DMCA
DMCA & Copyright Policy
Davel Creative Agency
Effective Date: August 10, 2026 · Last Updated: August 10, 2026
1. Our position
We make original work and we respect the rights of others. We respond to properly submitted notices of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
This applies to material stored on our systems at a user's direction — client portals, submitted testimonials and media, and any user content area we operate.
2. Designated Copyright Agent
Copyright Agent Davel Inc. d/b/a Davel Creative Agency 655 North Central Ave, 17th Floor, Glendale, CA 91203, United States Email: support@davelcreative.com · Phone: +1 (818) 934-0618
Notices sent elsewhere may not be effective.
3. Sending a notice
To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) your written notice must include all six of:
- Your physical or electronic signature — typing your full legal name is sufficient.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed, or a representative list where there are several.
- Identification of the infringing material, with enough detail for us to find it. A direct URL is best; "somewhere on your website" is not enough.
- Your contact details — name, address, phone, email.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for them.
Suggested wording:
"I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material described above is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notice is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorised to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Signed: [full legal name] — [date]"
Please consider fair use first. 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) makes you liable for damages and legal costs if you knowingly misrepresent that material is infringing, and courts have held that a copyright holder must consider fair use before sending a notice. Commentary, criticism, reporting, teaching, and transformative uses may be lawful.
4. What we do
We review the notice for completeness, and where it is complete and we host the material, we remove or disable access to it expeditiously. We notify the person who posted it and forward them your notice, including your contact information, as § 512(g)(2) requires — so if you do not want your details shared with that person, do not file a notice. We tell them how to file a counter notice, and we record the notice for the purposes of § 6.
We may act on a notice without judging the merits. Removal is not a finding of infringement.
If we do not host the material — for example it is on a client's own website or a third-party platform — we will tell you and, where we can, point you to the right party.
5. Counter notice
If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, send a counter notice to our Copyright Agent. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) it must include:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material removed and where it appeared before removal.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address — or, if you are outside the United States, any district where we may be found — and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the notice.
What happens next: we forward your counter notice to the complainant, including your contact information, as the statute requires. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to restrain the activity, we restore the material in 10 to 14 business days.
A counter notice is a sworn legal statement that can expose you to liability under § 512(f) and to a lawsuit. Consider talking to a lawyer first.
6. Repeat infringers
We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts and access of repeat infringers, as 17 U.S.C. § 512(i) requires.
A strike is a valid takedown notice that results in removal where no successful counter notice follows. Three strikes ordinarily results in termination. We may terminate sooner, including on a first offence, for blatant or wilful infringement. A strike is removed where a counter notice results in restoration and no action is filed, or where the notice is withdrawn or found invalid. Terminated users may not open a new account.
7. Other complaints
For trademark, right of publicity, defamation, or privacy complaints, write to support@davelcreative.com with a description of the right, the material and where it appears, why you believe it is unlawful, and your contact details.
If your name, photograph, or likeness appears in our marketing without your authorisation, or you have withdrawn it, tell us and we will remove it promptly. California Civil Code § 3344 protects that right and we take it seriously.
8. Bad-faith notices
We may decline to act on notices that are incomplete, abusive, automated at scale without human review, or apparently sent for an anticompetitive purpose. We reserve all rights under § 512(f).
Notices are governed by the version of this policy in effect when we receive them.
Last updated August 10, 2026.