (e.g., URL of the infringing material).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Matcha Smoothie to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
  5. A statement that you have 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 you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your notice regarding whether content or activity is infringing may subject you to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that your material has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Copyright Agent by providing the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(g)(3) for further detail):

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • 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 to it was disabled.
  • 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 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 the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Matcha Smoothie may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Please be aware that any misrepresentations in your counter-notification regarding whether content or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may subject you to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

For all DMCA-related inquiries, please contact us via our Contact Us page.