Effective June 04th 2024
Reporting Claims Of Intellectual Property
Gigred relies on User Generated Content (UGC). The platform does not verify user-uploaded or created content for copyright violations or other rights infringements. If you believe any uploaded content infringes on your copyright or related exclusive rights, please follow the process outlined below. Gigred investigates reported violations and will remove or disable content found to be in violation of third-party rights.
If you encounter any violations of intellectual property rights on Gigred, please utilize Gigred’s user-friendly online tools that enable users to include all necessary information in their reports. You can find more information on how to report content on Gigred here. Additionally, Gigred provides separate reporting channels for DMCA notices and counter-notices, as well as for trademark infringement, through designated agents, outlined in detail below.
Reporting Copyright Claims Under The US Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)
If you are reporting under the U.S. DMCA, you can use the available online tools or send an infringement notice (“Notice”) directly 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 request to be removed, for example, the Gig or Job 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 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 allegedly infringing your copyright about the Notice and allow them to respond. If sufficient evidence of infringement is provided, we may remove or suspend the reported materials before receiving the user’s response. If the allegedly infringing user submits a proper counter-notice stating they have the right to post the material in question, we may notify you and restore the removed or disabled content. We will comply with 17 U.S.C. Section 512 and other relevant laws in all such situations.
If you do not meet all the requirements outlined in Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Additionally, if you knowingly misrepresent that material or activity on the Website infringes your copyright, you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
DMCA Counter-Notice Requirements
If you think that material you posted on the site was mistakenly removed or access to it was incorrectly disabled, you can submit a counter-notice (a “Counter-Notice”) to us by providing a written notification to our DMCA Claims agent (as mentioned 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 due to 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 a copy of your Counter-Notice. Please note that if you knowingly and materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Reporting Trademark Infringement
Gigred operates on User Generated Content (UGC). The platform does not verify user-uploaded or created content for trademark or other rights violations. If you believe any uploaded content infringes on your trademark, please follow the process outlined below. Gigred investigates reported violations and will remove or disable content found to be infringing on 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 and a court ruling confirm 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 request to be removed, for example, the Gig or Job 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 be aware that we will inform the user allegedly infringing your trademark about the TM Notice and allow them to respond. If sufficient evidence of infringement is provided, we may remove or suspend the reported materials before receiving the user’s response. If the allegedly infringing user gives us information indicating permission to post the material in question, we may notify you and restore the removed or disabled content. In all such cases, we will comply with applicable laws.
Repeat Infringers
It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.