Effective June 4th 2024
Reporting Claims Of Intellectual Property
Gigred relies on User Generated Content (UGC) and does not pre-screen uploaded or created content for potential copyright or rights violations. If you believe any content infringes on your copyright or exclusive rights, you are encouraged to follow the outlined process below. Gigred investigates reported violations and removes or disables content found to infringe third-party rights.
If you come across any intellectual property rights violations on Gigred, you can use the platform’s intuitive online tools to submit a detailed report with all relevant information. For more guidance on reporting content, click here. Additionally, Gigred provides dedicated reporting processes for DMCA notices, counter-notices, and trademark infringement, handled through designated agents as outlined below.
Reporting Copyright Claims Under The US Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)
In case you are reporting under the U.S DMCA, you can either report through the existing online tools, or send an infringement notice (“Notice”) to Gigred’s designated DMCA agent.
DMCA Notice Requirements
In order to allow us to review your report promptly and effectively, the Notice should include the following:
- Identification of your copyrighted work and what is protected under the copyright(s) that you are referring to.
- Your copyright certificate(s)/designation(s) and the type, e.g., registered or unregistered.
- Proof of your copyright ownership, such as the registration number or a copy of the registration certificate.
- A short description of how our user(s) allegedly infringe(s) your copyright(s).
- Clear reference to the materials you allege are infringing and which you are requesting to be removed, for example, the Gig/Job URL, a link to the deliverable provided to a user, etc.
- Your complete name, address, email address, and telephone number.
- 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.
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or the owner of an exclusive right that is being infringed or are authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner or the owner of an exclusive right that is being infringed.
- Your electronic or physical signature.
You can submit the Notice electronically to dmca@gigred.com.
Please be aware that we will inform the user accused of infringing your copyright about the notice and allow them to respond. If sufficient proof of infringement is provided, we may remove or suspend the reported content before receiving the user’s response. If the accused user submits a valid counter-notice claiming they have the right to post the content, we may notify you and restore the removed or disabled material. In all instances, we will comply with the relevant laws.
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please note that if you knowingly make a false claim that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.
DMCA Counter-Notice Requirements
If you believe that the material you posted on the site was removed or access to it was disabled due to a mistake or misidentification, you can submit a counter-notice (a ‘Counter-Notice’) to our DMCA Claims agent (listed above). Under the DMCA, the Counter-Notice must include the following information:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled.
- Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address).
- A statement under penalty of perjury by you that you have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States for any judicial district in which the Website may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Website with the complaint at issue.
The DMCA permits us to restore the removed content if the party who filed the original DMCA Notice does not initiate a court action against you within ten business days of receiving your Counter-Notice. Please note that if you knowingly make a false claim that the material or activity on the Website was removed or disabled due to a mistake or misidentification, you may be held liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.
Reporting Trademark Infringement
Gigred relies on User Generated Content (UGC) and does not review uploaded or created content for potential trademark or other rights violations. If you believe any content infringes on your trademark, you should follow the process outlined below. Gigred investigates reported violations and removes or disables content found to infringe third-party trademark rights.
In order to allow us to review your report promptly and effectively, a trademark infringement notice (“TM Notice”) should include the following:
- Identification of your trademark and the goods/services for which you claim trademark rights.
- Your trademark registration certificate and a printout from the pertinent country’s trademark office records showing the current status and title of the registration. Alternatively, a statement that your mark is unregistered, together with a court ruling confirming your rights.
- A short description of how our user(s) allegedly infringe(s) your trademark(s).
- Clear reference to the materials you allege are infringing and which you are requesting to be removed, for example, the Gig/Jobs URL, a link to the deliverable provided to a user, etc.
- Your complete name, postal address, email address, and telephone number.
- 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 trademark owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the notice is accurate and that you are the trademark or are authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the trademark owner.
- Your electronic or physical signature.
You can submit the Notice electronically to trademarkcomplaints@gigred.com.
Please note that we will inform the user accused of infringing your trademark about the TM Notice and allow them to respond. If sufficient proof of infringement is provided, we may remove or suspend the reported content before receiving the user’s response. If the accused user submits information indicating they are permitted to post the content, we may notify you and restore the removed or disabled material. In all such cases, we will act in compliance with applicable law.
Repeat Infringers
It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.