Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Lodging a claim of intellectual property right infringement (DMCA)

Hivens makes everything possible to protect intellectual property rights of third parties. This site contains the information for holders of intellectual property rights regarding how to lodge a Claim and what kind of information is required to be provided in the letter when lodging a claim in case your intellectual property rights are infringed or were infringed by people publishing their content on Hivens. It also provides information on what is to be done if the content which you own (regarding which you have all rights to post the content in the net) was removed by mistake.

All claims shall be delivered to the following email dmca[at]hivens.com providing the required information set forth below as well as specifying the matter of the letter:

1. My copyright is infringed.
2. Trade mark rights are infringed.
3. The content, the rights to which I own, is removed as a result of mistake.

1. The information required to be provided when (sending) lodging a Claim of copyright infringement:

This clause also includes complaints in the following cases: if an impostor has registered in Hivens and pretends to be you; if someone uses your pictures in his/her profile without your consent.

1. One or several URL addresses referring to the materials which in your opinion prejudice or infringe your rights.
2. If you are unable to provide URL addresses referring to the materials you are complaining of, provide us with the information necessary to enable us to find these materials.
3. Describe or determine your content protected by copyright.
4. The right owner's contact information bound to be provided:
   1. Name.
   2. Company (if any).
   3. Position (if any).
   4. Postal address.
   5. Phone number.
   6. Email address.
   7. Email address from which the complaint is sent (necessary for the purposes of confirmation).
   8. Location (country, city).

2. The information required to be provided when (sending) lodging a Claim of trade mark infringement:

1. One or several URL addresses referring to the materials which in your opinion prejudice or infringe your rights.
2. If you are unable to provide URL addresses referring to the materials you are complaining of, provide us with the information necessary to enable us to find these materials!
3. Describe or determine your content protected by copyright!
4. What is your trade mark?
5. In which countries have you confirmed your rights to the trade mark which are in your opinion infringed by the content?
6. Have you got your trade mark registered?
7. The category of goods or services in relation to which you are asserting your rights.
8. Description of how, in your opinion, this content infringes your trade mark.
9. The right owner’s contact information bound to be provided:
   1. Name.
   2. Company (if any).
   3. Position (if any).
   4. Postal address.
   5. Phone number.
   6. Email address.
   7. Email address from which the complaint is sent (necessary for the purposes of confirmation).
   8. Location (country, city).

3. The information required to be provided when (sending) lodging a Claim, if the content which you own was removed by mistake:

1. 1. Describe or determine your content which was removed!
2. 2. The contact information bound to be provided by the owner of the rights to the removed content:
   1. Name.
   2. Company (if any).
   3. Position (if any).
   4. Postal address.
   5. Phone number.
   6. Email address.
   7. Email address from which the complaint is sent (necessary for the purposes of confirmation).
   8. Location (country, city).