Copyright & Takedown Policy

Effective date: February 27, 2026 · Version 1.0.0

1. Introduction

Contia (“Contia,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”), Title 17, United States Code, Section 512, and analogous laws in other jurisdictions, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Contia platform that are reported to our designated copyright agent.

This policy also covers complaints relating to the unauthorized use of a person’s name, image, likeness, or other indicia of identity (“right of publicity” or “personality rights”).

2. How to Submit a Takedown Notice

If you believe that content hosted on or generated through Contia infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, you may submit a written takedown notice to our designated agent. Your notice must include all of the following elements to be effective:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, you may provide a representative list.
2. Identification of the infringing material. A description of the material that you claim is infringing, together with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it. This should include the URL(s) of the page(s) on which the material appears, or another sufficiently precise description of the content.
3. Your contact information. Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. Good faith statement. A statement that you have 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. Accuracy statement under penalty of perjury. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
6. Physical or electronic signature. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

3. Where to Send Notices

Takedown notices should be sent to our designated agent at the following address:

We strongly prefer to receive notices by email. Notices sent to any other address or to any other person may not be acted upon promptly.

4. Right of Publicity / Personality Rights Complaints

If you believe that content on Contia uses your name, image, likeness, voice, or other identifiable attributes without your authorization, you may submit a complaint using the same process described in Section 2 above. In place of identifying a copyrighted work, describe the personal attribute(s) that have been used without your consent and provide evidence of your identity (for example, a government-issued photo ID with sensitive information redacted).

We will review personality-rights complaints under the same timelines and procedures applicable to copyright takedown notices.

5. Counter-Notification Process

If you believe that material you posted on Contia was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification to our designated agent. Your counter-notification must include all of the following:

1. Identification of the removed material. A description of the material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
2. Statement under penalty of perjury. A statement, made 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.
3. Consent to jurisdiction. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Contia may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notice or an agent of such person.
4. Physical or electronic signature. Your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not notify us within ten (10) business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity, we may restore the removed material at our discretion.

6. Response Timeline

• Acknowledgement: We will acknowledge receipt of a properly submitted takedown notice or counter-notification within forty-eight (48) hours.
• Action: We will take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material, within five (5) business days of receiving a complete and valid notice.

These timelines represent our commitment and may be shortened at our discretion. Incomplete or deficient notices may delay our response.

7. Repeat Infringer Policy

Contia maintains a policy for the termination of accounts of users who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights. Our three-strike policy operates as follows:

1. First strike — Warning.Upon receipt of the first valid takedown notice concerning a user’s account, we will remove the infringing content and issue a written warning to the account holder.
2. Second strike — Suspension.Upon receipt of a second valid takedown notice, we will remove the infringing content and suspend the user’s account for a period determined at our sole discretion.
3. Third strike — Termination.Upon receipt of a third valid takedown notice, we will permanently terminate the user’s account and remove all associated content.

We reserve the right to skip directly to account suspension or termination in cases of egregious or willful infringement, regardless of the number of prior notices.

8. Content Removal

Contia may, at its sole discretion, remove or disable access to any content that is the subject of a takedown notice or that we reasonably believe infringes the intellectual property rights, publicity rights, or personality rights of any person, pending the outcome of our investigation. We are not obligated to notify the content provider in advance of such removal where we determine, in our sole judgment, that continued availability of the content may expose Contia or third parties to legal liability.

9. Good Faith

Contia will not be liable to any user for good-faith removal or disabling of access to content pursuant to this policy. We act as an intermediary in the notice-and-takedown process and do not adjudicate the merits of any claim of infringement. If you believe that a takedown notice was filed in bad faith, your remedy is set out in the counter-notification process described in Section 5 above and in applicable law.

10. Designated Agent

Our designated agent for receiving notifications of claimed infringement under this policy is:

11. Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Copyright & Takedown Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of Contia after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact

If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at legal@contia.app.