DMCA and Copyright

We respect the rights of creators, and that includes the people whose work our creators might copy. This page explains how to tell us about infringing content on a LinkOut page, and how a creator can respond. It follows the notice-and-takedown process of the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Information Technology Act of India; we apply the same process worldwide.

Designated agent

Copyright Agent
Blackwood Enterprises Private Limited
D50, Supremework Co-Working Space, 100 Ft. Road, Chhattarpur, New Delhi 110047, India
support@linkout.bio (put "DMCA" in the subject line)

Filing a takedown notice

Send us a notice that includes all of the following. Incomplete notices slow things down because we have to write back.

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed, or a representative list if there are several.
2. The exact location of the material on LinkOut: the page handle (for example linkout.bio/handle) and which block, image, file or link.
3. Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Trademark complaints and impersonation reports follow the same process; use the report page for anything that is not a copyright claim.

What we do with a valid notice

• We remove or disable access to the material, usually within 2 business days.
• We tell the creator what was removed, why, and forward a copy of the notice (with your contact details, as the law requires).
• We record the strike. Accounts with repeated valid strikes are terminated.

Counter-notice

If you are the creator and believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you can send a counter-notice containing:

1. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
2. Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Delhi, India (or the federal district court for your address if you are in the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

We forward the counter-notice to the original complainant. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we may restore the material.

Misuse

Knowingly false notices and counter-notices carry legal liability. We may ignore notices that are clearly abusive and may share them with the other party.

Repeat infringers

Three valid strikes in 12 months, or any deliberate large-scale infringement, results in account termination and the handle being reclaimed.