Intellectual Property Claims

Last update: October 2020

Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement

Hidocu.com’s content is based on User Generated Content (UGC). We therefore respect the intellectual property rights of others. HiDocu does not check user uploaded/created content for violations. However, if you believe any material/uploaded content available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please follow the process below.
By sending us a copyright infringement notice (“Notification”) you allow us to review your report promptly and effectively. All Notifications should meet the requirements of DMCA 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and include the following information:

1. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on the Site are covered by the Notification, a representative list of such works on the Site;
2. 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 us to locate the material;
3. information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
4. 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;
5. 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 upon;
6. a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Contact

You can send your Notification to our designated DMCA / Copyright Claims Agent at:

HiDocu
Attention: DMCA / Copyright Claims Agent
Groenstraat 27, Prinsenbeek
4841 BA Prinsenbeek, The Netherlands

Alternatively you can submit the Notice electronically to DMCA@hidocu.com or by submitting a ticket to our DMCA / Copyright Claims Agent here.

Please make note that we will allow the user who is allegedly infringing your copyright to respond by providing them with information about the Notification. We may remove or suspend the reported materials prior to receiving the user’s response when sufficient proof of infringement is provided. However, we may notify you and replace the removed or disabled material when the allegedly infringing user provides us with a proper counter-notification indicating that it is permitted to post the allegedly infringing material. In all such cases, we will act in accordance with 17 U.S.C Section 512 and other applicable laws.

If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notification may not be effective. Please be aware that you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification. Thus, if you are not sure that material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney.

Counter-Notification Procedures

If you believe your own copyrighted material has been removed from the Site as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter notification to our DMCA / Copyright Claims agent (identified above) using the contact information provided below (a “Counter Notification”).

To be an effective Counter Notification under the DMCA, your Counter Notification must include substantially the following:

1. identification of the material that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
2. a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the District Court in which your address is located, or if your address is outside the Netherlands, for any judicial district in which we are located;
3. a statement that you will accept service of process from the party that filed the Notification or the party’s agent;
4. your name, address, and telephone number;
5. a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
6. your physical or electronic signature.

Contact

If you send us a valid, written Counter Notification meeting the requirements described above, we will restore your removed or disabled material, unless we first receive notice from the party filing the Notification informing us that such party has filed a court action to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question.

Please note that if you materially misrepresent that the disabled or removed content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorney’s fees, under Section 512(f) of the DMCA. Filing a false Counter Notification constitutes perjury.

Trademark Infringement

Hidocu.com’s content is based on User Generated Content (UGC). We therefore respect the intellectual property rights of others. HiDocu does not check user uploaded/created content for violations of trademark or other rights. However, if you believe any material/uploaded content available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please follow the process below. HiDocu looks into reported violations and removes or disables content shown to be violating third party trademark rights.

A trademark infringement notice (“TM Notification”) should include the following to allow us to review your report promptly and effectively:

1. identification of the trademark claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple trademark rights on the Site are covered by the Notification, a representative list of such works on the Site;
2. your trademark registration certificate and a printout from the pertinent country’s trademark office records showing current status and title of the registration. Alternatively, a statement that your mark is unregistered, together with a court ruling confirming your rights;
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 us to locate the material;
4. information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email 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 trademark 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 trademark owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed upon;
7. your physical or electronic signature.

Contact

You can send your Notification to:

HiDocu
Attention: Trademark Complaints
Groenstraat 27
4841 BA Prinsenbeek, The Netherlands

Alternatively you can submit the Notice electronically to trademarkcomplaints@hidocu.com or by submitting a ticket to our Trademark Complaint representative here.

Please note that we will allow the user who is allegedly infringing your trademark to respond by providing them with information about the Notification. We may remove or suspend the reported materials prior to receiving the user’s response when sufficient proof of infringement is provided. However, we may notify you and replace the removed or disabled material when the allegedly infringing user provides us with a proper counter-notification indicating that it is permitted to post the allegedly infringing material. In all such cases, we will act in accordance with applicable law.

Repeat Infringers

It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.