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Copyright Notice, Content License & DMCA Policy

Last updated: [LAST UPDATED] · Effective: [EFFECTIVE DATE]

Draft — not legal advice. Review with a licensed attorney before use. To claim DMCA safe‑harbor protections in the U.S., you must register a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office and keep the information below accurate.

1. Copyright notice

© [YEAR]–[CURRENT YEAR] [COMPANY LEGAL NAME]. All rights reserved. "[PLATFORM NAME]" and our logos are trademarks of [COMPANY LEGAL NAME]. The Platform's software, design, text, graphics, and other materials we provide are owned by [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except as expressly permitted in the Terms of Service, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, or create derivative works from the Platform.

2. Your content and the license you grant

You retain ownership of content you submit — including listings, dish photos and videos, profile and business information, reviews, and messages ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] a worldwide, non‑exclusive, royalty‑free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt (e.g., resize/transcode), publish, and display that User Content solely to operate, provide, promote, and improve the Platform and as otherwise permitted by our Privacy Policy. This license ends a reasonable time after you delete the User Content or your account, except for (a) content others have shared or relied upon, (b) residual backups, and (c) content we must retain for legal or safety reasons.

You represent that you own or have the rights to submit your User Content and that it does not infringe any third party's rights or violate the Acceptable Use Policy.

3. Feedback

If you send us suggestions or feedback, you grant us an unrestricted, royalty‑free right to use it without obligation to you.

4. Copyright complaints (DMCA notice‑and‑takedown)

We respect intellectual‑property rights and respond to notices of alleged infringement under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and similar laws. If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our Designated Agent that includes:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
  3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material and enough information to locate it (e.g., a URL);
  4. Your contact information (name, address, phone, email);
  5. A statement that you have a good‑faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Designated Copyright Agent: [AGENT NAME] · [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] · [MAILING ADDRESS] · [dmca@…] · [PHONE]

5. Counter‑notice

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter‑notice to the Designated Agent containing: your signature; identification of the removed material and its prior location; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good‑faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your contact information; and consent to the jurisdiction of an appropriate court. We may restore the content per the DMCA's timelines.

6. Repeat infringers

We will, in appropriate circumstances, disable or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

7. Trademarks and other IP

For trademark, publicity, or other non‑copyright complaints, contact [legal@…].