theSHFT respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512. This policy explains how copyright owners can submit takedown notices, how affected users can respond, and how we handle repeat infringers.

1. SAFE HARBOR

theSHFT acts as an online service provider as defined under 17 U.S.C. § 512(k) and qualifies for the safe harbor protections of § 512(c) for user-generated content. Our designated agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

2. DESIGNATED COPYRIGHT AGENT

The following is the designated agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement under the DMCA, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office:

• Name: theSHFT LLC (Designated Agent)
• Organization: theSHFT LLC
• Email: support@theshft.app
• Address: 212 W. Troy St., Ste B, Dothan, AL 36303
• Phone: 334-327-0246
• USCO Registration Number: DMCA-1079621

3. SCOPE: WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT TAKE DOWN

Because theSHFT uses end-to-end encryption for direct messages, we cannot read, view, or take down the contents of private one to one or group direct messages, even when properly notified. We can act on content that is stored on our servers in readable form:

• Story media (photos and videos posted as Stories)
• Community posts and replies (public community forums)
• User profile pictures, usernames, and bios
• Community names, descriptions, and rules

For end-to-end encrypted direct messages, our only enforcement action is to suspend or terminate the account of an alleged infringer who has been the subject of repeat valid DMCA notices regarding their public content, or where infringement is otherwise established.

4. SUBMITTING A NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT

If you believe content on theSHFT infringes your copyright, send a written notice to support@theshft.app containing ALL of the following, as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A):

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works at a single site, a representative list);
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (for example the username of the poster, the story or community, and the approximate time);
• Your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email;
• 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;
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices that do not meet ALL of these requirements may be ignored. Knowingly material misrepresentations in a DMCA notice may subject you to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

5. OUR RESPONSE TO A VALID NOTICE

Upon receipt of a notice that substantially complies with § 512(c)(3), we will:

• Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material expeditiously, typically within five (5) business days;
• Notify the user who posted the material (where contact information is available) and provide a copy of the notice;
• Record the removal in our internal repeat-infringer tracking system.

6. COUNTER-NOTICE PROCEDURE

If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Send to support@theshft.app a written communication containing:

• Your physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which it appeared before removal;
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
• Your name, address, 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 the United States, any judicial district in which theSHFT may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of that person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original complainant. If the original complainant does not notify us within ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days that they have filed suit seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity, we may restore the removed material.

7. REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), theSHFT has adopted and reasonably implemented a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We consider a user a repeat infringer after three (3) valid, uncontested notices. We may, at our sole discretion and where the circumstances warrant, terminate accounts after fewer than three notices (for example, in cases of blatant or large-scale infringement) or extend leniency beyond three where a counter-notice succeeds.

8. ABUSE OF THE DMCA PROCESS

We take seriously any abuse of the DMCA process, including the submission of notices in bad faith, the submission of notices without authority to act on behalf of the copyright owner, and the submission of notices for material that is not infringing. We may refuse to act on notices from parties who have submitted abusive or fraudulent notices in the past.

9. LIMITATIONS

This policy does not address claims under non-U.S. copyright laws, trademark claims, right of publicity claims, defamation claims, or claims under other intellectual property regimes. For non-DMCA claims, contact support@theshft.app.

10. CONTACT

DMCA Notices: support@theshft.app
General Legal Inquiries: support@theshft.app
Website: https://theshft.app