Copyright & DMCA Policy

1. Overview

Arehté respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of our platform to do the same. This policy explains how to report content that you believe infringes your copyright and how Arehté responds to such reports.

This policy is provided as a good-faith copyright complaint process. It does not represent that Arehté has registered a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), and Arehté does not claim formal DMCA safe-harbor designation. Where this policy refers to DMCA procedures, it describes Arehté's voluntary process for handling copyright complaints in a manner consistent with DMCA principles.

2. User Responsibility for Uploaded Content

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to upload, publish, and distribute all content you submit to Arehté - including brand assets, logos, images, videos, and any other media. By uploading content, you represent that:

• You own the content, or you have obtained all necessary rights and permissions to use it.
• The content does not infringe the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of any third party.
• Your use of the content through Arehté complies with applicable law and any third-party platform policies.

Arehté is not liable for content that users upload in violation of these representations. You remain solely responsible for the content you publish or send through the Service. See our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy for more details.

3. Filing a Copyright Complaint

If you believe that content available on or through Arehté infringes your copyright, you may submit a copyright complaint. To allow Arehté to investigate and respond, your complaint must include:

• Identification of the copyrighted work: A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, or a list of multiple works if a single notification covers multiple works.
• Identification of the infringing material: A description of the specific content on Arehté that you claim is infringing, including enough detail for Arehté to locate it (e.g., the deliverable title, URL, or other identifying information).
• Your contact information: Your full name, email address, telephone number, and physical address.
• Good-faith statement: A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• Accuracy statement: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Physical or electronic signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

Submit copyright complaints through the in-app support assistant, clearly labeling the request as a "Copyright Complaint" so it can be routed to the appropriate reviewer.

4. Arehté's Response

When Arehté receives a valid copyright complaint that includes the information described above, Arehté will:

• Review the complaint to assess whether it appears to identify infringing content.
• Remove or restrict access to the allegedly infringing material where appropriate.
• Notify the user who uploaded the material that a complaint was received and that the material has been removed or restricted.
• Take reasonable steps to investigate and resolve the claim.

Arehté reserves the right to decline to act on complaints that are incomplete, clearly unfounded, or that do not include the required information. Arehté may also seek additional information from the complaining party before taking action.

5. Counter-Notification

If your content was removed or restricted due to a copyright complaint and you believe the removal was in error - for example, because you own the content, you have authorization, or your use qualifies as fair use - you may submit a counter-notification. A counter-notification must include:

• Identification of the removed material: A description of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
• Good-faith statement: 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.
• Your contact information: Your full name, email address, telephone number, and physical address.
• Consent to jurisdiction: 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 Arehté may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original complaint or their agent.
• Physical or electronic signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Submit counter-notifications through the in-app support assistant, clearly labeling the request as a "Copyright Counter-Notification." Arehté will review the counter-notification and may restore the removed material if the original complainant does not initiate legal action within a reasonable period, unless Arehté determines that the material should remain restricted for legal or policy reasons.

6. Repeat-Infringer Policy

Arehté maintains a repeat-infringer policy. Accounts of users who are found to have repeatedly uploaded or published infringing content - as determined by Arehté in its reasonable discretion - will be subject to suspension or termination. A "repeat infringer" is a user whose content has been the subject of two or more valid copyright complaints that resulted in removal or restriction of material.

Arehté applies this policy in good faith and reserves the right to assess each situation individually. A user may dispute a determination by submitting an explanation through the in-app support assistant.

7. False Claims

Submitting a false or misleading copyright complaint or counter-notification may result in legal liability for the submitting party. Arehté may take action against users who abuse this process, including account suspension. Arehté is not liable for the content of complaints or counter-notifications submitted by third parties.

8. Designated Agent Status

Copyright complaints are currently accepted through the verified support channel described in Section 9. If Arehté completes registration of a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), the registered agent's name, address, and contact details will be published on this page. Until then, this policy operates as a voluntary copyright complaint process consistent with DMCA principles.

9. Contact

Submit all copyright complaints and counter-notifications through the in-app support assistant. If you are unable to access the in-app support assistant, contact us through the support channels available on the Arehté platform.