1. Overview

Pattern Pony respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects Members to do the same. This Policy explains how to notify us of claimed copyright infringement on the Platform, how affected users can respond, and how we handle repeat infringement. It is intended to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the "DMCA"), and is incorporated into our Terms of Service.

This process is for copyright complaints only. It is not the channel for trademark disputes, privacy complaints, safety concerns, or interpersonal disputes — for those, use in-product reporting or contact support@patternpony.com.

2. Designated Copyright Agent

Send copyright notices to our designated agent:

Name: [DMCA DESIGNATED AGENT NAME] Mailing address: [DMCA DESIGNATED AGENT ADDRESS] Email: copyright@patternpony.com Phone: [DMCA DESIGNATED AGENT PHONE]

[COUNSEL REVIEW / BUSINESS INPUT: Register the designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA Designated Agent Directory before publication. Do not publish this Policy with unresolved placeholders.]

3. Filing a Takedown Notice

If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, send our designated agent a written notice that includes all of the following:

A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, for multiple works, a representative list);
Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it (for example, the URL of the Marketplace listing);
Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
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; and
A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Incomplete notices may not be actionable, and we may ask you to supplement them. We may share notices (including your contact information) with the affected user and with third parties, such as transparency databases.

When we receive a valid notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the identified material and take reasonable steps to notify the affected user.

4. Filing a Counter-Notice

If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a written counter-notice that includes:

Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the material that was removed and the location where 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, mailing address, and telephone number; and
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 outside the United States, any judicial district in which Pattern Pony may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or that person's agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will promptly forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we may restore the removed material not fewer than ten (10) and not more than fourteen (14) business days after forwarding the counter-notice. [COUNSEL REVIEW: Confirm this procedure tracks current 17 U.S.C. § 512(g) requirements at time of publication.]

5. False Claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Do not submit a notice or counter-notice unless you are confident in its accuracy.

6. Repeat Infringers

We may terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the Accounts of Members who are repeat infringers, and we may act sooner in serious cases. We may also remove content, restrict features, or suspend Accounts based on a single incident where we deem it appropriate.

7. No Adjudication

Pattern Pony is not in a position to resolve ownership disputes between parties. Beyond the procedures required by law, we have no obligation to adjudicate competing claims to content, and we may remove disputed content at our discretion while a dispute is pending.

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