Template — review with a qualified lawyer before launch. This is not legal advice.
Copyright & DMCA
DealsSpy hosts content posted by its members. If something here infringes your copyright, tell us and we will act on it. This page explains how, and gives you the form.
Our designated copyright agent
[DMCA Agent Name],
Copyright Agent
[Legal Entity Name]
[mailing address]
Email: dmca@dealsspy.com
Phone: [telephone number]
Notices sent anywhere else — a support mailbox, a comment, a social account — may not reach the right people in time. Use the form below or write to the agent directly.
What a valid notice must contain
Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A), a takedown notice has to include all six of the following. The form below asks for each one separately, so if you complete it you have sent a complete notice.
- Your signature — physical or electronic — as the copyright owner or someone authorised to act for them.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If several works on one page are affected, a representative list is enough.
- Identification of the infringing material, with enough detail for us to find it. In practice: the DealsSpy URL of each item, one per line.
- Your contact information — name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
- A good-faith statement that the use is not authorised by you, your agent, or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
What happens after you send one
- You get a reference number immediately.
- We review the notice. If it is missing a required element we will tell you which one — an incomplete notice does not oblige us to act, and it is quicker to fix than to argue about.
- If it is valid, we expeditiously remove or disable access to the material.
- We notify the member who posted it and tell them how to file a counter-notice.
- If they file one, we forward it to you. Unless you tell us within 10 business days that you have filed a court action to stop the infringement, we may put the material back after 10 to 14 business days.
Please read before you file
Misrepresentation has consequences. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or, on the other side, that it was removed by mistake — is liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. This applies to notices and counter-notices alike.
Copyright is not the same as being unhappy. A store's name or logo is a trademark question, not a copyright one; a price a member quoted is a fact, not a work; and a deal listing that links to your site is not infringement in itself. For anything that is not a copyright claim, use the complaints form, which reaches the same people without the sworn statements.
Fair use exists. Consider whether the use is a fair use before you file; the good-faith statement in element 5 requires you to.
Repeat infringers
We keep a record of every notice we act on and which account posted the material. In appropriate circumstances, and at our discretion, we suspend or terminate the accounts of members who repeatedly infringe copyright, as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(i). A notice that we reject, that is withdrawn, or that is reversed by a successful counter-notice does not count against anyone.
If your content was removed
You can send a counter-notice if you believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification. Read the warnings on that page first — a counter-notice puts your name, address and phone number in front of the person who complained, and consents to a federal court's jurisdiction.
Send a DMCA takedown notice
Every field below is required because the statute requires it. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle what you submit — note that your notice, including your contact details, is forwarded to the member who posted the material.