DMCA copyright policy

Vanpaultek respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects users of the VptTips Service to do the same. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512) we maintain a notice-and-takedown process.

1. Designated agent

Send all DMCA notices to our designated agent:

Copyright Agent, Vanpaultek
Email: dmca@vpttips.com
Mailing address: [Street, City, Maryland ZIP, United States]
Telephone: [Phone number]

Before public launch, register this designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA directory at copyright.gov/dmca-directory/. Registration is required to claim § 512 safe harbor and costs $6 (renewed every three years).

2. Submitting a DMCA takedown notice

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works, a representative list).
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material — include the exact URL on our Service.
4. Contact information — your name, address, telephone, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use of the material is not authorized 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 authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Incomplete notices may not trigger our takedown obligations. Knowingly making material misrepresentations in a notice may subject you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

3. Counter-notice

If your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to dmca@vpttips.com. A valid counter-notice must include all of the following per 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3):

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed and its location before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for Maryland (or for your judicial district if you reside outside the US), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

On receipt of a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original notifier and, unless they file suit within 10–14 business days, restore the material.

4. Repeat-infringer policy

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. What counts as “appropriate circumstances” is determined case-by-case based on the number and nature of notices received and the user’s response.

5. Third-party embedded content

Some content on the Service is served via third-party embeds (for example YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embed at youtube-nocookie.com). For infringements in third-party content, please direct your notice to the third party — we do not control their content.

6. Contact

Copyright Agent: dmca@vpttips.com
Other legal matters: legal@vpttips.com