At ClearFridge, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. Our DMCA Policy provides a clear process for addressing copyright infringement claims. If you are a copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner and wish to report an infringement of material by a third party on or through ClearFridge Services, please contact us at [email protected] with a DMCA notice, and we will take appropriate action.

DMCA Notification Requirements

Your DMCA notice must include the following:

  • Description of the Infringed Work: Provide a detailed description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
  • Location of Infringing Material: Include the URL or other specific details to help us locate the allegedly infringing material on our service.
  • Contact Information: Provide your name, occupational title (e.g., agent), address, and email address.
  • Good Faith Statement: Include a statement that you sincerely believe the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by law (e.g., as fair use).
  • Accuracy Statement: Include a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
  • Signature: Provide the electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

We will review your notice and take appropriate action in accordance with the DMCA, which may include removing the disputed content from the website. We may also terminate the account of the offending user if necessary.

Counter-Notification Requirements

If an agreement cannot be reached with the reported copyright owner, the content owner may submit a DMCA counter-notification to our email within 10 business days of our notification date. If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will email a copy of the notice to the copyright owner. A counter-notification must include the following:

  • Contact Information: Your name, title (if an agent), physical address, email address, and telephone number.
  • Content Identification: Reasonable identification of the material that has been removed or access to which has been blocked.
  • Statement of Perjury: Include the statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material to be removed or disabled was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed.”
  • Consent to Jurisdiction:
  • If located in the United States: “I consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the jurisdiction in which the address I have provided is located.”
  • If located outside the United States: “I submit to the jurisdiction of any U.S. district court in which we are located.”
  • Consent to Service: Include the statement: “I will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice or his agent.”
  • Signature: Provide the electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Trademark Infringement Claims

If you believe that content on our site infringes your trademark rights, please provide the following information:

  • Trademark Details: Provide details of the original trademark (or description in the case of a logo).
  • Registration Information: List the countries where the trademark is registered and the registration number.
  • Proof of Registration: Provide a scanned copy of the trademark registration certificate or a screenshot of the registration from the relevant website or database of the State Intellectual Property Office.
  • Good Faith Statement: Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the trademark in the manner complained of is not authorized by the intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law.
  • Accuracy Statement: Include a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the trademark owner.

You can email this information to us, and you should receive an automatic acknowledgment of receipt.