DMCA Policy

Velvet, the company behind this website, respects the intellectual property rights of others and asks everyone who uses Velvet, our platform, to do the same. This policy explains how to submit a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), what happens after we receive one, and how to submit a counter-notice if you believe content was removed by mistake.

Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you believe that content on Velvet infringes a copyright you own or control, you may submit a takedown notice to our designated copyright agent. To be effective under the DMCA, your notice must be in writing and include all of the following:

1. Signature. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the work. A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, or, if the notice covers multiple works, a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material. A description of the material you claim is infringing and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it, such as the exact URL or the creator handle and post.
4. Contact information. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. Good-faith statement. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. Accuracy statement. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Where to Send Your Notice

Send your DMCA takedown notice to our designated copyright agent using the contact details below. Notices sent to any other address may take longer to process.

Designated Copyright Agent
Velvet Inc., Attn: DMCA Agent, address available upon written request
Email: contact@velvet.fans
Email: support@velvet.fans

The fastest way to reach us is by email with the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice."

How We Process a Notice

When we receive a notice that includes all of the required elements, we take the following steps:

1. We review the notice to confirm it meets the requirements of the DMCA.
2. We remove or disable access to the identified material as quickly as we reasonably can.
3. We notify the creator or account holder who posted the material and provide them with a copy of the notice.
4. We keep a record of the notice and our response for compliance purposes.

Notices against the same account are tracked as part of our repeat-infringer process, described below.

Counter-Notice Process

If material you posted was removed because of a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice. A valid counter-notice must include all of the following:

1. Signature. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material. Identification of the material that was removed and its location before it was removed.
3. Good-faith statement. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Contact information. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. Consent to jurisdiction. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located, or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which Velvet may be found.
6. Statement of intent. A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

Send your counter-notice to contact@velvet.fans with the subject line "DMCA Counter-Notice." We will not restore the material sooner than 10 business days after we receive a valid counter-notice.

Restoration of Content

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we forward it to the person who submitted the original notice. Unless that person tells us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to keep the material down, we may restore the removed material or reinstate access to it.

Repeat Infringer Policy

Velvet maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We track valid takedown notices against each account and act on that record, including removing content, restricting posting privileges, and terminating accounts.

As a general guide, a second valid notice against the same account results in a formal warning and a temporary restriction, and a third valid notice results in account termination. Velvet may act sooner where there is clear or repeated bad faith.

Misrepresentation Liability

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the accused party, the copyright owner, or Velvet as a result of relying on the misrepresentation. Make sure your notice or counter-notice is accurate before you submit it.

Issues That Are Not Copyright Infringement

This policy covers copyright infringement only. If your concern is impersonation, harassment, non-consensual content, or another issue that is not a copyright matter, please contact our support team instead of filing a DMCA notice, at contact@velvet.fans.

Contact

Velvet
Designated Copyright Agent
Velvet Inc., Attn: DMCA Agent, address available upon written request
Email: contact@velvet.fans
Email: support@velvet.fans