How to report copyright infringement on Swazy, how to respond, and our repeat-infringer policy.
Swazy hosts creators' pages and products. We respect intellectual property and respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Anyone can also use the "Report this page" link at the bottom of every creator page.
Email our designated copyright agent at legal@swazyy.com with the subject "DMCA notice". Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) the notice must include:
1. Your physical or electronic signature (or that of the person authorized to act for the copyright owner).
2. The copyrighted work you believe was infringed (or a representative list if there are several).
3. The material you believe infringes and where it is — the full swazyy.com link to the page, product, challenge or guide.
4. Your name, mailing address, phone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use isn't authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.
When we receive a complete notice we act expeditiously: we remove or disable access to the material and tell the creator, including a copy of the notice (your contact details may be shared with them so they can respond). Incomplete notices may not be acted on; we'll tell you what's missing.
If your material was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, email legal@swazyy.com with the subject "DMCA counter-notice". Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) it must include:
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. The material that was removed and where it appeared 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 phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, outside the United States, any judicial district where Swazy may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.
We forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice.
Swazy terminates, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe. Each valid notice that isn't resolved by a successful counter-notice counts as a strike; an account with three strikes within twelve months is terminated, and we may act sooner for clear or willful infringement.
Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. If you're not sure whether something infringes, consider speaking with a lawyer before sending a notice.
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