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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Appdb respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA"), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Appdb will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Appdb service and/or the Appdb website (the "Site") if such claims are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

This policy outlines the information required to submit a copyright infringement notice and how Appdb will handle such notices.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Appdb service or Site, please send a written DMCA notice to our Designated Copyright Agent. Your notice must include substantially the following information:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has 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 Appdb to locate the material (e.g., a URL link to the infringing material on Appdb).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Appdb to contact you, such as your name, address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
  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 attorney's fees incurred by Appdb or the party that was falsely accused of infringement. Thus, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.

DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that the material you posted on the Site was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our Designated Copyright Agent. Pursuant to Sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the DMCA, a counter-notification must be a written communication that substantially includes the following:

  • 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.
  • 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 your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Appdb 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 note 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 attorney's fees incurred by Appdb or the party that filed the original DMCA notice. Thus, if you are not sure whether certain material was mistakenly removed, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.

To submit a DMCA notice or counter-notification, please visit our Contact Us page.