Copyright and DMCA Policy

Goadvert iAdvertise (Private) Limited respects the rights of people who create photos, videos, music, voice recordings, writing and other work, and we expect everyone on Gists to do the same. Only post what you made yourself or have permission to share. This policy explains how we handle copyright complaints, in line with the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act of Zimbabwe [Chapter 26:05] and the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA", 17 U.S.C. § 512).

1. Our copyright contact

Send copyright notices and counter-notices to our designated copyright agent:

• Copyright Agent, Goadvert iAdvertise (Private) Limited
• 21 Glenara Avenue South, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe
• Email: [email protected] (subject "Copyright notice" or "Counter-notice")

This address is only for copyright matters. Other reports should use the Report button in the app or on the website.

2. Reporting work that infringes your copyright

If you believe something on Gists copies your work in a way that infringes your copyright, send us a written notice that includes all of the following:

• your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough), as the owner or as someone authorised to act for the owner;
• a description of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (or, for several works, a representative list), with a link to the original if it is online;
• the link to each Gist, comment, message, profile, group or channel on Gists that you want removed, detailed enough for us to find it;
• your name, address, telephone number and email address;
• a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
• a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or are authorised to act for the owner.

If a notice is missing any of these, we may ask you to complete it before we act. Before sending a notice, think about whether the use may be allowed, for example as fair dealing (for criticism, review, news reporting or teaching) or fair use.

3. What we do with a valid notice

• We act quickly to remove or disable access to the material, normally within 2 working days.
• We tell the person who posted it that it was removed. We send them a copy of the notice, including your name and contact details, so they can respond or contact you.
• We keep a record of the notice and may share it with organisations that track takedown requests, such as Lumen, with your personal contact details removed.

4. Counter-notice: if your content was removed

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, or that you had the right to post it, you can send us a counter-notice that includes all of the following:

• your physical or electronic signature;
• a description of the content that was removed and the link where it appeared before it was removed;
• a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the content was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address and telephone number;
• a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Zimbabwe (or, if you live in the United States, of the federal district court for the judicial district where you live), and that you will accept service of legal process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

5. Restoring content

When we receive a valid counter-notice, we send a copy to the person who sent the original notice and tell them we will restore the content in 10 working days. We restore it no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 working days after we receive the counter-notice, unless the person who sent the original notice tells us first that they have started court action to stop the content being posted on Gists.

6. Good faith and false claims

Notices and counter-notices are legal statements. Anyone who knowingly makes a false claim that material infringes copyright, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees (for example under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f)). We may ignore notices that are clearly abusive, and we may close the accounts of people who send them repeatedly.

7. Repeat infringers

We close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe other people's copyright. An account that receives three valid copyright complaints that are not successfully countered is normally closed for good, and we may close an account sooner for serious or deliberate infringement. Closed accounts can't be opened again under a new name.

8. Other rights

For other problems, such as someone using your trademark, your photo without consent, or pretending to be you, use the Report button or email [email protected]. Our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines explain what is allowed on Gists.