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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Vegan Ricotta respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we will respond promptly to notices of alleged infringement that are reported to our designated Copyright Agent.

This policy describes the information that should be included in a DMCA Notice and Counter-Notification. It is our policy to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers where appropriate.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on the Vegan Ricotta website, please notify our Copyright Agent as set forth in the DMCA. For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:

  1. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  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 Vegan Ricotta to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Vegan Ricotta to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
  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 copyright owner, its agent, or 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 owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please note that any misrepresentations in your notification may make you liable for damages, including costs and attorney's fees incurred by us or the alleged infringer.

Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification

If your content was removed (or access to it disabled) because of a DMCA Notice and you believe that the material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a Counter-Notification to our Copyright Agent. To be effective, a Counter-Notification must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
  • A statement 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.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • 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 of the United States, for any judicial district in which Vegan Ricotta may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

Sending a false Counter-Notification may lead to liability for damages, including costs and attorney's fees.

Contact Information

To submit a DMCA Notice or Counter-Notification, please use our contact form and clearly state the nature of your request.