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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

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

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Ofteq Watch services by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement

Upon receipt of a valid and complete Notice, Ofteq Watch will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Ofteq Watch website and/or termination of the account of the infringer.

To file a DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  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 Ofteq Watch to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Ofteq Watch to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  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.

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If you believe that the material you posted on the Ofteq Watch website was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our Designated Copyright Agent. Under the DMCA, you may be liable for damages, including attorneys' fees and costs, if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others.

To file a DMCA Counter-Notification, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially 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, 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 Ofteq Watch 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 under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability for damages.

Contact Ofteq Watch's Designated Copyright Agent

All DMCA Notices of Copyright Infringement and DMCA Counter-Notifications should be sent to Ofteq Watch's Designated Copyright Agent via our Contact Us page. Please clearly indicate "DMCA Notice" or "DMCA Counter-Notification" in your message to ensure proper routing and timely processing.