Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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DMCA / Copyright Policy

Effective Date: September 29, 2026

[Company Legal Name] (“Today Viral USA”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of our Service to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Filing a notice of infringement

If you believe that content on todayviralusa.com infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to our Designated Copyright Agent that includes:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed (or a representative list if multiple works are involved);
  3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough information for us to locate it (such as the specific URL);
  4. Your contact information, including name, address, telephone number and email address;
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Designated Copyright Agent

[DMCA Agent Name]
[Company Legal Name]
[Business Address]
Email: [DMCA Email, e.g. dmca@todayviralusa.com]
[Phone Number]

[Note to site owner: register this agent with the U.S. Copyright Office’s DMCA Designated Agent Directory at copyright.gov to qualify for safe-harbor protection.]

Counter-notification

If you believe material you posted was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to our Copyright Agent containing: 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 the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; your name, address and telephone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found) and will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice. We may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless the complaining party notifies us that it has filed a court action.

Repeat infringers

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

Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. Please consider fair use and seek legal advice if you are unsure.

Our use of third-party content

We credit sources and seek permission or rely on licenses, embeds provided by the original platform, or fair use when reporting on viral content. If you are a creator and would like us to update a credit or discuss use of your work, email [Contact Email].

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