Copyright & DMCA Policy

1. Overview

hashtag.org respects the intellectual property of others and expects everyone who uses the Service to do the same. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that follow the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and we remove or disable access to material we determine in good faith to be infringing.

Much of what appears on hashtag.org (portal pages, images, vault media, embedded sites, and other content) is created and uploaded by users, not by us. If you believe content hosted through the Service infringes a copyright you own or control, follow the steps below.

2. Filing a takedown notice

Send a written notice that includes all of the following. An incomplete notice may delay our response, and a notice that omits required elements may not be valid under the DMCA.

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim was infringed (or a representative list, if multiple works are covered by one notice).
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and enough detail for us to locate it — the portal, page URL, or media in question.
4. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Submit your notice through our contact page and mark it “DMCA Notice” so it reaches our designated agent. Please send notices only to that channel so we can track and respond to them properly.

3. What we do with a valid notice

When we receive a notice that substantially complies with the DMCA, we may remove or disable access to the identified material, notify the user who posted it, and give that user a copy of the notice. We may forward the information you provide, including your contact details, to the person who posted the material so they can respond or file a counter-notification.

4. Counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notification. It must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the location 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 telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice or its agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless the original complainant notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity.

5. Repeat infringers

We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We may also remove content and restrict features at any time when we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to comply with the law or protect the rights of others.

6. Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. Make sure you are the rights holder, or authorized to act for them, before you send a notice or counter-notification.

7. Designated agent

Copyright notices and counter-notifications should be directed to our designated agent through the contact page. This policy supplements, and does not replace, our Terms of Service.