DMCA / Copyright Policy

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Effective Date: August 15, 2026

Last Updated: August 16, 2026

@-Social™ is operated by Seranya Beck (operating name; full legal name held privately) ("we," "us," or "our"), a sole proprietor based in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. We respect intellectual property rights and expect our users to do the same. This policy explains how we handle copyright infringement claims and how creators can protect their work on the Platform.

While @-Social operates under Canadian law, we follow the notice-and-takedown process modelled on the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as a widely recognized industry standard for online platforms. Canadian copyright holders may also contact us under Canada's *Copyright Act* (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42).

1. Reporting Copyright Infringement

If you believe that content posted on @-Social infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice to our Designated Copyright Agent. We will review every notice we receive and take appropriate action, which may include removing the content and notifying the user who posted it.

Designated Copyright Agent:

Email: legal@at-social.com

Subject line: DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice

We respond only to notices sent to this address. Reports sent through other channels (such as general support) may not be processed.

2. What Your Takedown Notice Must Include

To be valid, your notice must include all of the following:

Your signature. 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. A description of the original work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are covered, a representative list is acceptable.

Identification of the infringing material. The exact URL or a sufficiently specific description of where the infringing material appears on the @-Social Platform, so we can locate it.

Your contact information. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email 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, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices that are incomplete or that do not include all of the above may not be acted upon. Submitting a false or misleading notice may expose you to legal liability.

3. What Happens After We Receive Your Notice

Upon receiving a valid takedown notice, we will:

Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content promptly.
Notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed and explain why.
Provide the user with an opportunity to submit a counter-notice if they believe the removal was in error.

We will not forward your contact information to the user without your consent, except where required by law.

4. Counter-Notices

If your content was removed in response to a takedown notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or that you have the right to post the content, you may submit a counter-notice. Your counter-notice must include:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that was removed and the URL where it appeared before removal.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original takedown notice.

Send counter-notices to legal@at-social.com with the subject line: DMCA Counter-Notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will notify the original complainant and, absent a court order directing us to keep the content down, may restore the content within 10 to 14 business days of receiving the counter-notice.

5. Repeat Infringers

@-Social has a policy of terminating the accounts of users who are found to be repeat infringers of intellectual property rights. A user who receives multiple valid takedown notices may have their account suspended or permanently banned from the Platform, at our sole discretion.

6. Your Content and Copyright

As a creator on @-Social, you retain full copyright in the original work you post. By posting content, you confirm that you own it or have the rights to post it. We encourage all creators to watermark or otherwise identify their original work to make any future infringement easier to demonstrate.

If you become aware that someone has reposted or copied your work without your permission, you may use the process above to request its removal.

7. Canadian Copyright Act

Canadian copyright holders may also assert rights under the *Copyright Act* (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42). The notice process described above applies to notices under both the DMCA framework and the Canadian Copyright Act. If you are a Canadian rights holder pursuing an individual infringement claim, note that the Copyright Board of Canada does not handle disputes between private parties — its mandate is limited to setting royalty tariffs and resolving licensing matters for collective societies. For an individual infringement dispute, you may wish to consult a lawyer about your options under the Copyright Act, including a civil claim through the courts.

8. Contact

All copyright-related notices should be sent to:

legal@at-social.com

Subject: DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice (or Counter-Notice, as applicable)

@-Social is operated by Seranya Beck (operating name; full legal name held privately), Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada.